83 FR 6834 - Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 32 (February 15, 2018)

Page Range		6834-6834
FR Document		2018-03142

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the 2018 Census of Aquaculture. Revision to previous burden hours may be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement of an 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 seek reinstatement of an information collection, the 
2018 Census of Aquaculture. Revision to previous burden hours may 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 April 16, 2018 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0237, by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     E-fax: (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 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 2018 Census of Aquaculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0237.
    Type of Request: Statement to Seek Reinstatement of an Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The population for the 2018 Census of Aquaculture will 
include all operations in each State that produced and sold or had the 
potential to sell $1,000 or more of aquaculture or aquaculture products 
during 2018. The aquaculture census will provide data on the number of 
farms, acreage, method of production, production and sales by 
aquaculture species, and sales outlets. Census data are used by the 
farmers, their representatives, the government, and many other groups 
of people concerned with the aquaculture industry. The census will 
provide a comprehensive inventory of aquaculture farms and their 
production. Results from the census will be used to evaluate new 
programs, disburse Federal funds, analyze market trends, and help 
determine the economic impact aquaculture has on the economy. The 
aquaculture census will provide the only source of dependable, 
comparable data by State.
    Authority: The census of agriculture and subsequent follow-on 
censuses are required by law under the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 
1997,'' Public Law 105-113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g). 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. The law guarantees farm operators that their individual 
information will be kept confidential. NASS uses the information only 
for statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 30 minutes per positive response, 2 
minutes per screen-out, and 2 minutes per refusal. The sample will 
equal the number of respondents who reported positive aquaculture data 
in the 2017 Census of Agriculture.
    Respondents: Farmers and Farm Managers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,000 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, including 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, February 2, 2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER instructions can be obtained without NASS uses the information only for
contains documents other than rules or charge from David Hancock, NASS— statistical purposes and publishes only
proposed rules that are applicable to the OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– tabulated total data.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, 2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
committee meetings, agency decisions and burden for this collection of information
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
petitions and applications and agency Title: 2018 Census of Aquaculture. is estimated to average 30 minutes per
statements of organization and functions are OMB Control Number: 0535–0237. positive response, 2 minutes per screen-
examples of documents appearing in this Type of Request: Statement to Seek out, and 2 minutes per refusal. The
section. Reinstatement of an Information sample will equal the number of
Collection. respondents who reported positive
Abstract: The population for the 2018 aquaculture data in the 2017 Census of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Census of Aquaculture will include all Agriculture.
operations in each State that produced Respondents: Farmers and Farm
National Agricultural Statistics Service and sold or had the potential to sell Managers.
$1,000 or more of aquaculture or Estimated Number of Respondents:
Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement 6,000.
aquaculture products during 2018. The
of an Information Collection Estimated Total Annual Burden on
aquaculture census will provide data on
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics the number of farms, acreage, method of Respondents: 3,000 hours.
Service, USDA. production, production and sales by Comments: Comments are invited on:
ACTION: Notice and request for aquaculture species, and sales outlets. (a) Whether the proposed collection of
comments. Census data are used by the farmers, information is necessary for the proper
their representatives, the government, performance of the functions of the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the and many other groups of people agency, including whether the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this concerned with the aquaculture information will have practical utility;
notice announces the intention of the industry. The census will provide a (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
National Agricultural Statistics Service comprehensive inventory of aquaculture of the burden of the proposed collection
(NASS) to seek reinstatement of an farms and their production. Results of information including the validity of
information collection, the 2018 Census from the census will be used to evaluate the methodology and assumptions used;
of Aquaculture. Revision to previous new programs, disburse Federal funds, (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
burden hours may be needed due to analyze market trends, and help and clarity of the information to be
changes in the size of the target determine the economic impact collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
population, sampling design, and/or aquaculture has on the economy. The burden of the collection of information
questionnaire length. aquaculture census will provide the on those who are to respond, including
DATES: Comments on this notice must be only source of dependable, comparable through the use of appropriate
received by April 16, 2018 to be assured data by State. automated, electronic, mechanical,
of consideration. Authority: The census of agriculture technological or other forms of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, and subsequent follow-on censuses are information technology collection
identified by docket number 0535–0237, required by law under the ‘‘Census of methods.
by any of the following methods: Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law All responses to this notice will
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 105–113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g). Individually become a matter of public record and be
Include the docket number above in the identifiable data collected under this summarized in the request for OMB
subject line of the message. authority are governed by Section 1770 approval.
• E-fax: (855) 838–6382. of the Food Security Act of 1985 as Signed at Washington, DC, February 2,
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires 2018.
ROM submissions to: David Hancock, USDA to afford strict confidentiality to Kevin L. Barnes,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. non-aggregated data provided by Associate Administrator.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 respondents. This Notice is submitted in
[FR Doc. 2018–03142 Filed 2–14–18; 8:45 am]
South Building, 1400 Independence accordance with the Paperwork
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Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
2024. 13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand of Management and Budget regulations
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS at 5 CFR part 1320. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of NASS also complies with OMB
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
Implementation Guidance,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, of the Delaware Advisory Committee
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
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Washington, DC 20250–2024. of the E-Government Act, Confidential AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Protection and Statistical ACTION:Announcement of monthly
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ planning meetings.
Administrator, National Agricultural Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 15, 2007, p. 33362. The law guarantees SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of farm operators that their individual pursuant to the provisions of the rules
this information collection and related information will be kept confidential. and regulations of the U.S. Commission

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Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by April 16, 2018 to be assured of consideration.
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 [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 6834

83 FR 6834 - Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 32 (February 15, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service