[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27661-27662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7277]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 9, 2006.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) Whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: 2007 Census of Agriculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0226.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS) is responsible for conducting the Census of Agriculture under 
the authority of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Public Law 105-
113. The census of agriculture is required by law every five years and 
is the primary source of statistics concerning the nation's 
agricultural industry. It provides the only basis of consistent, 
comparable data throughout the more than 3,000 counties in the 50 
States and Puerto Rico. For the outlying areas of American Samoa, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin 
Islands, it is the only source of consistent, comparable agricultural 
data.

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    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will 
serve as the basis for many agriculturally-based decisions. The data 
collection for the censuses of agriculture will be conducted primarily 
by mail-out/mail-back procedures and direct enumeration methods for 
Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands (CNMI). Collecting this information less frequently would 
hinder Federal, State, and local governments' ability to monitor the 
farm programs and environmental regulations affecting the agricultural 
economy.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,525,700.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Every 5 years).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,267,650.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-7277 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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