[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27285-27286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9241]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of 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, this 
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection, the Aquaculture Surveys. Revision to 
burden hours may be needed due to changes in the size of the target 
population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 16, 2007 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0150, by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 720-6396.
     Mail or Hand Deliver: Mail deliver any paper, disk, or CD-
ROM submissions to: Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Aquaculture Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0150.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates 
of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The 
Aquaculture Surveys collect information on trout and catfish; trout 
surveys include water surface acreage and sales, and catfish surveys 
include inventory, water surface acreage, sales, catfish processed, and 
catfish feed. Survey results are used by government agencies in 
planning farm programs.
     Twenty States are in the trout growers survey. In January, 
previous year trout sales data are collected from farmers, and 
distributed fish data are collected from State and federal hatcheries.
     Eleven States are in the catfish growers survey. Data are 
collected from farmers in January for January inventory, water surface 
acreage, and previous year sales. In addition, farmers in the four 
major catfish producing States are surveyed in July for mid-year 
inventory and water surface acreage.
     All twenty catfish processing plants across the nation are 
in the catfish processing survey. Plants are surveyed monthly for 
amount purchased, prices paid, amount sold, prices received, and end-
of-month inventories.

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     Fourteen catfish millers are surveyed monthly for the 
amount of feed delivered for food-size fish and fingerlings and 
broodfish.
    Authority: 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. This 
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), and Office of Management and Budget 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978).
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response with 1.5 
responses per respondent.
    Respondents: Farms, feed mills and processors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 825 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, April 20, 2007.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-9241 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]
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