80 FR 14905 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-06368
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 16, 2015.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 April 
20, 2015 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 20503. 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-
8681.
    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: Milk and Milk Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0020.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics 
Service's (NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue current 
official state and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
prices and disposition, and to collect information on related 
environmental, land values, farm numbers, and other economic factors. 
Estimates of milk production and manufactured dairy products are an 
integral part of this program. Milk and dairy statistics are used by 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help administer price 
support programs and by the dairy industry in planning, pricing, and 
projecting supplies of milk and milk products. The general authority 
for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code title 
7, section 2204. The legislative actions which affect these surveys are 
the ``Dairy Market Enhancement Act of 2000,'' U.S. Code title 7, 
section 1621, and Public Law 106-532 which changed the program from 
voluntary to mandatory for reporting the moisture content of cheddar 
cheese plus the price and quantity of cheddar cheese, butter, non-fat 
dry milk, and dry whey.
    In April 2012 the authority for collecting Dairy Product Prices was 
moved from NASS to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information 
quarterly with the Milk Production Survey. The monthly Milk and Milk 
Products surveys obtain basic agricultural statistics on milk 
production and manufactured dairy products from farmers and processing 
plants throughout the nation. Data are gathered for milk production, 
evaporated and condensed milk, dairy products, manufactured dry milk 
and manufactured whey products. Estimates of total milk production, 
number of milk cow, and milk production per cow, are used by the dairy 
industry in planning, pricing, and projecting supplies of milk and milk 
products. The mandatory dairy product information reporting requires 
each manufacturer to report the price, quantity and moisture content of 
dairy products sold and each entity storing dairy products to report 
information on the quantity of dairy products stored. Collecting data 
less frequently would prevent USDA and the agricultural industry from 
keeping abreast of changes at the State and national level.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 14,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,035.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Field Crops Objective Yield.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0088.
    Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production. 
General authority for these data collection activities is granted under 
U.S. Code title 7, section 2204. This statue specifies the ``The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information 
concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . . by the collection of 
statistics . . . and shall distribute them among agriculturists''. Data 
collected provides yield estimates for corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans 
and winter wheat. The yield estimates are extremely important because 
they're used in conjunction with price data to estimate production and 
in making policy decisions in agricultural sectors.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on 
sample fields of, corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans, and winter wheat. 
The information will be used by USDA to anticipate loan receipts and 
pricing of loan stocks for grains. Farmers and businesses use the 
production estimates in marketing decisions to evaluate expected prices 
and to determine when to sell.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly during growing season.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,820.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to each manufacturer to report the price,
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such quantity and moisture content of dairy
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to products sold and each entity storing
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it dairy products to report information on
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control the quantity of dairy products stored.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
number. Collecting data less frequently would
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are National Agricultural Statistics Service prevent USDA and the agricultural
examples of documents appearing in this industry from keeping abreast of
section. Title: Milk and Milk Products. changes at the State and national level.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. Description of Respondents: Farms;
Summary of Collection: The National Business or other for-profit.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS)
Number of Respondents: 14,200.
primary function is to prepare and issue
current official state and national Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Submission for OMB Review; Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
Comment Request estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices and disposition, and Total Burden Hours: 10,035.
March 16, 2015. to collect information on related National Agricultural Statistics Service
The Department of Agriculture has environmental, land values, farm
submitted the following information numbers, and other economic factors. Title: Field Crops Objective Yield.
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Estimates of milk production and OMB Control Number: 0535–0088.
review and clearance under the manufactured dairy products are an Summary of Collection: The primary
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, integral part of this program. Milk and function of the National Agricultural
Public Law 104–13. Comments dairy statistics are used by the U.S. Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare
regarding (a) whether the collection of Department of Agriculture (USDA) to and issue current official State and
information is necessary for the proper help administer price support programs national estimates of crop and livestock
performance of the functions of the and by the dairy industry in planning, production. General authority for these
agency, including whether the pricing, and projecting supplies of milk data collection activities is granted
information will have practical utility; and milk products. The general under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204.
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate authority for these data collection This statue specifies the ‘‘The Secretary
of burden including the validity of the activities is granted under U.S. Code of Agriculture shall procure and
methodology and assumptions used; (c) title 7, section 2204. The legislative preserve all information concerning
ways to enhance the quality, utility and actions which affect these surveys are agriculture which he can obtain . . . by
clarity of the information to be the ‘‘Dairy Market Enhancement Act of the collection of statistics . . . and shall
collected; (d) ways to minimize the 2000,’’ U.S. Code title 7, section 1621, distribute them among agriculturists’’.
burden of the collection of information and Public Law 106–532 which changed Data collected provides yield estimates
on those who are to respond, including the program from voluntary to for corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans and
through the use of appropriate mandatory for reporting the moisture winter wheat. The yield estimates are
automated, electronic, mechanical or content of cheddar cheese plus the price extremely important because they’re
other technological collection and quantity of cheddar cheese, butter, used in conjunction with price data to
techniques or other forms of information non-fat dry milk, and dry whey. estimate production and in making
technology. In April 2012 the authority for policy decisions in agricultural sectors.
Comments regarding this information collecting Dairy Product Prices was Need and Use of the Information:
collection received by April 20, 2015 moved from NASS to the Agricultural NASS will collect information on
will be considered. Written comments Marketing Service. sample fields of, corn, cotton, potatoes,
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Need and Use of the Information: soybeans, and winter wheat. The
Agriculture, Office of Information and NASS will collect information quarterly information will be used by USDA to
Regulatory Affairs, Office of with the Milk Production Survey. The anticipate loan receipts and pricing of
Management and Budget (OMB), New monthly Milk and Milk Products loan stocks for grains. Farmers and
Executive Office Building, 725 17th surveys obtain basic agricultural businesses use the production estimates
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. statistics on milk production and in marketing decisions to evaluate
Commenters are encouraged to submit manufactured dairy products from expected prices and to determine when
their comments to OMB via email to: farmers and processing plants to sell.
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax throughout the nation. Data are gathered Description of Respondents: Farms.
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental for milk production, evaporated and Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail condensed milk, dairy products, Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
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Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– manufactured dry milk and Monthly during growing season.
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may manufactured whey products. Estimates Total Burden Hours: 2,820.
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. of total milk production, number of milk
An agency may not conduct or cow, and milk production per cow, are Charlene Parker,
sponsor a collection of information used by the dairy industry in planning, Departmental Information Collection
unless the collection of information pricing, and projecting supplies of milk Clearance Officer.
displays a currently valid OMB control and milk products. The mandatory dairy [FR Doc. 2015–06368 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am]
number and the agency informs product information reporting requires BILLING CODE 3410–29–P

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FR Citation		80 FR 14905