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development to replace the current 

Commodity Operations Systems for 

several USDA agencies, and the United 

States Agency for International 

Development. The Agricultural Trade 

Development and Assistance Act of 

1954, as amended, (Title II, Pub. L. 480), 

Section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 

1949, as amended (Section 416(b)), and 

the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as 

amended (for Food for Progress) 

authorizes Commodity Management 

Division and International Procurement 

Division to prepare and issue 

announcement for the purchase of grain, 

procure, sell, and transport agricultural 

commodities, and obtain discharge/ 

delivery survey information. 

Contractors, vendors, and steamship 

companies submit competitive offers for 

agricultural commodities and services. 

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will 

collect information using WBSCM and 

some forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected will enable 

Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) 

to evaluate offers impartially, purchase 

or sell commodities, and obtain services 

to meet domestic and export program 

needs. Without the information KCCO 

could not meet program requirements. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 829. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Quarterly; Weekly; Semi-annually; 

Monthly; Annually; Other (Bi-weekly & 

Bi-monthly). 

Total Burden Hours: 1,066. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection Under the Packers and 

Stockyards Act 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) 

intention to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for an extension of a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements under the 

Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as 

amended and supplemented (P&S Act). 

This approval is required under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by July 19, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-Mail: comments.gipsa@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Fax: (202) 690–2755. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 

20250–3604. 

• Internet: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All comments should be 

identified as ‘‘P&S Act Information 

Collection,’’ and should reference the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. Information 

collection package and other documents 

relating to this action will be available 

for public inspection in Room 1643–S, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604 during 

regular business hours. All comments 

will be available for public inspection in 

the above office during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the 

Management and Budget Services Staff 

of GIPSA at (202) 720–7486 to arrange 

to inspect comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the information 

collection activities and the use of the 

information, contact Catherine Grasso 

by telephone at (202) 720–7201, or by Email at Catherine.M.Grasso@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA 

administers and enforces the P&S Act (7 

U.S.C. 181–229, 229c). The P&S Act 

prohibits unfair, deceptive, and 

fraudulent practices by livestock market 

agencies, dealers, stockyard owners, 

meat packers, swine contractors, and 

live poultry dealers in the livestock, 

poultry, and meatpacking industries. 

Title: Packers and Stockyards Program 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements. 

OMB Number: 0580–0015. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The P&S Act and the 

regulations issued under the P&S Act 

authorize the collection of information 

for the purpose of enforcing the P&S Act 

and regulations and for conducting 

studies requested by Congress. GIPSA 

needs this information in order to carry 

out its responsibilities under the P&S 

Act. The information is necessary for 

GIPSA to monitor and examine 

financial, competitive, and trade 

practices in the livestock, meat packing 

and poultry industries. The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit comments from 

the public concerning GIPSA’s 

information collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

and recordkeeping burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 8.5 hours per response. 

Respondents (Affected Public): 

Livestock auction markets, livestock 

dealers, packer buyers, meat packers, 

and live poultry dealers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,950. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 3.3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 307,148 hours. 

As required by the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) and its implementing 

regulations (5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)), 

GIPSA specifically requests comments 

on: (1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 5 CFR 

1320.8. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

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