Notice2026-06979
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 10, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06979]
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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 May 11, 2026. 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 National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a
substantive change to the National Resources Inventory Conservation
Effects Assessment Project (NRI CEAP) survey. NASS requests adding text
and email reminder messages to this survey. The change in this request
will increase burden hours.
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: Average of 20,000 respondents per year.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 17,547.
Levi Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06979 Filed 4-9-26; 8:45 am]
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