The Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking public comments on an extension and revision of an existing information collection under the Packers and Stockyards Act. This information helps monitor the livestock, meat packing, and poultry industries and ensures entities are complying with financial and trade practices. Comments are being accepted until January 31, 2025, and the public can provide input on the necessity, utility, and methods of this data collection. The agency estimates that participating in this collection will require an average of 1.73 hours per response from various stakeholders like livestock auction markets and meat packers.
Simple Explanation
The government wants to keep collecting information about how animals like cows and chickens are sold and traded, and they want to know if the way they're collecting this information is helpful or needs changing. They are asking people to tell them if they should keep doing it this way by the end of January 2025.