Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program; Request for Extension and Revision

Docket Number: AMS-DA-21-0024
Comments Due: May 25, 2021

Summary

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program. The information collected supports the marketing of dairy products and is used to verify compliance with Federal milk marketing regulations.

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