Notice2021-26940
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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December 13, 2021
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Agriculture DepartmentNational Agricultural Statistics Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the List Sampling Frame Surveys. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to (1) The survey not being conducted for 2022 due to the Census of Agriculture, and the discontinuation of the June Area Research Project (JARP) currently in the inventory. Annually, NASS obtains lists of farm and ranch operators from different crop and livestock organizations. Before adding these names to our list of active operators we will contact the individuals to determine if they qualify as a farm or ranch and then collect basic information from them on the size and type of operation they have. These data will be used to eliminate any duplication we may have with names already on our list.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70816-70817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26940]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection, the List Sampling Frame Surveys.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to (1) The survey not being
conducted for 2022 due to the Census of Agriculture, and the
discontinuation of the June Area Research Project (JARP) currently in
the inventory. Annually, NASS obtains lists of farm and ranch operators
from different crop and livestock organizations. Before adding these
names to our list of active operators we will contact the individuals
to determine if they qualify as a farm or ranch and then collect basic
information from them on the size and type of operation they have.
These data will be used to eliminate any duplication we may have with
names already on our list.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 11, 2022 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0140, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deb1b3bcb1b8b8b7bdbbac9eb0bfadadf0abadbabff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9d6d4dbd6dfdfd0dadccbf9d7d8caca97cccaddd897ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> eFax: (855) 838-6382.
<bullet> Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-2024.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-5142. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
David Hancock, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388 or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f39c9e919c95959a909681b39d928080dd86809792dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2847454a474e4e414b4d5a6846495b5b065d5b4c49064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: List Sampling Frame Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0140.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2022.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates
of crop and livestock production, economic statistics, environmental
statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of
Agriculture. The List Sampling Frame Surveys are used to develop and
maintain a complete list of possible farm and ranch operations. The
goal is to produce for each State a relatively complete, current, and
unduplicated list of names for statistical sampling for agricultural
operation surveys and the Census of Agriculture. Data from these
agricultural surveys are used by government agencies and educational
institutions in planning, farm policy analysis, and program
administration. More importantly, farmers and ranchers use NASS data to
help make informed business decisions on what commodities to produce
and when is the optimal time to market their products. NASS data is
useful to farmers in comparing their farming practices with the
economic and environmental data published by NASS.
Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7
U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985
as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) and the Office of Management and Budget
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. All NASS employees and NASS contractors
must also fully comply with all provisions of the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018,
Title III of Public Law 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA
supports NASS's pledge of confidentiality to all respondents and
facilitates the agency's efforts to reduce burden by supporting
statistical activities of collaborative agencies through designation of
NASS agents, subject to the limitations and penalties described in
CIPSEA.
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 10 to 15 minutes per respondent.
Respondents: Potential Farmers and Ranchers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 260,000 (annual average).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 65% NASS estimates the burden to be
approximately 60,000 hours (annually).
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) 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, technological or other forms of
information technology collection methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, December 1, 2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021-26940 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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