Notice2022-21381
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October 3, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2022)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21381]
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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 November 2, 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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Agricultural Resource Management and Chemical Use Surveys--
Substantive Change.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection
activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204 which
specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and
preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . .
. by the collection of statistics . . .''. The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data
users with timely and reliable agricultural production and economic
statistics, as well as environmental and specialty agricultural related
statistics. To accomplish this objective, NASS relies on the use of
diverse surveys that show changes within the farming industry over
time.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a
substantive change to the ARMS and Chemical Use Survey information
collection request (OMB No. 0535-0218) for the 2022 ARMS Phase 3
Surveys. The change is needed to accommodate the addition of the 2022
ARMS Phase 3 questionnaires. There will be two versions of the ARMS
Phase 3 questionnaires: The Cost and Returns Report and Wheat
Production Practice and Cost Report.
In January, 2023, NASS will be conducting the 2022 Census of
Agriculture (0535-0226) which has a mandatory reporting requirement. In
addition, NASS will be conducting the 2022 Agricultural Resource
Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 3 which has a voluntary reporting
requirement. Both of these surveys collect whole farm data for the
calendar year of 2022. The entire ARMS 3 sample is included in the
Census of Agriculture population. Both versions will contain the
questions from the Census of Agriculture questionnaire with the unique
questions asked by the ARMS 3 questionnaires.
This change will not change the approved burden, which includes
additional Phase 3 samples in order to collect data from additional
historically underserved producer groups. Collecting more data from
these groups will support President Biden's and USDA's priority to
advance racial justice, equity, and opportunity by providing more
detailed data and research on the socioeconomic characteristics of
farmers and ranchers in the United States to ensure all USDA policies
and decisions are inclusive of all people the Department serves. In
order to meet these objectives, it is essential to modify the sampling
methodology for the ARMS to gather additional information from
historically underserved groups. This effort will ensure USDA is able
to provide data about the financial well-being and other
characteristics for historically underserved groups.
Need and Use of the Information: These changes will allow useful
and relevant economic and wheat enterprise data to be collected.
Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches.
Number of Respondents: 105,850.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Less than five times per year.
Total Burden Hours: 109,277.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21381 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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