80 FR 65195 - Notice of Intent To Request To Conduct a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

Page Range		65195-65196
FR Document		2015-27139

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek approval to conduct a new information collection to gather data related to the production and marketing of foods directly from farm producers to consumers or retailers. In addition NASS will collect some whole-farm data to be used to classify and group operations for summarizing and publication of results.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Request To Conduct a New Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service (NASS) to seek approval to conduct a new information collection 
to gather data related to the production and marketing of foods 
directly from farm producers to consumers or retailers. In addition 
NASS will collect some whole-farm data to be used to classify and group 
operations for summarizing and publication of results.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 28, 2015 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
NEW, by any of the following methods:
     Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 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,

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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) 720-2707. 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 
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Local Foods Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535--NEW.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to conduct a new 
information collection for a period of three years.
    Abstract: Interest is growing in support of local agricultural 
economies through the purchase of foods from sources that are 
geographically close to the consuming areas, via channels that are 
direct from farm to consumer or at most one step removed. Significant 
policy support for local food systems occurred with the institution of 
the USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative (KYF2) in 
September 2009. The KYF2 Initiative was designed to eliminate 
organizational barriers to improve coordination and availability of 
resources for the promotion of local food systems. This initiative is 
in response to the perceived consumer and producer interests. Many 
community and farm advocacy groups are requesting changes in the next 
major agricultural program legislation (the Farm Bill) that will 
directly target local foods producers, consumers, and markets. Despite 
the emphasis of policy makers, there are currently no available data 
sources that provide representative and reliable national estimates of 
local food production.
    As a direct response to this interest in local foods, NASS included 
a question in the 2012 Census of Agriculture to capture data needed to 
benchmark the size of the intermediated local foods market. Contingent 
upon the availability of funding, the Local Foods Survey will be a 
Census follow-on survey. As a follow-on survey, it will be sampled from 
respondents to the 2012 Census of Agriculture who reported product 
sales directly to consumers or to retail outlets that in turn sell 
directly to consumers. Response to this survey will be voluntary.
    Authority: The 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 50 minutes per response. NASS plans 
to mail out publicity materials with the questionnaires to inform 
producers of the importance of this survey. NASS will also use multiple 
mailings, followed up with phone and limited personal enumeration to 
increase response rates and to minimize data collection costs.
    Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 21,000 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 methods.
    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, October 16, 2015.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER An agency may not conduct or political subdivision in support of its
contains documents other than rules or sponsor a collection of information request and would take into account any
proposed rules that are applicable to the unless the collection of information comments received.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, displays a currently valid OMB control Description of Respondents: State,
committee meetings, agency decisions and number and the agency informs Local or Tribal Government.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
potential persons who are to respond to Number of Respondents: 1.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are the collection of information that such Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
examples of documents appearing in this persons are not required to respond to On occasion.
section. the collection of information unless it Total Burden Hours: 160.
displays a currently valid OMB control
Ruth Brown,
number.
Departmental Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Clearance Officer.
Service [FR Doc. 2015–27093 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service Title: Special Need Request Under the BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
Plant Protection Act.
Submission for OMB Review; OMB Control Number: 0579–0291.
Comment Request Summary of Collection: The Plant DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
October 20, 2015. seq.) authorizes the Secretary of National Agricultural Statistics Service
The Department of Agriculture has Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants, Notice of Intent To Request To
submitted the following information Conduct a New Information Collection
collection requirement(s) to OMB for plant products, and other articles to
review and clearance under the prevent the introduction of plant pests AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, into the United States or their Service, USDA.
Public Law 104–13. Comments dissemination within the United States. ACTION: Notice and request for
regarding (a) whether the collection of This authority has been delegated to the comments.
information is necessary for the proper Animal and Plant Health Inspection
performance of the functions of the Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department SUMMARY: In accordance with the
agency, including whether the of Agriculture, which administers Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
information will have practical utility; regulations to implement the PPA. notice announces the intention of the
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Regulations governing the interstate National Agricultural Statistics Service
of burden including the validity of the movement of plants, plant products, and (NASS) to seek approval to conduct a
methodology and assumptions used; (c) other articles are contained in 7 CFR new information collection to gather
ways to enhance the quality, utility and part 301, ‘‘Domestic Quarantine data related to the production and
clarity of the information to be Notices.’’ These regulations allow States marketing of foods directly from farm
collected; (d) ways to minimize the or political subdivisions of States to producers to consumers or retailers. In
burden of the collection of information request approval from APHIS to impose addition NASS will collect some whole-
on those who are to respond, including prohibitions or restrictions on the farm data to be used to classify and
through the use of appropriate movement in interstate commerce of group operations for summarizing and
automated, electronic, mechanical, or specific articles that pose a plant health publication of results.
other technological collection risk that are in addition to the
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
techniques or other forms of information prohibitions and restrictions imposed
received by December 28, 2015 to be
technology. by APHIS.
Need and Use of the Information: assured of consideration.
Comments regarding this information APHIS believes that specific ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
collection received by November 25, information—such as a pest data identified by docket number 0535–
2015 will be considered. Written detection survey with a pest risk NEW, by any of the following methods:
comments should be addressed to: Desk analysis that shows that a pest is not • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Officer for Agriculture, Office of present in a State, or if already present, Include docket number above in the
Information and Regulatory Affairs, the current distribution in the State, and subject line of the message.
Office of Management and Budget that the pest would harm or injure the • E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, environment and/or agricultural • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-
725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC resources of the State or political ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
20502. Commenters are encouraged to subdivision—is needed and would be NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
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submit their comments to OMB via considered along with more general Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
email to: OIRA_Submission@ information available to APHIS for the South Building, 1400 Independence
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 Administrator to be able to determine Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
and to Departmental Clearance Office, whether to grant or deny a request for 2024.
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, a special need exemption. The • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of administrator’s determination would be deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
the submission(s) may be obtained by based upon his or her review of the Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
calling (202) 720–8958. information submitted by the State or Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,

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Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by December 28, 2015 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-2707. 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]
FR Citation		80 FR 65195

80 FR 65195 - Notice of Intent To Request To Conduct a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service