Notice2021-19363
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September 7, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19363]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 17, 2021.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1)
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by October 7, 2021. Written
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection
should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on
the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Title: Beef Management, Marketing, And Biosecurity Surveys In
Illinois & Oklahoma--2021.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0264.
Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production,
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. NASS will conduct a survey of
beef cattle operators in Oklahoma and Illinois. These surveys are being
conducted under cooperative agreements with the Oklahoma State
University (OSU) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC) on a full cost recovery basis.
Selected farmers in Oklahoma will be asked to provide data on:
Oklahoma Beef Management & Marketing Survey
<bullet> Characteristics of the cattle operation,
<bullet> Current management and marketing practices,
<bullet> Calf management and marketing practices,
<bullet> Sources of information, and
<bullet> Characteristics of the cattle producer.
Oklahoma Biosecurity Practices Survey
<bullet> Characteristics of the cattle operation,
<bullet> Current herd management practices,
<bullet> Biosecurity practices and animal movement,
<bullet> Disease knowledge, and
<bullet> Characteristics of the cattle producer.
For the Illinois Biosecurity Practices Survey, selected farmers in
Illinois will be asked to provide data on:
<bullet> Characteristics of the cattle producer & operation,
<bullet> Disease prevention measures,
<bullet> Animal health management practices,
<bullet> Farm and animal management practices, and
<bullet> Disease risk perceptions and knowledge.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted
under U.S.C. title 7, section 2204. This project is conducted as a
cooperative effort with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Funding
for this survey is being provided by the Hawaii Department of
Agriculture.
Need and Use of the Information: For Beef Management and Marketing
Survey, OSU, as well as many farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma, have
been interested in keeping informed of current trends and practices
within the cattle industry. The primary use of this data will be for
OSU research and extension and USDA APHIS to better understand the
animal movement, producers' knowledge base and concerns, and support
continuous research on the cattle industry and develop more effective
extension programs for cattle producers.
The OK and IL Biosecurity Surveys address the fact that producers
are encouraged to have a biosecurity plan in place for their herd. To
assist UIUC, OSU and other State and Federal agencies on guiding
producers through those plans, it is important that this source of
information is unbiased and relevant to the industry in their area.
Current information sources are limited and rarely localized. The
primary use of this data will be for UIUC and OSU research and
extension and USDA APHIS to better understand the animal movement,
producers' knowledge base and concerns, and support continuous research
on the cattle industry and develop more effective extension programs
for cattle producers in their respective States.
Description of Respondents: A sample of all active agricultural
operations with beef cattle in Illinois and Oklahoma.
Number of Respondents: 14,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
Total Burden Hours: 5,223.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-19363 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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