Notice2024-30497
Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Information Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number
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December 23, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an existing information collection in use without an OMB control number for Dairy Market News pursuant to Section 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104512-104513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30497]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-DA-23-0064]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Information
Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an
existing information collection in use without an OMB control number
for Dairy Market News pursuant to Section 203(g) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 21, 2025 to
be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by using
the electronic process available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or sent
to Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics Division, AMS Dairy Program, 4600
American Parkway, STE 106, Madison, WI 53718. All comments should
reference the docket number (AMS-DA-23-0064), the date, and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and will be included in the record and made
available to the public. Please do not include personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or other contact information) or
confidential business information that you do not want publicly
disclosed. Comments may be submitted anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie Cashman, Director, Economics
Division, AMS Dairy Program, by telephone: (202) 720-4405, or by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdf1d2cfd4d893fedcced5d0dcd3fdc8ced9dc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d11322f3438731e3c2e35303c331d282e393c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dairy Market News (DMN) covers supply,
demand, and pricing on a regional, national, and international basis
for milk, butter, cheese, and dry and fluid milk products. The DMN goal
is to provide timely and unbiased market insight that helps American
farmers and businesses understand market trends and make informed
decisions about the marketing, sale, and delivery of their products.
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers programs that
provide information to facilitate domestic and international marketing
opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops.
Within that AMS framework, the DMN program focuses on providing
domestic and international market information on various dairy
commodities.
Title: Dairy Market News.
OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: Existing Information Collection in use without an
OMB Control Number.
Abstract: Section 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq), authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to collect and disseminate marketing 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 a balance between production and utilization of agricultural
products by providing timely coverage of prices, supply, demands,
trends, movement, and other pertinent information affecting the trading
of milk and dairy products. The market reports compiled and
disseminated by the AMS Dairy Program's DMN provide current, unbiased,
and factual information to all stakeholders in the U.S. agricultural
industry. DMN reports assist producers, processors, wholesalers,
retailers, and others to make informed production, purchasing, and
sales decisions. DMN reports also promote orderly marketing by
fostering a more equitable relationship between buyers and sellers.
DMN reporters communicate with buyers and sellers of fluid milk and
manufactured dairy products about their respective commodities
generally on a weekly basis to accomplish the DMN mission. These
communications are voluntary. Participants are members of dairy
industry businesses and trade organizations with whom DMN has
established connections. Conversations typically last less than 5
minutes on a weekly basis. This communication and information gathering
is accomplished through the use of telephone conversations, face-to-
face and/or virtual meetings, and email messages. The information
provided by respondents facilitates DMN reporting, which must be
timely, accurate, unbiased, and continuous if it is to be meaningful to
the industry. DMN collects information on price, supply, demand,
trends, movement, and other information of milk and dairy products from
the respondents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .083 hours per response.
Respondents: Processors, brokers, traders, and farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 6,240.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52 (rounded).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 518 hours (rounded).
Comments are invited 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.
AMS developed the estimates of burden and cost to the industry
using publicly available listings of dairy manufacturers, brokers, and
traders. Phone calls occur weekly with each participant and last about
5 minutes. Labor costs are derived from tables on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics website for private industry workers' wages as well as for
average employer costs per hour for benefits.
All comments on this notice will be summarized and included in the
submission for OMB approval and will become a matter of public record.
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AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act to promote
the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide
increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information
and services, and for other purposes.
A 60-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to
respond to the notice.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-30497 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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