Notice2024-03746
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
February 23, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentNational Agricultural Statistics Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, number of mailings, and/or questionnaire length.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13686-13687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03746]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection, the Hemp Production and Disposition
Inquiry. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the
size of the target population, sampling design, number of mailings,
and/or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 23, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0270, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c43414e636a6a656f697e4c626d7f7f22797f686d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef1f3fcd1d8d8d7dddbccfed0dfcdcd90cbcddadf90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> eFax: (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph L. Parsons, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
Richard Hopper, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-2206 or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="325d5f505d54545b515740725c5341411c474156531c555d44">[email protected]</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0270.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates
of crop and livestock production, disposition, and prices. The 2018
Farm Bill requires USDA to promulgate regulations and guidelines to
establish and administer a program for the production of hemp in the
United States.
As defined in the 2018 Farm Bill, the term ``hemp'' means the plant
species Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the
seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers,
acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent
on a dry weight basis. Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the
primary intoxicating component of cannabis. Cannabis with a THC level
exceeding 0.3 percent is considered marijuana, which remains classified
as a schedule I controlled substance regulated by the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill), Public Law
113-79, State departments of agriculture and institutions of higher
education were permitted to produce hemp as part of a pilot program for
research purposes. The authority for hemp production provided in the
2014 Farm Bill was extended by the 2018 Farm Bill, which was signed
into law on December 20, 2018.
Hemp is a commodity that can be used for numerous industrial and
horticultural purposes including fabric, paper, construction materials,
food products, cosmetics, production of cannabinoids (such as
cannabidiol or CBD), and other products.
In determining the type of data that would need to be collected and
the frequency of the data collections, NASS management attended a joint
meeting with representatives from the USDA's Economic Research Service
(ERS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Risk Management Agency (RMA),
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and the Office of the Secretary.
Authority: The data will be collected under the authority of the
Domestic Hemp Production Program, which is mandated by the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). In addition, the data will be
collected under the authority of Title 7 U.S.C. 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, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-
aggregated data provided by respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office of Management and Budget
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
All NASS employees and NASS contractors must also fully comply with
all provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, Title III of Public Law
115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS's pledge of
confidentiality to all respondents and facilitates the agency's efforts
to reduce burden by supporting statistical activities of collaborative
agencies through designation of NASS agents, subject to the limitations
and penalties described in CIPSEA. NASS uses the information only for
statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. Publicity
materials and instruction sheets will account for 5 minutes of
additional burden per respondent.
Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,025.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,600 hours.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information
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on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological, or other forms of information
technology collection methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, February 20, 2024.
Joseph L. Parsons,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-03746 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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