Notice2021-23728
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November 1, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23728]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 27, 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 December 1, 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: Floriculture Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0093.
Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and
disposition. The Floriculture Survey was previously conducted in 17
States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois,
Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin) and obtained
basic agricultural statistics on production and value of floriculture
products. All states are included in this renewal. The target
population for this survey is all operations with production and sales
of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. New floriculture
operations that are discovered during the 2022 Census of Agriculture
will be added to the list of potential respondents.
The retail and wholesale quantity and value of sales are collected
for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, annual
bedding/garden plants, herbaceous perennials, cut cultivated florist
greens, propagative floriculture material, and unfinished plants.
Additional detail on area in production, operation value of sales, and
agricultural workers is included. Content changes are minimal year to
year, with the goal of avoiding significant changes to the survey
length and respondent burden associated with each questionnaire. The
only program change currently being considered involves expanding the
survey to allow publishing a U.S. total, in addition to state-level
totals for 28 States (Alaska, Alabama, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin). These statistics are
used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help administer programs
and by growers and marketers in making production and marketing
decisions.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted
under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statute specifies that
``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all
information concerning agriculture which can be obtained by the
collection of statistics . . . and shall distribute them among
agriculturists''.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS obtains basic agricultural
statistics on production and value of floriculture products. The target
population for this survey is all operations with production and sales
of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. Data collected from the
survey will assess alternative agriculture opportunities and provide
statistics for Federal and State agencies to monitor the use of
agricultural chemicals. If the information is not collected data users
could not keep abreast of changes.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other-for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 14,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 8,223.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23728 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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