80 FR 30653 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-13013 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 30653] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13013] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 28, 2015 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535- 0093, by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include docket number above in the subject line of the message. E-Fax: (855) 838-6382. Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024. Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS-OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388 or at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Floriculture Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535-0093. Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2016. Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an Information Collection for 3 years. Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The Floriculture Survey is currently conducted in 15 States (California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington) and obtains basic agricultural statistics on production and value of floriculture products. The target population for this survey is all operations with production and sales of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. New floriculture operations that are discovered during the 2015 Census of Horticulture or the 2017 Census of Agriculture will be added to the list of potential respondents. The retail and wholesale quantity and value of sales are collected for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/garden plants, herbaceous perennials, cut cultivated florist greens, propagative floriculture material, and unfinished plants. Additional detail on area in production, operation value of sales, and agricultural workers is included. Content changes are minimal year to year, with the goal of avoiding significant changes to the length and burden associated with each questionnaire. The only program change anticipated will be the discontinuation of the Poinsettia and Export Sales Surveys in Hawaii that are approved in the current PRA, expiring on January 31, 2016. These statistics are used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help administer programs and by growers and marketers in making production and marketing decisions. Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ``Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average between 10 and 60 minutes per respondent. In all states except Hawaii, operations with less than $100,000 in sales of floriculture products respond to a reduced number of questions related to operation characteristics while operations with sales greater than $100,000 complete the entire questionnaire. In Hawaii, all operations with sales of at least $10,000 will complete the full questionnaire. Respondents: Farms and businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,900. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,900 hours. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological, or other forms of information technology collection techniques. All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and be summarized in the request for OMB approval. Signed at Washington, DC, May 18, 2015. R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-13013 Filed 5-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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environmental impact statement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7
Therefore, comments should be Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to
provided prior to the close of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, afford strict confidentiality to non-
comment period and should clearly U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) aggregated data provided by
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 720–4333. Copies of this information respondents. This Notice is submitted in
contentions. collection and related instructions can accordance with the Paperwork
Comments received in response to be obtained without charge from David Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
this solicitation, including names and Hancock, NASS–OMB Clearance 13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office
addresses of those who comment, will Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or at of Management and Budget regulations
be part of the public record for this ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. at 5 CFR part 1320.
proposed action. However, comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: NASS also complies with OMB
submitted anonymously will be Floriculture Survey. Implementation Guidance,
accepted and considered. OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
Dated: May 11, 2015. Expiration Date of Approval: January of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Paul I. V. Strong, 31, 2016. Information Protection and Statistical
Forest Supervisor. Type of Request: Intent to Seek Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
[FR Doc. 2015–13015 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am]
Approval to Revise and Extend an Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
Information Collection for 3 years. 15, 2007, p. 33362.
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Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
is to prepare and issue State and burden for this collection of information
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
national estimates of crop and livestock is estimated to average between 10 and
National Agricultural Statistics Service production, prices, and disposition. The 60 minutes per respondent. In all states
Floriculture Survey is currently except Hawaii, operations with less than
Notice of Intent To Request Revision conducted in 15 States (California, $100,000 in sales of floriculture
and Extension of a Currently Approved Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, products respond to a reduced number
Information Collection Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North of questions related to operation
Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, characteristics while operations with
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics sales greater than $100,000 complete the
South Carolina, Texas, and Washington)
Service, USDA. entire questionnaire. In Hawaii, all
and obtains basic agricultural statistics
ACTION: Notice and request for on production and value of floriculture operations with sales of at least $10,000
comments. products. The target population for this will complete the full questionnaire.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the survey is all operations with production Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of and sales of at least $10,000 of
floriculture products. New floriculture Estimated Number of Respondents:
1995, this notice announces the 6,900.
intention of the National Agricultural operations that are discovered during
the 2015 Census of Horticulture or the Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Statistics Service (NASS) to request
revision and extension of a currently 2017 Census of Agriculture will be Respondents: 3,900 hours.
approved information collection, the added to the list of potential Comments: Comments are invited on:
Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden respondents. The retail and wholesale (a) Whether the proposed collection of
hours will be needed due to changes in quantity and value of sales are collected information is necessary for the proper
the size of the target population, for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering performance of the functions of the
sampling design, and/or questionnaire plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/ agency, including whether the
length. garden plants, herbaceous perennials, information will have practical utility;
cut cultivated florist greens, propagative (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
DATES: Comments on this notice must be floriculture material, and unfinished
received by July 28, 2015 to be assured of the burden of the proposed collection
plants. Additional detail on area in
of consideration. of information, including the validity of
production, operation value of sales,
the methodology and assumptions used;
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, and agricultural workers is included.
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
identified by docket number 0535–0093, Content changes are minimal year to
and clarity of the information to be
by any of the following methods: year, with the goal of avoiding
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. significant changes to the length and
Include docket number above in the burden associated with each burden of the collection of information
subject line of the message. questionnaire. The only program change on those who are to respond, through
• E-Fax: (855) 838–6382. anticipated will be the discontinuation the use of appropriate automated,
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– of the Poinsettia and Export Sales electronic, mechanical, technological, or
ROM submissions to: David Hancock, Surveys in Hawaii that are approved in other forms of information technology
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. the current PRA, expiring on January 31, collection techniques.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 2016. These statistics are used by the All responses to this notice will
South Building, 1400 Independence U.S. Department of Agriculture to help become a matter of public record and be
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– administer programs and by growers summarized in the request for OMB
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2024. and marketers in making production approval.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand and marketing decisions. Signed at Washington, DC, May 18, 2015.
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Authority: These data will be
R. Renee Picanso,
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 2204(a). Individually identifiable data Associate Administrator.
1400 Independence Avenue SW., collected under this authority are [FR Doc. 2015–13013 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am]
Washington, DC 20250–2024. governed by Section 1770 of the Food BILLING CODE 3410–20–P
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| Dates | Comments on this notice must be received by July 28, 2015 to be assured of consideration. | |
| Contact | R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS-OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388 or at [email protected] | |
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