Notice2024-22192
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
September 27, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 79226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22192]
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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 October 28, 2024. 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: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0004.
Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue
State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices,
and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental
statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of
Agriculture.
The Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys obtain basic poultry
statistics from voluntary cooperators throughout the Nation. Statistics
are published on placement of pullet chicks for hatchery supply flocks;
hatching reports for broiler-type, egg-type, and turkey eggs; number of
layers on hand; total table egg production; and production and value
estimates for eggs, chickens, and turkeys. The frequencies of the
surveys being conducted include weekly, monthly, and annually. General
authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S.
Code Title 7, Section 2204.
Need and Use of the Information: This information is used by
producers, processors, feed dealers, and others in marketing and supply
channels as a basis for production and marketing decisions. Government
agencies use these estimates to evaluate poultry product supplies. The
information is an important consideration in government purchases for
the National School Lunch Program and in formulation of export-import
policy.
Description of Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, and
farm contractors.
Number of Respondents: 2,587.
Frequency of Responses: Various from weekly to annually.
Total Burden Hours: 3,900.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Title: Mink Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0212.
Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production.
The mink program consists of two surveys: an annual census of all known
mink producers in the 50 states (the Mink Survey) and an annual survey
of two prominent mink pelt auction houses (the Mink Price Survey).
Statistics on mink production are published for the 10 major states
that account for over 90 percent of the total U.S. pelt production.
There is no other source for this type of information. General
authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S.
Code Title 7, Section 2204.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS collects information on mink
pelts produced by color, number of females bred to produce kits the
following year, number of mink farms, average marketing price, and the
value of pelts produced. The data is disseminated by NASS in the Mink
Report and is used by the U.S. government and other groups.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Businesses or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 152.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 42.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-22192 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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