These surveys provide commercial
slaughter and red meat production by species. Federally inspected
slaughter data enables the Food Safety and Inspection Service to
fulfill its responsibilities mandated by the Federal Meat
Inspection Act. Estimates are used by Government, industry, and the
private sector in production and marketing decisions, and for
economic analysis and research.
US Code:
18
USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
generally
US Code: 21
USC 620 Name of Law: Meat Inspection - Imports
US Code: 7
USC 2204(a) Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
US Code: 21
USC 661 Name of Law: Meat Inspection - Federal and State
Cooperation
US Code: 7 USC
2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
US Code: 7
USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information
(FOIA)
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 13 3501 Name of Law: Paperwork Reduction Act
NASS had several program
changes that impacted the target population and total respondent
burden for this renewal docket. Some of the operations that were
not, State inspected plants in the previous approval have become
State inspected facilities. Some of the small monthly operations
were moved into the quarterly response group to reduce respondent
burden. Some operations went out of business and were dropped from
the survey. In the previous approval NASS did not include response
burden for the publicity materials that were sent out to the
quarterly and annual respondents. An adjustment has been made to
the total burden to allow for the newly adjusted samples.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.