[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42627-42628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20394]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Reinstate a Previously 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 regulations at 5 CFR 
part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the 
intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to 
request reinstatement of a previously approved information collection, 
the National Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury Survey of Farm 
Operators.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 18, 2001 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Ginny McBride, NASS OMB Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5330B South Building, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Allen, Associate Administrator, 
National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury Survey of 
Farm Operators.
    OMB Number: 0535-0235.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The National Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury 
Survey of Farm Operators is designed to: (1) Provide estimates of 
childhood nonfatal injury incidence and description of injury occurring 
to children less than 20 years of age who reside, work, or visit farms 
and (2) describe the occupational injury experience of all farm 
operators. Data will be collected by telephone from all 50 states with 
25,000 operations receiving a Childhood Injury version only and 25,000 
receiving a combined Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury version. 
Questions will relate to injury problems occurring during the 2001 
calendar year. These data will update and enhance existing data series 
used by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to: 
(1) Establish a measure of the number and rate of childhood injuries 
associated with farming operations and study the specific types of 
injuries sustained and (2) describe the scope and magnitude of 
occupational injuries associated with farming operations. The 
collection combines the youth and occupational injury studies to reduce 
the number of contacts on the targeted farm population. Reports will be 
generated and information disseminated to all interested parties 
concerning the finding of this study.
    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 3 minutes per response for the 
childhood injury questions and 10 minutes for the combined interview. 
Demographic data will be collected from all respondents although 
screen-outs will be allowed early in both instruments if no injuries 
were incurred.
    Respondents: Farm Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,400 hours.
    Copies of this information collection and related instructions can 
be obtained without charge from Ginny McBride, the

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Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-5778.
    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, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    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, August 6, 2001.
Ron Bosecker,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-20394 Filed 8-13-01; 8:45 am]
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