Notice2021-26941
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
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 custom works surveys. This clearance allows NASS to conduct custom works surveys in a timely manner for the cooperating institutions providing funding for the surveys. There will be no revision to annual burden hours for the surveys.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70817-70818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26941]
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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 custom works surveys. This
clearance allows NASS to conduct custom works surveys in a timely
manner for the cooperating institutions providing funding for the
surveys. There will be no revision to annual burden hours for the
surveys.
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-
0266, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d02000f020b0b040e081f2d030c1e1e43181e090c430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="553a38373a33333c363027153b3426267b202631347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> E-fax: 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#244b49464b42424d474156644a4557570a515740450a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4aba9a6aba2a2ada7a1b684aaa5b7b7eab1b7a0a5eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Custom Works Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0266.
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 (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 Custom Works program will survey farmers who potentially paid
for custom services during a specified reference period to collect
information on how much they paid for those services. These services
include land tillage, application of fertilizers and chemicals,
planting, harvesting, hauling, various livestock tasks, and many more
tasks. The program will provide farm operators with estimates of the
average prices paid for different custom services in their state and/or
local area. All questionnaires included in this information collection
will be voluntary. This project is conducted as a cooperative effort
between NASS and state agricultural departments and/or universities.
Funding will be provided by the cooperating institutions under full
cost recovery. The time between when funding for an individual survey
is secured and the desired start of data collection is expected often
to be too short to allow for a separate OMB approval for each survey.
With this request, NASS will be able to provide services in a timelier
manner.
Authority: These data will be collected under 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, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and 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.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is based on similar surveys with expected response time of
20 minutes. The estimated sample size will be approximately 42,000. The
frequency of data collection for each survey is as needed by the
cooperating institution. The estimated number of responses per
respondent is 1. Publicity materials and instruction sheets will
account for approximately 5 minutes of additional burden per
respondent. Respondents who refuse to complete a survey will be
allotted 2 minutes of burden per attempt to collect the data.
Respondents: Farmers who potentially paid for custom services
during the reference period.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 42,000.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 16,000 hours.
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
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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, 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. 2021-26941 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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