83_FR_27864 83 FR 27749 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

83 FR 27749 - Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 115 (June 14, 2018)

Page Range27749-27750
FR Document2018-12769

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.

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[FR Doc No: 2018-12769]


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / 
Notices

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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 (PRA) 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 Floriculture Survey. 
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 August 13, 2018 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0093, by any of the following methods:
     Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include 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: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-2707. 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 
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Floriculture Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0093.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2018.
    Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an 
Information Collection for 3 years.
    Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates 
of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The 
Floriculture Survey was previously conducted in 15 States (California, 
Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, 
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and 
Washington) and obtained basic agricultural statistics on production 
and value of floriculture products. The target population for this 
survey is all operations with production and sales of at least $10,000 
of floriculture products. New floriculture operations that are 
discovered during the 2017 Census of Agriculture will be added to the 
list of potential respondents. The retail and wholesale quantity and 
value of sales are collected for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering 
plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/garden plants, herbaceous 
perennials, cut cultivated florist greens, propagative floriculture 
material, and unfinished plants. Additional detail on area in 
production, operation value of sales, and agricultural workers is 
included. Content changes are minimal year to year, with the goal of 
avoiding significant changes to the survey length and respondent burden 
associated with each questionnaire. The only program change currently 
being considered involves the possible rotation and/or expansion of the 
States included in the survey. These statistics are used by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture to help administer programs and by growers 
and marketers in making production and marketing decisions.
    Authority: 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 is estimated to average between 10 and 60 minutes per 
respondent. In all states except Hawaii, operations with less than 
$100,000 in sales of floriculture products respond to a reduced number 
of questions related to operation characteristics while operations with 
sales greater than $100,000 complete the entire questionnaire. In 
Hawaii, all operations with sales of at least $10,000 will complete the 
full questionnaire.
    Respondents: Farms and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,600.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,700 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 techniques.
    All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record 
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.


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    Signed at Washington, DC, May 31, 2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-12769 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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27749 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 115 Thursday, June 14, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 contains documents other than rules or this information collection and related U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to proposed rules that are applicable to the instructions can be obtained without afford strict confidentiality to non- public. Notices of hearings and investigations, charge from David Hancock, NASS— aggregated data provided by committee meetings, agency decisions and OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– rulings, delegations of authority, filing of respondents. This Notice is submitted in petitions and applications and agency 2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. accordance with the Paperwork statements of organization and functions are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– examples of documents appearing in this Title: Floriculture Survey. 13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office section. OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. of Management and Budget regulations Expiration Date of Approval: at 5 CFR part 1320. November 30, 2018. NASS also complies with OMB DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Type of Request: Intent to Seek Implementation Guidance, Approval to Revise and Extend an National Agricultural Statistics Service ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V Information Collection for 3 years. of the E-Government Act, Confidential Abstract: The primary objective of the Notice of Intent To Request Revision National Agricultural Statistics Service Information Protection and Statistical and Extension of a Currently Approved Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ is to prepare and issue State and Information Collection Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June national estimates of crop and livestock AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics production, prices, and disposition. The 15, 2007, p. 33362. Service, USDA. Floriculture Survey was previously Estimate of Burden: Public reporting ACTION: Notice and request for conducted in 15 States (California, burden for this collection of information comments. Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, is estimated to average between 10 and Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North 60 minutes per respondent. In all states SUMMARY: In accordance with the Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, except Hawaii, operations with less than Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of South Carolina, Texas, and Washington) $100,000 in sales of floriculture 1995, this notice announces the and obtained basic agricultural statistics products respond to a reduced number intention of the National Agricultural on production and value of floriculture of questions related to operation Statistics Service (NASS) to request products. The target population for this characteristics while operations with revision and extension of a currently survey is all operations with production sales greater than $100,000 complete the approved information collection, the and sales of at least $10,000 of entire questionnaire. In Hawaii, all Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden floriculture products. New floriculture operations with sales of at least $10,000 hours will be needed due to changes in operations that are discovered during will complete the full questionnaire. the size of the target population, the 2017 Census of Agriculture will be sampling design, and/or questionnaire Respondents: Farms and businesses. added to the list of potential length. respondents. The retail and wholesale Estimated Number of Respondents: DATES: Comments on this notice must be quantity and value of sales are collected 7,600. received by August 13, 2018 to be for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering Estimated Total Annual Burden on assured of consideration. plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/ Respondents: 4,700 hours. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, garden plants, herbaceous perennials, Comments: Comments are invited on: identified by docket number 0535–0093, cut cultivated florist greens, propagative (a) Whether the proposed collection of by any of the following methods: floriculture material, and unfinished information is necessary for the proper • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. plants. Additional detail on area in performance of the functions of the Include docket number above in the production, operation value of sales, agency, including whether the subject line of the message. and agricultural workers is included. information will have practical utility; • efax: (855) 838–6382. Content changes are minimal year to • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate year, with the goal of avoiding ROM submissions to: David Hancock, of the burden of the proposed collection significant changes to the survey length NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. of information, including the validity of and respondent burden associated with Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 the methodology and assumptions used; each questionnaire. The only program South Building, 1400 Independence (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, change currently being considered Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– and clarity of the information to be involves the possible rotation and/or 2024. expansion of the States included in the collected; and (d) ways to minimize the • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand survey. These statistics are used by the burden of the collection of information deliver to: David Hancock, NASS U.S. Department of Agriculture to help on those who are to respond, through Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of administer programs and by growers the use of appropriate automated, daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, and marketers in making production electronic, mechanical, technological, or 1400 Independence Avenue SW, and marketing decisions. other forms of information technology Washington, DC 20250–2024. Authority: These data will be collection techniques. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. All responses to this notice will Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 2204(a). 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ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by August 13, 2018 to be assured of consideration.
ContactKevin L. Barnes, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-2707. 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]
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