[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34973-34974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14842]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Opportunity To Submit Content Request for the 
Agricultural Energy Program Surveys

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for stakeholder input.

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SUMMARY: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is 
currently conducting the 2009 On-farm Renewable Energy Production 
(OREP) survey as a follow-on to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. 
Respondents who answered that they generated energy or electricity in 
2007 are eligible for the follow-on survey to determine types of 
selected energy produced and associated information. NASS is currently 
accepting stakeholder feedback on future energy related topics and 
questionnaire content for development of an annual agricultural energy 
survey.

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DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 2, 2010 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Requests must address items listed in the Supplementary 
Information section below. Please submit requests online at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/energysurvey/ or via mail to: USDA-NASS, Energy 
Content Team, P.O. Box 27767, Raleigh, NC 27611; or fax to: 919-856-
4139. If you have any questions, send an e-mail to: 
[email protected] or call 1-800-727-9540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333, Fax: 202-720-9013, or e-mail 
to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current On-Farm Renewable Energy 
Production survey is being conducted as a follow-on survey to the 2007 
Census of Agriculture. In future years, annual surveys will measure 
changes within this sector of the farming industry and address other 
critical agricultural issues related to energy production and use. NASS 
is seeking input on ways to improve future surveys and ensure that new 
data collections address appropriate topics. Current plans for the 
expanded annual energy survey, including a link to the 2009 On-Farm 
Renewable Energy Production survey questionnaire, may be viewed on-line 
at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/energysurvey/. Click on ``Review energy 
program plans''.
    Recommendations which propose new questions for NASS's annual 
Agricultural Energy Program in the future must address the following 
justification categories:
    1. What data are needed?
    2. Why are the data needed?
    3. At what geographic level are the data needed? (U.S., State, 
County, other)
    4. Who will use these data?
    5. What decisions will be influenced with these data?
    6. What surveys have used the proposed question before; what 
testing has been done on the question; and what is known about its 
reliability and validity.
    7. Draft of the recommended question.

All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and 
be summarized and considered by NASS in preparing the survey 
questionnaires for OMB approval.

    Signed at Washington, DC, June 3, 2010.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-14842 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
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