Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 27, 1995 / Notices 66957

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Plan for Estimating Daily

Livestock Slaughter Under Federal

Inspection.

OMB Number: 0581–0050.

Expiration Date of Approval: 04–30–

96.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: Estimated daily livestock

slaughter estimates are provided at the

request of industry and are used to make

production and marketing decisions.

Slaughter information which is obtained

from individual packers is confidential.

Divulging individual information would

provide competitors with an economic

advantage.

The Agricultural Marketing Act of

1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621), section 203(g)

directs and authorizes the collection

and dissemination of marketing

information including adequate outlook

information, on a market area basis, for

the purpose of anticipating and meeting

consumer requirements aiding in the

maintenance of farm income and to

bring about a balance between

production and utilization.

The Daily Estimated Livestock

Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

Report is used by a wide range of

industry contacts, including packers,

processors, producers, brokers, and

retailers of meat and meat products. The

livestock and meat industry requested

that USDA issue slaughter estimates

(daily and weekly), by species, for

cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep in order

to assist them in making immediate

production and marketing decisions and

as a guide to the volume of meat in the

marketing channel. The information

solicited from respondents includes

their estimation of the current day’s

slaughter at their plant(s) and the actual

slaughter for the previous day.

The industry could not collect the

information themselves as they would

not want to divulge their information to

competitors, and exchange of such

information between competitors would

violate antitrust laws. Consequently, the

information must be collected,

compiled, and disseminated by an

impartial third party, in a manner which

protects the confidentiality of the

reporter. Industry has grown to depend

on the slaughter information for

assistance to make marketing and

production decisions. Also, since the

Government is a large purchaser of

meat, a system to monitor the collection

and reporting of data is needed.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average .01667 hours per

response.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, individuals or households, farms,

Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

77.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 260.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 854 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Jimmy A. Beard,

Livestock and Grain Market News

Branch, at (202)720–1050.

Send comments regarding the

accuracy of the burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, or any other aspect of this

collection of information, to: Jimmy A.

Beard, Assistant to the Chief, Livestock

and Grain Market News Branch,

Livestock and Seed Division, AMSUSDA, Room 2623 South Building, P.O.

Box 96456, Washington, D.C. 20090–

6456.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record,

and will be made available at the

address above, during regular business

hours.

Dated: December 18, 1995.

Lon Hatamiya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–31277 Filed 12–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

[FV–96–353]

Information About Legislative Changes

In License Fees Under The Perishable

Agricultural Commodities Act

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document gives notice to

the public of changes in the fee

structure of licenses under the

Perishable Agricultural Commodities

Act (PACA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

M.A. Clancy, PACA Branch, USDA,

AMS, F&V Division, P.O. Box 96456,

Room 2715–So. Bldg., Washington, D.C.,

20090–6456, 202–720–2814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

Law 104–48, the Perishable Agricultural

Commodities Act Amendments of 1995,

signed by President Clinton on

November 15, 1995, restructured the

license fees to be paid by PACA

licensees. The PACA Amendments of

1995 phases out, over a 3 year period,

annual license fees for retailers and

grocery wholesalers, and increases the

base fee from $400 to $550 for all other

licensees during that period. The $200

fee for each branch or additional

business facility, in excess of nine, and

the maximum aggregate fee of $4000

remain unchanged, with the exception

for retailers and grocery wholesalers

noted below.

During the phase-out period, the new

license and annual renewal fee for

retailers and grocery wholesalers will be

as follows:

A. From November 15, 1995, through

November 14, 1996, $400 plus $200 for

each branch or additional business

facility operated by the applicant, in

excess of nine. In no case shall the

aggregate annual fees paid by any

applicant exceed $4,000.

B. From November 15, 1996 through

November 14, 1997, the annual fee will

be 75 percent of the aggregate fee paid

under paragraph ‘‘A.’’

C. From November 15, 1997 through

November 14, 1998, the annual fee will

be 50 percent of the aggregate fee paid

under paragraph ‘‘A.’’

At the end of the 3 year phase-out

period, as of November 15, 1998, and

thereafter, retailer and grocery

wholesalers will not be required to pay

license fees and new retailer and

grocery wholesaler applicants will pay a

one-time administrative fee of $100.

Other licensees and new applicants will

continue to pay $550 plus branch fees,

or whatever fee is prescribed by the

Secretary under rulemaking authority

provided in the PACA Amendments of

1995 to cover the cost of the PACA

program. Whether required to pay

license fees or not, all licensees will

continue to be required to file license

applications or renewals.

Dated: December 18, 1995.

Shirley R. Watkins,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and

Regulatory Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–31276 Filed 12–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

Forest Service

Southwest Oregon Provincial

Interagency Executive Committee

(PIEC), Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Oregon PIEC

Advisory Committee will meet on

January 17, 1996 at the Riverside Motel,

971 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and

continue until 4:30 p.m. Agenda items

to be covered include: (1)