Justification for Change
OMB No. 0581-0308
Regulations (9 CFR, part 201) and Statement of General Policy (9 CFR, part 203)
Issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. 181 – 229) and Related Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
March 2020
This Justification for Change regarding the penalties is due to inflation adjustments per 9 CFR statute 3.91(1). The forms in this collection was previously submitted and approved on March 5, 2020. On January 14, 2020, the Civil Penalty Amount was adjusted from $559 to $569 on the enclosed form numbers, based on inflation. These Civil Penalty Amounts are adjusted yearly to take into account inflation. In addition, there are some minor corrections made to the wording in the forms/instructions to increase the clarity of the statements and provide consistency in statements within the same form series. The Justification worksheet lists the form number; location of change; and explanation of those changes for each form impacted by this request.
This request for change will not impact the currently approved burden or responses.
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| Author | Pish, Marylin - AMS |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-14 |