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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62686-62687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20237]


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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 November 2, 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: Field Crops Production--Substantive Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0002.
    Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection

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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 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 U.S. Code Title 7, Section 
2204.
    The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a 
substantive change to the Field Crops Production information collection 
request (OMB No. 0535-0002). This revision adds two questions to the 
January and June Sugarcane Inquiry questionnaires, to more accurately 
capture sugarcane production changes. NASS is also requesting to use 
text message and email reminders for respondents who have opted to 
receive these messages, which results in an increase in 483 burden 
hours. There are no other changes to the survey methodology or 
procedures previously approved.
    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: 140,289.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-20237 Filed 10-1-26; 8:45 am]
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