[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33044-33045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15705]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request a Revision 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 (Pub.
L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at
5 CFR Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces
the National Agricultural Statistics Service's (NASS) intention to
request a revision to a currently approved information collection, the
Agricultural Resources Management Study and Chemical Use Survey.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 25, 1999, to
be assured of consideration.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Rich Allen, Associate
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Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4117 South
Building, Washington, D.C. 20250-2000, (202) 720-4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Resources Management Study and Chemical Use
Survey.
OMB Number: 0535-0218.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2000.
Type of Request: To revise a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: One of the primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service is to provide high quality and timely
estimates about the nation's food supply and environment. Data will be
collected regarding chemical uses on field crop, fruit, nut, and
vegetable crops; the types and amounts of pesticides used on selected
commodities after harvest and before being shipped to the consumer; and
production expenses and income sources for farm operations. Information
from these data collection efforts is used by government agencies in
planning, farm policy analysis, scientific research, and program
administration. During calendar year 2000, a one-time collection of
information on the land ownership of farm operations and farm
households will be included in this information collection. Selected
economic and land ownership information gathered will be combined with
data collected on the Agricultural Economics Land Ownership Survey
(AELOS). The last AELOS covered the 1988 calendar year. Annual costs of
production data for specific commodities normally collected in this
information collection will not be collected in calendar year 2000 to
reduce response burden on farm and ranch operators and owners and to
avoid duplication. NASS plans to ask for a 3-year approval. 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, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which
requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data
provided by respondents.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 26 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farms, Packers/Shippers, Warehouses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 85,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 37,400 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from Larry Gambrell, the Agency OMB
Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-5778.
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, such as through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques. Comments may be sent to: Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Room 4162 South Building, Washington, D.C. 20250-2000. All
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public
record.
Signed at Washington, DC, June 14, 1999.
Rich Allen,
Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
[FR Doc. 99-15705 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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