81 FR 35296 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 106 (June 2, 2016)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 106 (June 2, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-12989 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 35296] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12989] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request May 26, 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 July 5, 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: Vegetable Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0535-0037. Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National Agricultural Statistics (NASS) is to prepare and issue current official state and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices and disposition. The Vegetable Surveys Program obtains basic agricultural statistics for fresh market and processing vegetables in major producing States. The vegetable program has two types of utilization: Some crops are processing only, some are fresh market only, and others are dual crops (both processing and fresh market). Vegetable processors are surveyed in August for acreage contracted and estimated yield. In late November, processors are asked for final acreage harvested, production, and value. The fresh market vegetable program consists of specialized growers who are surveyed at the conclusion of the growing season for estimates of crop production. Producers of onions, strawberries, and asparagus are surveyed in August to obtain forecasted acreage and production. NASS will collect information using surveys. Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information to estimate acreage intended to plant, acreage planted, acreage harvested, yield/production, price, and utilization for the various crops. The estimates provide vital statistics for growers, processors, and marketers to use in making production and marketing decisions. Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 19,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; Other (seasonally). Total Burden Hours: 5,838. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-12989 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-20-P
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Type of Respondents: Individuals. information to be collected; (4) ways to Need and Use of the Information:
Estimated Number of Respondents: minimize the burden of the collection of NASS will collect information to
900. information on those who are to estimate acreage intended to plant,
Estimated Number of Responses per respond, including through the use of acreage planted, acreage harvested,
Respondent: 1. appropriate automated, electronic, yield/production, price, and utilization
Estimated Total Annual Number of mechanical or other technological for the various crops. The estimates
Responses: 900. collection techniques or other forms of provide vital statistics for growers,
Estimated Average Time per information technology. processors, and marketers to use in
Responses: 0.25. Comments regarding this information making production and marketing
Estimated Total Annual Burden on collection received by July 5, 2016 will decisions.
Respondents: 225 hours. be considered. Written comments Description of Respondents: Farms;
We are requesting comments on all should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Business or other for-profit.
aspects of this information collection to Agriculture, Office of Information and Number of Respondents: 19,000.
help us to: Regulatory Affairs, Office of Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of Annually; Other (seasonally).
Management and Budget (OMB), New
information is necessary for the proper Total Burden Hours: 5,838.
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
performance of the functions of FSA,
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Charlene Parker,
including whether the information will
Commenters are encouraged to submit Departmental Information Collection
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s their comments to OMB via email to: Clearance Officer.
estimate of burden including the OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax [FR Doc. 2016–12989 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am]
validity of the methodology and (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental BILLING CODE 3410–20–P
assumptions used; Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
clarity of the information to be 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
collected; be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or Rural Business Cooperative Service
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information Submission for OMB Review;
are to respond, including through the Comment Request
use of appropriate automated, displays a currently valid OMB control
electronic, mechanical, or other number and the agency informs May 26, 2016.
technological collection techniques or potential persons who are to respond to The Department of Agriculture has
other forms of information technology. the collection of information that such submitted the following information
All responses to this notice, including persons are not required to respond to collection requirement(s) to OMB for
name and addresses when provided, the collection of information unless it review and clearance under the
will be summarized and included in the displays a currently valid OMB control Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
request for OMB approval. All number. Public Law 104–13. Comments are
comments will also become a matter of National Agricultural Statistics Service requested regarding (1) whether the
public record. collection of information is necessary
Title: Vegetable Surveys. for the proper performance of the
Val Dolcini, OMB Control Number: 0535–0037. functions of the agency, including
Administrator, Farm Service Agency. Summary of Collection: The primary whether the information will have
[FR Doc. 2016–12947 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am] function of the National Agricultural practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P Statistics (NASS) is to prepare and issue agency’s estimate of burden including
current official state and national the validity of the methodology and
estimates of crop and livestock assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE production, prices and disposition. The the quality, utility and clarity of the
Vegetable Surveys Program obtains information to be collected; and (4)
National Agricultural Statistics Service basic agricultural statistics for fresh ways to minimize the burden of the
Submission for OMB Review; market and processing vegetables in collection of information on those who
Comment Request major producing States. The vegetable are to respond, including through the
program has two types of utilization: use of appropriate automated,
May 26, 2016. Some crops are processing only, some electronic, mechanical, or other
The Department of Agriculture has are fresh market only, and others are technological collection techniques or
submitted the following information dual crops (both processing and fresh other forms of information technology.
collection requirement(s) to OMB for market). Vegetable processors are Comments regarding this information
review and clearance under the surveyed in August for acreage collection received by July 5, 2016 will
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, contracted and estimated yield. In late be considered. Written comments
Public Law 104–13. Comments are November, processors are asked for final should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
requested regarding (1) whether the acreage harvested, production, and Agriculture, Office of Information and
collection of information is necessary value. The fresh market vegetable Regulatory Affairs, Office of
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for the proper performance of the program consists of specialized growers Management and Budget (OMB), New
functions of the agency, including who are surveyed at the conclusion of Executive Office Building, 725 17th
whether the information will have the growing season for estimates of crop Street, NW., Washington, DC 20502.
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the production. Producers of onions, Commenters are encouraged to submit
agency’s estimate of burden including strawberries, and asparagus are their comments to OMB via email to:
the validity of the methodology and surveyed in August to obtain forecasted OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance acreage and production. NASS will fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
the quality, utility and clarity of the collect information using surveys. Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
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