Notice2021-26038
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November 30, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67899-67900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26038]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 30, 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: 2022 Wisconsin Groundwater Survey.
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
houses or businesses that use private drinking wells near land used for
agriculture in Wisconsin.
Selected houses or businesses in Wisconsin will be asked to provide
data on age of the well, well specifications, water treatment from
well, and drinking use. The respondent will also be asked to provide a
water sample for analysis by the Wisconsin State Hygiene Lab.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted
under U.S.C. title 7, section 2204. This survey will be conducted on a
full cost recovery basis with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) providing funding under a
cooperative agreement.
Need and Use of the Information: According to the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (<a href="https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Wells">https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Wells</a>), ``About one-quarter of Wisconsin's population drinks water
drawn from over 800,000 private wells.'' The groundwater survey is
necessary because private drinking water wells serve as the primary
source of water for many rural Wisconsin residents. DATCP and Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) use the data from the survey to
identify the current state of pesticide and nitrate contaminants in
private drinking water wells in Wisconsin. The data are used to inform
discussions with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Office of
Pesticides Programs (OPP) and pesticide registrants for pesticides that
are found to be of increased occurrence or concentration in private
wells.
Description of Respondents: Houses or businesses that use private
drinking wells near land used for agriculture in Wisconsin.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
Total Burden Hours: 159.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0004.
Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue
State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices,
and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental
statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of
Agriculture.
The Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys obtain basic poultry
statistics from voluntary cooperators throughout the Nation. Statistics
are published on placement of pullet chicks for hatchery supply flocks;
hatching reports for broiler-type, egg-type, and turkey eggs; number of
layers on hand; total table egg production; and production and value
estimates for eggs, chickens, and turkeys. The frequencies of the
surveys being conducted include weekly, monthly, and annually.
Need and Use of the Information: This information is used by
producers, processors, feed dealers, and others in marketing and supply
channels as a basis for production and marketing decisions. Government
agencies use these estimates to evaluate poultry product supplies. The
information is an important consideration in government purchases for
the National School Lunch Program and in formulation of export-import
policy. The current expiration date for this docket is March 31, 2022.
Description of Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, and
farm contractors.
Number of Respondents: 2,667.
Frequency of Responses: Various from weekly to annually.
Total Burden Hours: 25,401.
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Dated: November 24, 2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-26038 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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