Notice2023-04431
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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March 3, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
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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: 2023-04431]
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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 April 3, 2023. 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: Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops--Substantive Change.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0039.
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 seeking
approval for this substantive change request to the Fruit, Nuts, and
Specialty Crops surveys information collection request. NASS seeks
approval to make substantive changes to the Maple Syrup Survey. The
Maple Syrup Survey questionnaire changes and resulting data series that
will not add any additional burden for the Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty
Crops Survey information collection request.
The changes to the questionnaire and data series are a
consolidation of production and sales data that resulted from members
of the Maple Industry approaching NASS with suggestions to improve the
Maple data series and resulting questionnaire.
Need and Use of the Information: Data reported on fruit, nut, and
specialty crops are used by NASS to estimate crop acreage, yield,
production, utilization, price, and value in States with significant
commercial production. These estimates are essential to farmers,
processors, importers and exporters, shipping companies, cold storage
facilities and handlers in making production and marketing decisions.
Estimates from these inquiries are used by market order administrators
in their determination of expected crop supplies under federal and
State market orders.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 74,450.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually; Semi-
annually; Quarterly; Monthly; Weekly.
Total Burden Hours: 31,610.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-04431 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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