Federal Register #2026-21992

USDA AMS information-collection review for livestock reporting, specialty-grain exports, and organic enforcement

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking OMB review and public comment on three information collections, not soliciting products or services. - Government offices: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS); review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). - Collections and respondent estimates: - Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999: livestock and livestock-product price and quantity information; 118 respondents. - Recordkeeping for exporters using the inspection and weighing waiver for high-quality specialty grains shipped in containers; 40 respondents. - National Organic Program: Strengthening Organic Enforcement: organic certification, oversight, traceability, and related records; 51,091 respondents. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. - Procurement items or services: None; this is an information-collection review notice, not a procurement solicitation or award.

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted information collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collections described include livestock market reporting, records for exporters using an inspection and weighing waiver for high-quality specialty grains, and information required under the National Organic Program. The notice requests comments on the necessity and utility of the information, burden estimates, ways to improve the information collected, and ways to reduce respondent burden. The notice states that comments should be submitted within 30 days of publication, with November 27, 2026 listed as the comment date.

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