83 FR 24274 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-11214 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24274-24275] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11214] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request May 21, 2018. The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date of publication of this notice. 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; and (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 should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; 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. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received by June 25, 2018. 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: Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post- Harvest Chemical Use Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0535-0218. Summary of Collection: The primary functions of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, and prices and to collect information on related environmental and economic factors. Detailed economic and environmental data for various crops and livestock help to maintain a stable economic atmosphere and reduce the risk for production, marketing, and distribution operations. The Agricultural Resource Management Surveys (ARMS), are the primary source of information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a broad range of issues related to agricultural resource use, cost of production, and farm sector financial conditions. NASS uses a variety of survey instruments to collect the information in conjunction with these studies. General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. Need and Use of the Information: ARMS is the only annual source of whole farm information available for objective evaluation of many critical issues related to agriculture and the rural economy, such as: Whole farm finance data, marketing information, input usage, production practices, and crop substitution possibilities. Without these data, decision makers cannot analyze and report on critical issues that affect farms and farm households when pesticide regulatory actions are being considered. Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 131,619. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 105,615. National Agricultural Statistics Service Title: Irrigation and Water Management Survey (IWMS). OMB Control Number: 0535-0234. Summary of Collection: The Irrigation and Water Management Survey (IWMS) is a reinstatement of a previously conducted survey (2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey). The IWMS is a follow-on survey and in integral part of the 2017 Census of Agriculture which is conducted every five years under the authority of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-113). This law requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture beginning in 2002 and every fifth year thereafter (prior to 1997 the census was conducted by the Department of Commerce). The 2018 IWMS will be obtaining data describing the irrigation activities of U.S. farm operations. Some of these activities are of National concern, such as the use of chemigation, fertigation and water-conserving practices of irrigators. The 2018 IWMS will play an important part in providing critically needed data to address these types of issues. Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information from the IWMS on acres irrigated by land use category, acres and yields of irrigated and non-irrigated crops, quantity of water applied, method of application to selected crops, acres irrigated, quantity of water used by source, acres irrigated by type of water distribution systems, and number of irrigation wells and pumps. The primary purpose of IWMS is to provide detailed data relating to on-farm irrigation activities for use in preparing a wide variety of water-related local programs, economic models, legislative initiatives, market analyses, and feasibility studies. The absence of the study data would certainly affect irrigation policy decisions, federal programs, legislation, and impact studies would instead be subject to greater uncertainty and error. Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 35,100. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one-time). 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and State Grain is for the period Agriculture, Office of Information and crop substitution possibilities. Without
beginning January 1, 2019, to December Regulatory Affairs, Office of these data, decision makers cannot
31, 2023. To apply for designation or to Management and Budget (OMB), New analyze and report on critical issues that
request more information on the Executive Office Building, Washington, affect farms and farm households when
geographic areas serviced by these DC; New Executive Office Building, pesticide regulatory actions are being
official agencies, contact Jacob Thein at 725—17th Street NW, Washington, DC, considered.
the address listed above. 20503. Commenters are encouraged to Description of Respondents: Farms;
submit their comments to OMB via Business or other for-profit.
Request for Comments email to: OIRA_Submission@ Number of Respondents: 131,619.
We are publishing this Notice to omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
provide interested persons the to Departmental Clearance Office, Annually.
opportunity to comment on the quality USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Total Burden Hours: 105,615.
of services provided by the Kansas, Washington, DC 20250–7602. National Agricultural Statistics Service
Minot, Tri-State, Idaho, Ohio Valley, Comments regarding these
Utah, Cal-Agri, Virginia, and State Grain information collections are best assured Title: Irrigation and Water
official agencies. In the designation of having their full effect if received by Management Survey (IWMS).
process, we are particularly interested June 25, 2018. Copies of the OMB Control Number: 0535–0234.
submission(s) may be obtained by Summary of Collection: The Irrigation
in receiving comments citing reasons
calling (202) 720–8681. and Water Management Survey (IWMS)
and pertinent data supporting or
An agency may not conduct or is a reinstatement of a previously
objecting to the designation of the
sponsor a collection of information conducted survey (2013 Farm and
applicant(s). Submit all comments to
unless the collection of information Ranch Irrigation Survey). The IWMS is
Jacob Thein at the above address or at
displays a currently valid OMB control a follow-on survey and in integral part
http://www.regulations.gov.
number and the agency informs of the 2017 Census of Agriculture which
We consider applications, comments,
potential persons who are to respond to is conducted every five years under the
and other available information when
the collection of information that such authority of the Census of Agriculture
determining which applicants will be
persons are not required to respond to Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–113). This law
designated.
the collection of information unless it requires the Secretary of Agriculture to
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. displays a currently valid OMB control conduct a census of agriculture
Dated: May 22, 2018. number. beginning in 2002 and every fifth year
Greg Ibach, thereafter (prior to 1997 the census was
National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted by the Department of
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory
Programs. Title: Agricultural Resource Commerce). The 2018 IWMS will be
[FR Doc. 2018–11294 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am] Management, Chemical Use, and Post- obtaining data describing the irrigation
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Harvest Chemical Use Surveys. activities of U.S. farm operations. Some
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. of these activities are of National
Summary of Collection: The primary concern, such as the use of chemigation,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE functions of the National Agricultural fertigation and water-conserving
Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare practices of irrigators. The 2018 IWMS
Submission for OMB Review; and issue State and national estimates of will play an important part in providing
Comment Request crop and livestock production, critically needed data to address these
disposition, and prices and to collect types of issues.
May 21, 2018. information on related environmental Need and Use of the Information:
The Department of Agriculture will and economic factors. Detailed NASS will collect information from the
submit the following information economic and environmental data for IWMS on acres irrigated by land use
collection requirement(s) to OMB for various crops and livestock help to category, acres and yields of irrigated
review and clearance under the maintain a stable economic atmosphere and non-irrigated crops, quantity of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and reduce the risk for production, water applied, method of application to
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date marketing, and distribution operations. selected crops, acres irrigated, quantity
of publication of this notice. Comments The Agricultural Resource Management of water used by source, acres irrigated
are requested regarding: (1) Whether the Surveys (ARMS), are the primary source by type of water distribution systems,
collection of information is necessary of information for the U.S. Department and number of irrigation wells and
for the proper performance of the of Agriculture on a broad range of issues pumps. The primary purpose of IWMS
functions of the agency, including related to agricultural resource use, cost is to provide detailed data relating to
whether the information will have of production, and farm sector financial on-farm irrigation activities for use in
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the conditions. NASS uses a variety of preparing a wide variety of water-
agency’s estimate of burden including survey instruments to collect the related local programs, economic
the validity of the methodology and information in conjunction with these models, legislative initiatives, market
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance studies. General authority for these data analyses, and feasibility studies. The
the quality, utility and clarity of the collection activities is granted under absence of the study data would
information to be collected; and (4) U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. certainly affect irrigation policy
ways to minimize the burden of the Need and Use of the Information: decisions, federal programs, legislation,
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collection of information on those who ARMS is the only annual source of and impact studies would instead be
are to respond, including through the whole farm information available for subject to greater uncertainty and error.
use of appropriate automated, objective evaluation of many critical Description of Respondents: Farms;
electronic, mechanical, or other issues related to agriculture and the Business or other for-profit.
technological collection techniques or rural economy, such as: Whole farm Number of Respondents: 35,100.
other forms of information technology finance data, marketing information, Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for input usage, production practices, and Other (one-time).
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Total Burden Hours: 25,577. Instructions: All items submitted by necessary to reflect comments received
mail or electronic mail must include the and any additional information that
Ruth Brown,
Agency name and docket number FSIS– becomes available. FSIS is seeking
Departmental Information Collection 2018–0006. Comments received in comments on this guideline as part of its
Clearance Officer.
response to this docket will be made efforts to continuously assess and
[FR Doc. 2018–11214 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
available for public inspection and improve the effectiveness of policy
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personal information, to http://
Additional Public Notification
www.regulations.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Docket: For access to background Public awareness of all segments of
Food Safety and Inspection Service documents or comments received, call rulemaking and policy development is
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[Docket No. FSIS–2018–0006] visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 announce this Federal Register
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, publication on-line through the FSIS
Availability of FSIS Guideline for Washington, DC 20250–3700. web page located at: http://
Determining Whether a Livestock www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Slaughter or Processing Firm Is
Roberta Wagner, Assistant FSIS also will make copies of this
Exempt From the Inspection
Administrator, Office of Policy and publication available through the FSIS
Requirements of the Federal Meat
Program Development; Telephone: (202) Constituent Update, which is used to
Inspection Act
205–0495. provide information regarding FSIS
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Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing wholesome, and correctly labeled and page. Through the web page, FSIS is
the availability of and requesting packaged. For meat or meat food able to provide information to a much
comments on a guideline for businesses products, FSIS requires continuous broader, more diverse audience. In
that slaughter livestock or process meat inspection in the case of slaughter and addition, FSIS offers an email
and meat food products on the at least daily inspection for processing, subscription service which provides
exemptions to the inspection unless an exemption applies. The automatic and customized access to
requirements of the Federal Meat exemptions are located in the Federal selected food safety news and
Inspection Act. The guideline explains Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. information. This service is available at:
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apply, and which FSIS regulatory (9 CFR 303.1). Options range from recalls to export
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print at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/ business models and trends in USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
portal/fsis/topics/regulatory- procurement, and sales, and
compliance/compliance-guides-index distribution. Generally, livestock No agency, officer, or employee of the
once copies of the guideline have been slaughtered or processed by the owner USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
published. or that which is custom slaughtered for color, national origin, religion, sex,
FSIS invites interested persons to use by the owner and his or her family gender identity, sexual orientation,
submit comments on this guideline. or non-paying guests are exempt from disability, age, marital status, family/
Comments may be submitted by one of FSIS’s inspection requirements. Also parental status, income derived from a
the following methods: exempt from inspection are businesses public assistance program, or political
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website provides the ability to type stores, restaurants, restaurant central deny the benefits of, or subject to
short comments directly into the kitchens, or caterers. discrimination any person in the United
comment field on this web page or Businesses operating under an States under any program or activity
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go exemption are not exempt from the conducted by the USDA.
to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow adulteration and misbranding How To File a Complaint of
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Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department recordkeeping, access to places of complete the USDA Program
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Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065, records still apply. www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
Washington, DC 20250–3700. FSIS encourages interested parties docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
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