Notice2026-06984
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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April 10, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18391-18392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06984]
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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
Title: Cotton Ginning Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0220.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics
Service's (NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue state and
national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and
prices as well as specialty agricultural and environmental statistics.
The Cotton Ginning Survey provides statistics concerning cotton ginning
for specific dates and geographic regions and aids in forecasting
cotton production. The Cotton Ginning surveys obtain data mandated
under U.S.C. Title 13, Section 42(a). General authority for these data
collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, section 2204.
Need and Use of the Information: The majority of data are collected
by Computer-Aided Self-Administered Interview (CASI), telephone, mail,
and fax. All active gins for a given crop season are included in the
survey. This includes gins in all 17 cotton producing states. The
survey begins on August 1st for the current production year. The sample
size increases as the amount of
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cotton harvested and ginned increases. The peak number of gins that are
surveyed will occur in November. The sample size will decline after
that to coincide with the completion of harvesting and ginning in some
States. The ``End of Season'' questionnaire is sent to each gin as they
complete their ginning for the year, the summarized end of season data
will be published in May.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 575.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly, Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,218.
Levi Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06984 Filed 4-9-26; 8:45 am]
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