81 FR 2839 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 2839] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00914] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 13, 2016. 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 are requested regarding: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 February 18, 2016 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: Local Food Marketing Practices Survey OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW Summary of Collection: Data will be collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Section 10016(a)(1)(A) of the 2014 Farm Bill (Public Law 113-79) directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to collect data on ``the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products,'' while Section 10016(b)(2) requires USDA to ``conduct surveys and analysis and publish reports relating to the production, handling, distribution, retail sales, and trend studies. . . of or on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.'' The survey will gather data on production, risk management, and marketing practices. Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Local Foods Survey will be a Census follow-on-survey. Need and Use of the Information: A growing interest 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. The institution of the USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative was designed to eliminate organizational barriers to improve coordination and availability of resources for the promotion of local food systems. The primary purpose of the survey is to produce benchmark statistics on the number of operations that produce local foods, the value of local foods sales (in total and by specific marketing channel), and marketing practices and expenses. Farms in all 50 states will be asked to provide these data. Statistics from this survey will be used by state agencies to better understand, support, and promote their local food markets, as well as by researchers studying local foods. Description of Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers. Number of Respondents: 28,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 21,000. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-00914 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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The production of distillers’ grains Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87K; 7 U.S.C. National Agricultural Statistics Service
has continued to grow in recent years 1621–1638D
concurrent with increased ethanol Title: Local Food Marketing Practices
Larry Mitchell,
production. GIPSA will broadly refer to Survey
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
‘‘distillers’ grains’’ as being any of the Stockyards Administration. OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW
plethora of co-products generated by [FR Doc. 2016–00847 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am] Summary of Collection: Data will be
dry-mill ethanol plants, including BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
distillers’ wet grains (DWG), distillers’ 2204(a). Section 10016(a)(1)(A) of the
dried grains (DDG), distillers’ wet grains 2014 Farm Bill (Public Law 113–79)
with solubles (DWGS), distillers’ dried DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE directs the Department of Agriculture
grains with solubles (DDGS), and (USDA) to collect data on ‘‘the
condensed distillers’ solubles (CDS), National Agricultural Statistics Service
production and marketing of locally or
unless otherwise specified. According to Submission for OMB Review; regionally produced agricultural food
USDA’s Economic Research Service, the Comment Request products,’’ while Section 10016(b)(2)
United States produced an estimated requires USDA to ‘‘conduct surveys and
44.6 million metric tons of DDGS in the January 13, 2016.
analysis and publish reports relating to
2014/15 crop year, compared to 12.4 The Department of Agriculture has
the production, handling, distribution,
million metric tons of DDGS in 2006/07, submitted the following information
retail sales, and trend studies. . . of or
when GIPSA’s previous ANPR was first collection requirement(s) to OMB for
on locally or regionally produced
published. Increasing supply, two years review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, agricultural food products.’’ The survey
of higher prices for competing feeds will gather data on production, risk
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
(soybean meal and corn), and successful management, and marketing practices.
requested regarding: (1) Whether the
foreign market development efforts by Contingent upon the availability of
collection of information is necessary
USDA and trade associations have led to for the proper performance of the funding, the Local Foods Survey will be
a surge in DDGS exports from the functions of the agency, including a Census follow-on-survey.
United States. Exports now constitute whether the information will have Need and Use of the Information: A
nearly 25 percent of domestic DDGS practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the growing interest in support of local
production, totaling 11.0 million metric agency’s estimate of burden including agricultural economies through the
tons in the 2014/15 crop year, compared the validity of the methodology and purchase of foods from sources that are
to exports of only 14.5 percent of assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance geographically close to the consuming
production, totaling 1.8 million metric the quality, utility and clarity of the areas, via channels that are direct from
tons in 2006/07. information to be collected; (4) ways to farm to consumer or at most one step
In order for U.S. standards and minimize the burden of the collection of removed. The institution of the USDA
grading procedures to remain relevant, information on those who are to Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
GIPSA is issuing this Request for respond, including through the use of
Initiative was designed to eliminate
Information to invite interested parties appropriate automated, electronic,
organizational barriers to improve
to submit comments, ideas, and mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of coordination and availability of
recommendations on GIPSA’s role in resources for the promotion of local
information technology.
the marketing of grain, oilseeds, and food systems. The primary purpose of
Comments regarding this information
related agricultural products, including collection received by February 18, 2016 the survey is to produce benchmark
distillers’ grains. All interested persons will be considered. Written comments statistics on the number of operations
are specifically encouraged to comment should be addressed to: Desk Officer for that produce local foods, the value of
on the following issues related to this Agriculture, Office of Information and local foods sales (in total and by specific
notice: Regulatory Affairs, Office of marketing channel), and marketing
1. Are there any market-identified Management and Budget (OMB), New practices and expenses. Farms in all 50
quality attributes that GIPSA does not Executive Office Building, 725—17th states will be asked to provide these
currently describe (or provide testing) Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503. data. Statistics from this survey will be
that would facilitate the marketing of Commenters are encouraged to submit used by state agencies to better
grain, oilseeds, and related products? their comments to OMB via email to: understand, support, and promote their
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax local food markets, as well as by
2. What role should GIPSA take, if
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental researchers studying local foods.
any, in standardizing the testing of Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
inputs and outputs of ethanol co- Description of Respondents: Farmers
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
product processing? Has anything 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may and Ranchers.
changed in the marketing of ethanol and be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. Number of Respondents: 28,000.
ethanol co-products since GIPSA’s last An agency may not conduct or Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
ANPR in 2007 related to sponsor a collection of information Annually.
standardization, product description, or unless the collection of information
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quality assessment? displays a currently valid OMB control Total Burden Hours: 21,000.
3. Are there any other services that number and the agency informs Charlene Parker,
GIPSA could offer to facilitate the potential persons who are to respond to Departmental Information Collection
marketing of grain, oilseeds, or related the collection of information that such Clearance Officer.
products? persons are not required to respond to [FR Doc. 2016–00914 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
the collection of information unless it
BILLING CODE 3410–20–P
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
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