[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52645-52646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19583]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Revise 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 (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 
intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to 
request revision of a currently approved information collection, the 
National Childhood Injury and Occupational Injury Survey of Farm 
Operators.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 1, 2004 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Ginny McBride, NASS 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: Carol House, 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 Control Number: 0535-0235.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/2004.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently 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 2004 
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; 
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, Agency Clearance 
Officer, at (202) 720-5778.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance

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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, July 27, 2004.
Carol House,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-19583 Filed 8-26-04; 8:45 am]
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