Notice2023-26873
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December 7, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26873]
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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 January 8, 2024. Written
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection
should be submitted, identified by docket number 0535-0264, within 30
days of the publication of this notice by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd2d0dfd2dbdbd4ded8cffdd3dccece93c8ced9dc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3857555a575e5e515b5d4a7856594b4b164d4b5c59165f574e">[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:
Richard Hopper, 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: Richard Hopper,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2024.
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 (NASS)
Title: Agricultural Surveys Program.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0213.
Summary of Collection: National Agriculture Statistics Service
(NASS) primary functions are to prepare and issue state and national
estimates of crop and livestock production and collect information on
related environmental and economic factors. The Agricultural Surveys
Program is a series of surveys that contains basic agricultural data
from farmers and ranchers throughout the Nation for preparing
agricultural estimates and forecasts. The surveys results provide the
foundation for setting livestock and poultry inventory numbers.
Estimates derived from the surveys supply information needed by farmers
to make decisions for both short and long-term planning. The General
authority for these data collection is granted under U.S. Code title 7,
section 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, and title III of Public Law 115-435
(CIPSEA) which requires USDA to afford strict confidentially to non-
aggregated data provided by respondents.
Revisions to burden are needed due to changes in the size of the
target population, sample design, and minor changes in questionnaire
design.
Need and Use of the Information: The surveys provide the basis for
estimates of the current season's crop and livestock production and
supplies of grain in storage. Crop and livestock statistics help
develop a stable economic atmosphere and reduce risk for production,
marketing, and distribution operations. These commodities affect the
well being of the nation's farmers, commodities markets, and national
and global agricultural policy. Users of agricultural statistics are
farm organizations, agribusiness, state and national farm policy
makers, and foreign buyers of agricultural products but the primary
user of the statistical information is the producer. Agricultural
statistics are also used to plan and administer other related federal
and state programs in such areas as school lunch program, conservation,
foreign trade, education, and recreation. Collecting the information
less frequent would eliminate needed data to keep the government and
agricultural industry abreast of changes at the state and national
levels.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 491,600.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Semi-annually;
Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 184,481.
Levi Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-26873 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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