[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-20175]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 14, 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 
September 19, 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: Wheat and Barley Scab Control Practices Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. This project is conducted as a 
cooperative effort with the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative 
(USWBSI) which is funded by USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). 
This survey is being conducted as a pilot. The goal of the overall 
project is to determine the economic factors which influence scab 
control measures. General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204(a) which 
specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and 
preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . 
. by the collection of statistics . . . and shall distribute them among 
agriculturists.'' Individually identifiable data collected under this 
authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict 
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents.
    Need and Use of the Information: The survey will use a sampling 
universe defined as producers that harvest wheat or barley in seventeen 
States. NASS and USWBSI hope to determine which practices are utilized 
to control scab with relation to the types of farms that employ those 
practices. The information will be analyzed by small-grain 
pathologists, agricultural economists, and stakeholders in small-grain 
production. Results will be used to identify strategies for enhancing 
adoption of scab management techniques.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 10,800.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,166.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-20175 Filed 8-19-13; 8:45 am]
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