81_FR_17494 81 FR 17434 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

81 FR 17434 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)

Page Range17434-17434
FR Document2016-07034

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 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 Vegetable Surveys Program. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length. Some of the vegetable production surveys will incorporate sampling of the total population of producers, while the processing surveys will involve a total enumeration of the entire population. Changes are being made to some of the questionnaires to accommodate changes in the industry and to make the questionnaires easier for the respondent to complete. This should help to reduce respondent burden and improve the overall response rates.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17434]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07034]


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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.

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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 request revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection, the Vegetable Surveys Program. 
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of 
the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length. 
Some of the vegetable production surveys will incorporate sampling of 
the total population of producers, while the processing surveys will 
involve a total enumeration of the entire population. Changes are being 
made to some of the questionnaires to accommodate changes in the 
industry and to make the questionnaires easier for the respondent to 
complete. This should help to reduce respondent burden and improve the 
overall response rates.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 31, 2016 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0037, 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, 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: Vegetable Surveys Program.
    OMB Number: 0535-0037.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 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 (NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue State and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and 
disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental statistics 
related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of Agriculture. 
The Vegetable Surveys Program obtains basic agricultural statistics for 
fresh market and processing vegetables in major producing States. 
Vegetable statistics are used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to 
help administer programs and by growers, processors, and marketers in 
making production and marketing decisions. The vegetable estimation 
program now consists of 25 selected crops. All questionnaires included 
in this information collection will be voluntary.
    Authority: These data will be collected under 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 (Pub. L. 104-113) 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 be between 5 and 20 minutes per respondent 
per survey.
    Respondents: Farms and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,000 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, March 15, 2016.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
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17434 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2016 / Notices Comments: Comments are invited on: DATES: Comments on this notice must be governed by Section 1770 of the Food (a) Whether the proposed collection of received by May 31, 2016 to be assured Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 information is necessary for the proper of consideration. U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to performance of the functions of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, afford strict confidentiality to non- agency, including whether the identified by docket number 0535–0037, aggregated data provided by information will have practical utility; by any of the following methods: respondents. This Notice is submitted in (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. accordance with the Paperwork of the burden of the proposed collection Include docket number above in the Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113) of information including the validity of subject line of the message. and Office of Management and Budget the methodology and assumptions used; • E-fax: (855) 838–6382. regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– also complies with OMB and clarity of the information to be ROM submissions to: David Hancock, Implementation Guidance, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V burden of the collection of information Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 of the E-Government Act, Confidential on those who are to respond, through South Building, 1400 Independence Information Protection and Statistical the use of appropriate automated, Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ electronic, mechanical, technological or 2024. Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June other forms of information technology • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 15, 2007, p. 33362. collection methods. deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of burden for this collection of information All responses to this notice will is estimated to be between 5 and 20 become a matter of public record and be Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., minutes per respondent per survey. summarized in the request for OMB Respondents: Farms and businesses. approval. Washington, DC 20250–2024. Estimated Number of Respondents: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 20,000. Signed at Washington, DC, March 15, 2016. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, Estimated Total Annual Burden on R. Renee Picanso, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Respondents: 6,000 hours. Associate Administrator. U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) Comments: Comments are invited on: [FR Doc. 2016–07037 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am] 720–2707. Copies of this information (a) Whether the proposed collection of BILLING CODE 3410–20–P collection and related instructions can information is necessary for the proper be obtained without charge from David performance of the functions of the Hancock, NASS–OMB Clearance agency, including whether the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or at information will have practical utility; ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate National Agricultural Statistics Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of the burden of the proposed collection Notice of Intent To Request Revision Title: Vegetable Surveys Program. of information including the validity of and Extension of a Currently Approved OMB Number: 0535–0037. the methodology and assumptions used; Information Collection Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 2016. and clarity of the information to be AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Type of Request: Intent to Seek collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Service, USDA. Approval to Revise and Extend an burden of the collection of information Information Collection for 3 years. on those who are to respond, through ACTION: Notice and request for Abstract: The primary objective of the the use of appropriate automated, comments. National Agricultural Statistics Service electronic, mechanical, technological or (NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue other forms of information technology SUMMARY: In accordance with the State and national estimates of crop and collection methods. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this livestock production, prices, and All responses to this notice will notice announces the intention of the disposition; as well as economic become a matter of public record and be National Agricultural Statistics Service statistics, environmental statistics summarized in the request for OMB (NASS) to request revision and related to agriculture and also to approval. extension of a currently approved conduct the Census of Agriculture. The Signed at Washington, DC, March 15, 2016. information collection, the Vegetable Vegetable Surveys Program obtains R. Renee Picanso, Surveys Program. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by May 31, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ContactR. 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 Citation81 FR 17434 
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