84 FR 18239 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 25, 2019.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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 this information collection received by May 30, 
2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
725--17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to 
submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] 
or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Copies of the submission(s) 
may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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.

Agricultural Research Service

    Title: Your Perspective on Your Grasslands in the Northern Great 
Plains.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Research Service within the 
Department of Agriculture will conduct a mail survey titled ``Your 
Perspective on your Grasslands in the Northern Great Plains'' under 
authority of 7 U.S.C. 2131. This survey is a key component of a project 
that will provide comprehensive evaluation of the ecological and social 
benefits, costs and risks of different land management practices in 
northern Great Plains grasslands invaded by Kentucky bluegrass.
    Need and Use of the Information: The survey will collect 
information from a randomly selected subset of landowners in 9 Counties 
in North Dakota to assess and identify sustainable management practices 
of northern Great Plains grasslands; specifically, focusing on Kentucky 
bluegrass expansion. The information gathered from the survey will 
enable researchers to more effectively transfer information to 
landowners to increase the impact of this research on the agricultural 
community of the northern Great Plains. Failure to collect this 
information to know how farmers and ranchers perceive and manage 
ecosystem changes in relation to Kentucky bluegrass limits the scope 
and reduces innovation of current research efforts to inform 
sustainable land management practices in the northern Great Plains.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,278.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 141.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08677 Filed 4-29-19; 8:45 am]
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