An
interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on
July 3, 2007 (72 FR 36341), that established a Dairy Product
Mandatory Reporting Program as required by law. The
rule became effective on August 2, 2007. This program
is being carried out by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
NASS is responsible for the collection of data and generation
of the weekly Dairy Products Prices report comprised of information
supplied by reporters under the provisions of the Act. This
responsibility includes conducting an annual survey to determine
the universe of covered reporters and providing them with
the necessary reporting instructions. In addition, NASS
is also responsible for serving as the initial point of contact
with reporters relative to providing corrective action for
issues that arise during report verifications conducted by
AMS.
AMS is responsible for defining the information to be collected
and for conducting verifications of reports filed by reporters
covered under the Act to ensure that data supplied to NASS
is accurate, complete, and conforms to the provisions of the
interim final rule and AMS reporting instructions. If
necessary, AMS is responsible for handling enforcement actions
against reporters. In accordance with the interim final
rule, AMS has begun verifying weekly sales data reported to
NASS.
This site documents several policies pertaining to the Dairy
Product Mandatory Reporting Program. It provides questions
and answers in regards to reporting specifications. Survey
forms are also available along with a link to the AMS Dairy
Programs site pertaining to the mandatory program. Additional
information will be added to the following links in the future
as needed:
