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§ 61. Collection and publication
(a) The Secretary shall collect, collate, and publish monthly statistics concerning—
(1) the quantities of—
(A) cotton seed, soybeans, peanuts, flaxseed, corn germs, copra, sesame seed, babassu nuts and kernels, and other oilseeds, nuts, and kernels received, crushed, and on hand at oil mills;
(B) crude and refined oils, cakes, and meals, and other primary products, by type or kind, of the seeds, nuts, and kernels referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph, manufactured, shipped out, and on hand at oil mills and processing establishments;
(C) crude and refined vegetable oils, by type or kind, used by class of product and held by manufacturers of vegetable short­ening, margarine, soap, and other principal products using large quantities of vegetable oils;
(D) crude and refined vegetable oils, by type or kind, held in warehouses and in transit to consuming establishments; and
(2) the quantities, by types or kinds, of—
(A) animal fats and oils and greases produced;
(B) animal fats and oils and greases shipped and held by producers;
(C) animal fats and oils and greases, fish and marine mammal oils used by class of product and held by manufacturers of short­ening, margarine, soap, and other principal products which require the use of large quantities of animal fats and oils and greases, fish and marine mammal oils;
(D) animal fats and oils and greases, fish and marine mammal oils held in warehouses, cold storage, and in transit to consuming establishments.
(b) The Secretary shall not be required to collect, more frequently than he deems necessary to provide reliable statistical reports, information from any person who produces, holds, or consumes fats and oils in inconsequential quantities.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1017.)
§ 62. Additional statistics

This subchapter does not restrict or limit the Secretary in the collection and publication, under the general authority of the Secretary, of such statistics on fats and oils or products thereof not specifically required in this subchapter, as he deems to be in the public interest.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1018.)
§ 63. Duplicate collection of statistics prohibited; access to available statistics

Statistics required under Federal law, as of the effective date of this title, to be collected by any other Federal department or agency in a manner comparable both as to form and period of time to the collection of statistics provided for by this subchapter shall not be collected by the Secretary under the authority of this subchapter. Immediately upon his request, the Secretary shall have access to any such statistics and shall include them in the publication required by this subchapter.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1018.)