Notice2025-09250
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May 23, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 99 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22056-22057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09250]
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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
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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 June 23, 2025. 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: Field Crops Production--Substantive Change.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0002.
Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection
activities is granted under 7 U.S.C. 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 primary functions of the National Agricultural Statistics
Services' (NASS) are to prepare and issue State and national estimates
of crop and livestock production, disposition, and prices and to
collect information on related environmental and economic factors. The
Field Crops Production Program consists of probability field crops
surveys and supplemental panel surveys. NASS will use surveys to
collect information through a combination of the internet, mail,
telephone, and personnel interviews. The general authority for these
data collection activities is granted under 7 U.S.C. 2204.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a
substantive change to the Field Crops Production information collection
request (OMB No. 0535-0002) to reinstate the Small Grains County
Estimates Survey beginning with the 2025 production year to be
conducted in summer-fall 2025. The questionnaire will remain unchanged.
The changes in this request increases burden hours.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS collects information on field
crops to monitor agricultural developments across the country that may
impact on the nation's food supply. The Secretary of Agriculture uses
estimates of crop production to administer farm program legislation and
import and export programs. Collecting this information less frequently
would eliminate the data needed to keep the Department abreast of
changes at the State and national level.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 426,675.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly,
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 139,806.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 7 U.S.C. 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 requesting a
substantive change to the National Resources Inventory Conservation
Effects Assessment Project (NRI CEAP) survey. NASS requests to use the
seven minimum category version of the race/ethnicity question
(including examples) as contained in the Office of Management and
Budget's Statistical Policy Directive 15. Using the minimum categories
with examples would allow NASS to keep the questionnaire at 44 pages
and reduce burden to the public compared to using the standard race/
ethnicity question version. Disclosure and data quality concerns would
prevent most summarized data from the standard race/ethnicity version
from publication.
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. 2025-09250 Filed 5-22-25; 8:45 am]
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