Notice2022-03840
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February 23, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10168-10169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03840]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 17, 2022.
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:
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; the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and 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 March 25, 2022.
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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Survey of Hemp Producers and Production Trends.
OMB Control Number: 0581-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018
(2018 Farm Bill) amended the Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1946
and was signed into law December 20, 2018, as Public Law 115-334. Sec.
10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) by adding Subtitle G--Hemp Production. The
law requires U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate
regulations and guidelines to develop and oversee a program for the
production of hemp in the United States. The 2018 Farm Bill directs
that this will include state and tribal plans, and a USDA plan for
those States, including territories of Indian tribes, that choose not
to submit their own plan. The 2018 Farm Bill amended the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) by adding Subtitle G (sections 297A through
297D of the AMA). Section 297B of the AMA requires the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) to evaluate and approve or disapprove State or
Tribal plans regulating the production of hemp. Section 297C of the AMA
requires the Secretary to establish a Federal plan for producers in
States and territories of Indian Tribes not covered by plans approved
under section 297B. Lastly, section 297D of the AMA requires the
Secretary to promulgate regulations and guidelines relating to the
production of hemp, including sections 297B and 297C, in consultation
with the U.S. Attorney General.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has partnered with the
University of Kentucky to develop and administer this hemp survey. The
data obtained from the survey will be used for forecasting hemp
activity and to develop a representative understanding of hemp
production practices and costs at national, regional, and state levels.
Once the survey has been administered and the results collected, the
University of Kentucky will summarize the raw data from the survey into
a comprehensive report for AMS.
Need and Use of the Information: This data collection effort
directly addresses two priority needs identified in the USDA Internal
Symposium on Science of Industrial Hemp (May 21, 2019). Specifically,
to: (a) Identify data collection and reporting for hemp markets and (b)
to determine break-even production costs and range and implications for
market structure. The lack of production and economic data available
for stakeholder and government decision-making within this emerging
industry has been further documented in Mark et. al. 2020 and was
highlighted in the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum (February 2020) hemp
session with over 300 stakeholders in attendance. Ellison 2021 in
conjunction with the S1084: Industrial Hemp Production, Processing, and
Marketing conducted a Hemp National Needs survey and economics, and
marketing information was a key area of need for the industry. Results
from the survey were presented at the National Hemp Conference
sponsored by USDA NIFA and Colorado State University (Summer 2020).
With a newly emerging industry and no existing national data
collection, to respond to the breadth of identified needs coordinated
data collection efforts must be undertaken. This data collection is
focused on economic data (primarily production costs) from the 2020
season. Development of the hybrid (i.e. mail and online) survey
instrument has been coordinated with USDA NASS.
Risks in the hemp market are high and rapidly changing, with
consistent stakeholder demands for knowledge of economics and markets
on which to base decisions. There is little to no information on demand
for hemp derived products and market risks are exacerbated by lack of
transparency and consistency in reporting. While several private or
local sources of information have emerged, quality and costs for
stakeholders are variable and requests for consistent unbiased national
data from USDA continue. Economic data is also critical for national
policymaking including rulemaking, risk management, and resource
management. For example, data dependent research questions to address
economic viability questions asked by stakeholders include competition
for acreage (production alternatives), global competitiveness,
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equity and rural development, risk management, and market outlook
(including alternative products and production systems).
Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 10,000.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: LP-85--Lamb Assessment Refund Form.
OMB Control Number: 0581-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Congress has delegated to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) the responsibility for implementing
and overseeing research and promotion (R&P) programs for a variety of
commodities, including lamb. These programs are established under
legislation. The enabling legislation for the lamb research and
promotion program is the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information
Act of 1996 (Act) (7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 and 7 U.S.C. 7401).
These R&P programs carry out projects relating to research,
consumer information, advertising, sales promotion, producer
information, market development, and product research to assist,
improve, or promote the marketing, distribution, and utilization of
their respective commodities. The R&P programs are funded and directed
by industry boards whose members are appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary), who also approves the boards' budgets, plans,
and projects. The latter responsibility has been delegated to AMS.
The funding for these programs is industry-specific, with
assessments generating from deductions from sales by producers and
importers. AMS' objective in carrying out this responsibility is to
assure the following: (1) Assessment funds are collected and properly
accounted for; (2) expenditures of funds are for the purposes
authorized by the enabling legislation; and (3) the boards'
administration of the programs conforms to legislation and USDA policy.
AMS' Livestock and Poultry Program (LP) has direct oversight of the
lamb R&P program. The appointed boards are responsible for collecting
assessments from the persons covered under and subject to these
programs. To carry out their responsibilities, these programs require
the use of forms covered under OMB No. 0581-0093.
Need and Use of the Information: The Lamb Promotion, Research, and
Information Order (Order) and regulations governing the lamb R&P
program authorizes the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Board
(also known as American Lamb Board (Lamb Board)) to collect and submit
certain information as required. The information may be used by certain
lamb feeders who seek a refund of their paid assessments.
AMS developed a form needed to effectively carry out the regulatory
action that would authorize the new collection procedures of their
assessment funds to the national program.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 150.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03840 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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