[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58369-58370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8428]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Revise and Extend 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. 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 
request revision and extension of a currently approved information 
collection, the Equine Survey.

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DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 4, 2006 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Ginny McBride, NASS 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: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Equine Survey.
    OMB Number: 0535-0227.
    Expiration Date: 02/28/2007.
    Type of Request: Intent to Request Revision and Extension of a 
Currently Approved Information Collection.
    Abstract: To improve information regarding the equine industry, 
several State Departments of Agriculture are expected to contract with 
the National Agricultural Statistics Service to conduct an Equine 
Survey in their State within the next 3 years. Equine activities offer 
unusually varied opportunities for rural development. In addition to 
providing the livelihood for breeders, trainers, veterinarians, and 
many others, the horse remains important to recreation. The number of 
operations, number of animals, and economic information will quantify 
the importance of the equine industry to State economies. Income data 
provides a view of the benefits that the industry provides to the State 
economy and a ranking of its relative importance within both the 
agricultural sector and the State's total economic sector. The 
expenditure information provides data regarding the multiplier effect 
of money from the equine industry, effects of wage rates paid to both 
permanent and part-time employees, and secondary businesses supported 
by the industry. NASS intends to request that the survey be approved 
for 3 years. 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 30 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Horse owners, breeders, trainers, boarders.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 22,500 hours.
    Copies of this information collection and related instructions can 
be obtained without charge from Ginny McBride, NASS 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, September 28, 2006.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
NASS Administrator.
[FR Doc. 06-8428 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
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