Notice2023-20267
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
September 19, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64401-64402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20267]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received by October 19, 2023. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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
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the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Specialty Crops Market News Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0006.
Summary of Collection: Section 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621) directs and authorizes the collection of
information and disseminating of market 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 bringing about balance between
production and utilization of agriculture products.
Market News provides all interested segments of the market chain
with timely, accurate information from an unbiased third party. Equal
access to timely and reliable market information tends to equalize the
competitive position of all market participants. In the absence of
Market News information and reports, small and medium sized market
participants with limited resources for developing and collecting
information are at a competitive disadvantage to larger participants
who might be able to afford very sophisticated information systems.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect market
information on some 411 specialty crops for prices and supply. The
Specialty Crops Market News Division reports are used by academia and
various government agencies for regulatory and other purposes, but are
primarily used by the specialty crops trade, which includes packers,
processors, brokers, retailers, producers, and associated industries.
Members of the specialty crops industry regularly make it clear that
they need and expect AMS to issue price and supply market reports for
commodities of regional, national, and international significance in
order to assist in making immediate production and marketing decisions
and as a guide to the amount of product in the supply channel.
In addition, AMS buys hundreds of millions of dollars of specialty
crops products each year for domestic feeding programs, and Specialty
Crops Market News Division data is a critical component of the
decision-making process. The absence of these data would deny primary
and secondary users information that otherwise would be available to
aid them in their production, marketing decisions, analyses, research
and knowledge of current market conditions. The omission of these data
could adversely affect prices, supply, and demand.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,761.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 50,071.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20267 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
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