Notice2026-10761
Submission for OMB Reinstatement; Comment Request
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May 29, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 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: 2026-10761]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Reinstatement; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for reinstatement 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 June 29, 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: 2027 Census of Agriculture.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0226.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service
conducts surveys in order to prepare national, state, and county
estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, prices, as
well as statistics on related environmental and economic factors. Every
five years these survey statistics are benchmarked with a complete
census of agricultural producers. This census is required by law under
the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,'' Public Law 105-113 (7 U.S.C.
2204g). It is the primary source of detailed state and county data that
provides critical information for the agricultural sector. Without the
census, there would be no source of reliable, comparable data
throughout the more than 3,000 counties in the 50 States and Puerto
Rico. For the outlying areas of American Samoa (AS), the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands (USVI), it is the only source of consistent, comparable
agricultural data.
Need and Use of the Information: Data collection will primarily be
conducted through a combination of mail, internet, and follow-up by
phone or in-person for selected non-respondents. In certain locations,
data will be collected exclusively through direct enumeration methods.
The census provides data on the number and types of farms, land use,
crop area and selected production, livestock inventory and sales,
production contracts, production expenses, farm-related income, and
other demographic characteristics. This information will serve as the
basis for many agriculturally based decisions. Census information is
used by the Administration, Congress, and the Federal Agencies to
formulate and evaluate national agricultural programs and policy. The
Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Economic Analysis use
Census data to compile farm sector economic indicators. State and local
governments use Census data in the development of local agricultural
programs.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 3,889,950.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Every 5 years).
Total Burden Hours: 2,859,794 hours.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-10761 Filed 5-28-26; 8:45 am]
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