[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 40267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14735]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Change.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR 
part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the 
intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to 
revise a currently approved information collection, Field Crops 
Production.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 19, 2002, to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Ginny McBride, NASS OMB Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 or sent electronically to 
[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: Field Crops Production.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0002.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/04.
    Type of Request: Intent to revise a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The National Agricultural Statistics Service is 
responsible for collecting and issuing State and national estimates of 
crop and livestock production, grain stocks, farm numbers, land values, 
on-farm pesticide usage, and pest crop management practices. The Field 
Crops Production program consists of probability field crops surveys 
and supplemental panel surveys which capture unique crop 
characteristics such as the concentration of crops in localized 
geographical areas. The Program is being revised to discontinue the 
November and December tobacco forecasts. NASS will no longer forecast 
tobacco acreage, yield, and production in the November and December 
Crop Production reports. All types of tobacco are affected in November, 
whereas only burley tobacco is affected in December. Final production 
estimates will continue to be published for all types of tobacco in the 
Annual Crop Production report, released on or about January 10 each 
year. Annual tobacco revisions will continue to be published in the May 
Crop Production report.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 14 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 536,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 150,000 hours.
    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.
    Copies of this information collection and related instructions can 
be obtained without charge from Ginny McBride, NASS 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, 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.

    Dated: May 28, 2002.
Rich Allen,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-14735 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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