[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1052-1053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-166]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Resume the Bee and Honey Surveys and All 
Associated Reports

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of resumption of data collection and publication.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to resume a currently approved 
information collection for bee and honey data and all associated 
reports.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333, or through the NASS OMB 
Clearance Officer at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Bee and Honey Surveys and Publications.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0153.
    Expiration Dates of Approval: May 31, 2013.
    Type of Request: To resume a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The primary functions of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service includes the collection of data and the preparation 
and issuance of state and national estimates of crop and livestock 
production, disposition, prices, and environmental and economic 
factors.
    The current OMB approval for the Bee and Honey Survey is for all 
States except Alaska. The estimated population is approximately 10,000 
operations. The survey is conducted once a year. Under this survey 
program, NASS asks for: The number of colonies owned; the number of 
colonies honey is harvested from; how many pounds of honey were 
harvested; how many pounds of honey are in Stock on December 15th; and 
how many pounds of honey were sold and the correlating price. The 
respondents are also asked to break out their sales by honey color 
class and marketing channel(s).

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    Timeline: This collection was suspended on November 17, 2011 due to 
budget constraints. After having secured additional funding, NASS will 
resume this information collection on January 23, 2012 and will publish 
the survey results on March 30, 2012.
    Authority: These data are collected under authority of 7 U.S.C. 
2204(a) (General Duties of the Secretary of Agriculture). 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, December 12, 2011.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-166 Filed 1-6-12; 8:45 am]
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