[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16206]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 1, 2013.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by August 
7, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8681.
    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: Census of Aquaculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0237.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the 2013 Census of 
Aquaculture is to obtain a comprehensive and detailed picture of the 
aquaculture sector of the economy. Authority to administer the census 
of aquaculture is covered by Public Law 105-113, the Census of 
Agriculture Act of 1997, and U.S. Code Title 7. The census of 
aquaculture will be the only source of data comparable and consistent 
at the national and State levels. It will cover all operations, 
commercial or noncommercial, for which $1,000 or more of aquaculture 
products were sold or normally would have been sold during the census 
year. The census of aquaculture is one of a series of special study 
programs that comprise the follow-ons to the census of agriculture and 
is designed to provide more detailed statistics on the aquaculture 
industry.
    Need and Use of the Information: The National Agricultural 
Statistics Service will collect data to provide a comprehensive 
inventory on the number of operations, freshwater and saltwater acreage 
used for aquaculture production, water sources used for production, 
methods of production, total production, sales outlets, value of 
aquaculture products sold and sales by aquaculture species, products 
distributed for recreation, restoration or conservation by species. 
These data will provide information on the aquaculture industry 
necessary for farmers, government and various groups, concerned with 
the aquaculture industry to evaluate policy and programs, make 
marketing decisions and determine the economic impact on the economy.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One-time (Every 5-years).
    Total Burden Hours: 6,008.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-16206 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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