82 FR 28814 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28814-28815]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13264]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 21, 2017.
    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 26, 
2017 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

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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: Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR).
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0254.
    Summary of Collection: The Current Agricultural Industrial Reports 
(CAIR) surveys have become an integral part of the Census of 
Agriculture and numerous other surveys conducted by NASS. Under the 
authority of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-113) 
and defined under Title 7, Sec. 2204(g), these surveys will be 
mandatory. The data from the CAIR surveys will supply data users with 
important information on the utilization of many of the crops, 
livestock, and poultry produced in the U.S.
    Need and Use of the Information: Data from these surveys is 
essential to measuring the consumption of agricultural products in the 
production of numerous consumer goods. Agricultural products such as 
grain, oilseeds, fibers, and animal co-products is used in the creation 
of cooking oils, flour, lubricants, fuel, fabrics, soap, paint, methyl 
esters, resins, and numerous other products. The data are needed to 
provide a more complete picture of the importance of agriculture to the 
American population. Data from the instruments are published and 
publications are available to everyone at the same time on the NASS Web 
site.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,420.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,490.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13264 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am]
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