80 FR 28929 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28929-28930]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12258]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 15, 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 June 19, 
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

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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: Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-
harvest Chemical Use Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to provide the public with 
timely and reliable agricultural production and economic statistics, as 
well as environmental and specialty agricultural related statistics. 
The surveys--the Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS), the 
Vegetable Chemical Use Surveys, the Fruit Chemical Use Surveys, and the 
new Microbial Food Safety Practices--Packer Survey--are critical to 
NASS' ability to fulfill these objectives and to build the 
congressionally mandated database on agricultural chemical use and 
related farm practices. NASS uses a variety of survey instruments to 
collect the information in conjunction with these studies.
    Need and Use of the Information: The ARMS provides a robust data 
base of information to address varied needs of policy makers. There are 
many uses for the information from this study including an evaluation 
of the safety of the nation's food supply; input to the farm sector 
portion of the gross domestic product; and to provide a barometer on 
the financial condition of farm businesses. ARMS is the only annual 
source of whole farm information available for objective evaluation of 
many critical issues related to agriculture and the rural economy, such 
as: whole farm finance data, marketing information, input usage, 
production practices, and crop substitution possibilities. Without 
these data, decision makers cannot analyze and report on critical 
issues that affect farms and farm households when pesticide regulatory 
actions are being considered.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 91,916.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 91,208.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12258 Filed 5-19-15; 8:45 am]
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