Notice2024-03487
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement
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Published
February 21, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03487]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and
reinstatement under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13. 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
and other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by March
22, 2024 will be considered. 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 (NASS)
Title: Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0245.
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 goal of this information collection is to obtain land
management information that will assist the Natural Resources
Conservation Service in assessing environmental benefits associated
with implementation and installation of associated conservation
practices of various conservation programs such as the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Reserve Program, the
Wetland Reserve Program, and other conservation programs.
Need and Use of the Information: The survey will utilize personal
interviews to administer a questionnaire that is designed to obtain
from farm operators field-specific data associated with selected
National Resources Inventory sub-sample units in the contiguous 48
States. Data collected in this survey will be used in conjunction with
previously collected data on soils, climate, and cropping history to
model impacts of conservation practices on the larger environment. USDA
needs updated scientifically credible data on residue and tillage
management, nutrient management, and conservation practices in order to
quantify and assess current impacts of farming practices and to
document changes.
Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 17,173.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03487 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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