82_FR_8411 82 FR 8396 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

82 FR 8396 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 15 (January 25, 2017)

Page Range8396-8397
FR Document2017-01666

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 Agricultural 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8396-8397]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01666]


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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 Agricultural 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.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 27, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: 
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     Efax: (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) 720-4333. 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Agricultural Surveys Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0213.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2017.

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    Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved 
information collection for a period of three 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, farm numbers, land values, 
on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop management practices, as well as the 
Census of Agriculture. The Agricultural Surveys Program contains a 
series of surveys that obtains basic agricultural data from farmers, 
ranchers, and feedlots throughout the Nation for preparing agricultural 
estimates and forecasts of crop acreage, yield, and production; stocks 
of grains and soybeans; hog and pig numbers; sheep inventory and lamb 
crop; cattle inventory; cattle on feed; grazing fees; and land values. 
Uses of the statistical information collected by these surveys are 
extensive and varied. Producers, farm organizations, agribusinesses, 
commodity exchanges, State and national farm policy makers, and 
government agencies are important users of these statistics. 
Agricultural statistics are used to plan and administer other related 
Federal and State programs in such areas as consumer protection, 
conservation, foreign trade, education, and recreation.
    These 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 will range from 5 to 30 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers and Feed Lots.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 515,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 205,000 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, January 12, 2017.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
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8396 Notices Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 15 Wednesday, January 25, 2017 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER displays a currently valid OMB control DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE contains documents other than rules or number. proposed rules that are applicable to the National Agricultural Statistics Service public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Food and Nutrition Service committee meetings, agency decisions and Notice of Intent To Request Revision rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Regulations, Part and Extension of a Currently Approved petitions and applications and agency Information Collection statements of organization and functions are 275—Quality Control. examples of documents appearing in this OMB Control Number: 0584–0303. AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics section. Summary of Collection: Section 16 of Service, USDA. the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the ACTION: Notice and request for Act), provides the legislative basis for comments. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the operation of the Supplemental Submission for OMB Review; Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comment Request Quality Control (QC) system. The Food Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this and Nutrition Service (FNS), as notice announces the intention of the January 19, 2017. administrator of the SNAP, requires National Agricultural Statistics Service The Department of Agriculture has each State agency to develop a sampling (NASS) to request revision and submitted the following information plan that demonstrates the integrity of extension of a currently approved collection requirement(s) to OMB for its case selection procedures. The QC information collection, the Agricultural review and clearance under the system is designed to measure each Surveys Program. Revision to burden Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, State agency’s payment error rate based hours will be needed due to changes in Public Law 104–13. Comments are on a statistically valid sample of SNAP the size of the target population, requested regarding (1) whether the cases. The QC system contains sampling design, and/or questionnaire collection of information is necessary procedures for resolving differences in length. for the proper performance of the review findings between State agencies functions of the agency, including DATES: Comments on this notice must be and FNS (arbitration process). The QC received by March 27, 2017 to be whether the information will have system also contains procedures that practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the assured of consideration. provide relief for State agencies when a agency’s estimate of burden including State agency can demonstrate that a part ADDRESSES: the validity of the methodology and or all of an excessive error rate was due • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance to an unusual event that had an Include the docket number above in the the quality, utility and clarity of the uncontrollable impact on the State subject line of the message. information to be collected; and (4) agency’s payment error rate (good cause • Efax: (855) 838–6382. ways to minimize the burden of the process). Additionally, State agencies • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– collection of information on those who are required to maintain case records for ROM submissions to: David Hancock, are to respond, including through the three years to ensure compliance with NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. use of appropriate automated, provisions of the Food and Nutrition Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 electronic, mechanical, or other Act of 2008. South Building, 1400 Independence technological collection techniques or Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– Need and Use of the Information: The other forms of information technology. 2024. quality control information collection is Comments regarding this information • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand necessary to meet the requirements of collection received by February 24, 2017 deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Section 16 of the Act, which requires will be considered. Written comments Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of USDA to establish a system that should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, enhances payment accuracy and Agriculture, Office of Information and 1400 Independence Avenue SW., improves administration by determining Regulatory Affairs, Office of Washington, DC 20250–2024. payment error rates, liabilities and Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_ performance bonuses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) Description of Respondents: State, R. Renee Picanso, Associate 395–5806 and to Departmental Local, or Tribal Government; Federal Administrator, National Agricultural Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Government. Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Number of Respondents: 53. Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may this information collection and related be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Frequency of Responses: An agency may not conduct or instructions can be obtained without Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; sponsor a collection of information charge from David Hancock, NASS– mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Annually. unless the collection of information OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– Total Burden Hours: 2,268. 2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs Charlene Parker, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: potential persons who are to respond to Departmental Information Collection Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. the collection of information that such Clearance Officer. OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. persons are not required to respond to [FR Doc. 2017–01641 Filed 1–24–17; 8:45 am] Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, the collection of information unless it BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 2017. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 15 / Wednesday, January 25, 2017 / Notices 8397 Type of Request: To revise and extend Comments: Comments are invited on: open comment period will be provided a currently approved information (a) Whether the proposed collection of to allow members of the public to make collection for a period of three years. information is necessary for the proper a statement as time allows. The Abstract: The primary objective of the performance of the functions of the conference call operator will ask callers National Agricultural Statistics Service agency, including whether the to identify themselves, the organization (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue information will have practical utility; they are affiliated with (if any), and an State and national estimates of crop and (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate email address prior to placing callers livestock production, prices and of the burden of the proposed collection into the conference room. Callers can disposition as well as economic of information including the validity of expect to incur regular charges for calls statistics, farm numbers, land values, the methodology and assumptions used; they initiate over wireless lines, on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, according to their wireless plan. The management practices, as well as the and clarity of the information to be Commission will not refund any Census of Agriculture. The Agricultural collected; and (d) ways to minimize the incurred charges. Callers will incur no Surveys Program contains a series of burden of the collection of information charge for calls they initiate over land- surveys that obtains basic agricultural on those who are to respond, through line connections to the toll-free data from farmers, ranchers, and the use of appropriate automated, telephone number. Persons with hearing feedlots throughout the Nation for electronic, mechanical, technological or impairments may also follow the preparing agricultural estimates and other forms of information technology proceedings by first calling the Federal forecasts of crop acreage, yield, and collection methods. All responses to Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and production; stocks of grains and this notice will become a matter of providing the Service with the soybeans; hog and pig numbers; sheep public record and be summarized in the conference call number and conference inventory and lamb crop; cattle request for OMB approval. ID number. inventory; cattle on feed; grazing fees; Signed at Washington, DC, January 12, Members of the public are also and land values. Uses of the statistical 2017. entitled to submit written comments; information collected by these surveys R. Renee Picanso, the comments must be received in the are extensive and varied. Producers, Associate Administrator. regional office within 30 days following farm organizations, agribusinesses, the meeting. Written comments may be [FR Doc. 2017–01666 Filed 1–24–17; 8:45 am] commodity exchanges, State and mailed to the Midwestern Regional BILLING CODE 3410–20–P national farm policy makers, and Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, government agencies are important 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, users of these statistics. Agricultural IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the statistics are used to plan and COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Commission at (312) 353–8324, or administer other related Federal and emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@ Notice of Public Meeting of the State programs in such areas as usccr.gov. Persons who desire Arkansas Advisory Committee for an consumer protection, conservation, additional information may contact the Orientation Meeting and To Discuss foreign trade, education, and recreation. Midwestern Regional Office at (312) Civil Rights Topics in the State These data will be collected under the 353–8311. authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Individually identifiable data collected Rights. Records generated from this meeting under this authority are governed by may be inspected and reproduced at the ACTION: Announcement of meeting. Section 1770 of the Food Security Act Midwestern Regional Office, as they of 1985, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, become available, both before and after which requires USDA to afford strict pursuant to the provisions of the rules the meeting. Records of the meeting will confidentiality to non-aggregated data and regulations of the U.S. Commission be available via www.facadatabase.gov provided by respondents. This Notice is on Civil Rights (Commission) and the under the Commission on Civil Rights, submitted in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that Arkansas Advisory Committee link Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the Arkansas Advisory Committee (http://www.facadatabase.gov/ Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et (Committee) will hold a meeting on committee/meetings.aspx?cid=236). seq.) and Office of Management and Monday, February 13, 2017, at 12:00 Persons interested in the work of this Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. noon CST for the purpose of committee Committee are directed to the NASS also complies with OMB orientation and a discussion on civil Commission’s Web site, http:// Implementation Guidance, rights topics affecting the state. www.usccr.gov, or may contact the ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V DATES: The meeting will be held on Midwestern Regional Office at the above of the E-Government Act, Confidential Monday, February 13, 2017, at 12:00 email or street address. Information Protection and Statistical noon. CST. Agenda Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ Public Call Information: Dial: 888– Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 395–3241, Conference ID: 8639876. Welcome and Introductions 15, 2007, p. 33362. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Committee Orientation Estimate of Burden: Public reporting David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@ Civil Rights Topics in Arkansas burden for this collection of information usccr.gov or 312–353–8311. Public Comment Future Plans and Actions: Civil Rights in will range from 5 to 30 minutes per SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Arkansas response. of the public can listen to the Adjournment Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers and discussion. This meeting is available to Feed Lots. Dated: January 18, 2017. the public through the following toll- Estimated Number of Respondents: free call-in number: 888–395–3241, David Mussatt, 515,000. conference ID: 8639876. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 March 27, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
ContactR. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. 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 Citation82 FR 8396 
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