The Department of Agriculture is seeking public comments on an information collection requirement related to rules and reporting for the livestock and poultry industries, as mandated by the Packers and Stockyards Act. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) collects this data to monitor practices in these industries and ensure fairness, preventing deceptive or anti-competitive actions. Public comments are invited until March 26, 2021, and interested individuals can submit feedback on the federal website indicated. The collection involves significant recordkeeping and affects businesses, with over 15,000 respondents expected to comply.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Agriculture wants to make sure that farmers are being fair and nice when selling animals like cows and chickens. They want people to tell them how hard it is to keep track of things, but they haven't explained some stuff clearly, like how many people they think need to help and how long it will take everyone.