49174 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 / Notices 

production and utilization. Livestock, 

Poultry, and Grain market news 

provides a timely exchange of accurate 

and unbiased information on current 

marketing conditions (supply, demand, 

prices, trends, movement, and other 

information) affecting trade in livestock, 

poultry, meats, eggs, grain, hay and 

wool. Administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

this nationwide market news program is 

conducted in cooperation with 

approximately 28 State departments of 

agriculture. Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will collect information on 

estimation of the current day’s slaughter 

at their plant(s) and the actual slaughter 

of the previous day. The report is used 

to make market outlook projections and 

maintain statistical data. The up-to-theminute reports collected and 

disseminated by professional market 

reporters are intended to provide both 

buyers and sellers with the information 

necessary for making intelligent, 

informed marketing decisions, thus 

putting everyone in the marketing 

system in an equal bargaining position. 

Since the government is a large 

purchaser of meat, a system to monitor 

the collection and reporting of data is 

needed. Collecting this information less 

frequently would hinder the timely use 

of this data. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Individuals or 

households; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 58. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

Weekly; Other: Daily. Total Burden Hours: 502. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22991 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 19, 2017. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) Whether the 

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 burden 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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax 

(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

November 24, 2017. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8681. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Honey and Honey Bee Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0535–0153. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

primary function is to prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, products, prices 

and disposition. General authority for 

these data collection activities is granted 

under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Domestic honeybees are critical to the 

pollination of U.S. crops, especially 

fruits, some nuts, vegetables and some 

specialty crops. Africanized bees, 

colony collapse disorder, parasites, 

diseases, and pesticides threaten the 

survival of bees. Programs are provided 

by federal, State and local governments 

to assist in the survival of bees and to 

encourage beekeepers to maintain bee 

colonies. 

With this renewal NASS is 

incorporating the two surveys 

(operations with fewer than 5 colonies 

and operations with 5 or more colonies) 

conducted under the 0535–0255 Colony 

Loss collection with the honey 

production surveys included in this 

docket. NASS is also revising the title of 

this collection to Honey and Honey Bee 

Surveys. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on the 

number of colonies, honey production, 

stocks, and prices from beekeepers with 

five or more honey bee colonies and 

from a sampling of beekeepers that have 

less than five colonies. The survey will 

provide data needed by the Department 

and other government agencies to 

administer programs and to set trade 

quotas and tariffs. Without the 

information agricultural industry would 

not be aware of changes at the State and 

national level. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 19,025. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,274. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22990 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Montana Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Montana Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 11:00 a.m. 

(MDT) on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 

via teleconference. The purpose of the 

meeting is continue to plan to hear 

testimony on border town 

discrimination issues in Montana. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 

11:00 a.m. (MDT). 

ADDRESSES: To be held via 

teleconference: 

Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1– 

877–419–6600, Conference ID: 5627103. 

TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1– 

800–977–8339 and give the operator the 

above conference call number and 

conference ID. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Bohor, ebohor@usccr.gov, 303– 

866–1040. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to the 


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