[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64910-64911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25633]


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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 Equine Survey. 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 December 30, 2013 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0227, by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 720-6396.

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     Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to: 
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-2024.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock, 
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. Copies of this information 
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from 
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Equine Survey.
    OMB Number: 0535-0227.
    Expiration Date: 03/31/2014.
    Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved 
information collection for a period of three years.
    Abstract: To improve information regarding the equine industry, 
several State Departments of Agriculture are expected to contract the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service to conduct an Equine Survey in 
their State within the next 3 years. Equine activities offer unusually 
varied opportunities for rural development. In addition to providing 
the livelihood for breeders, trainers, veterinarians, and many others, 
the horse remains important to recreation. The number of operations, 
number of animals, and economic information will quantify the 
importance of the equine industry to State economies. Income data 
provides a view of the benefits that the industry provides to the State 
economy and a ranking of its relative importance within both the 
agricultural sector and the State's total economic sector. The 
expenditure information provides data regarding the multiplier effect 
of money from the equine industry, effects of wage rates paid to both 
permanent and part-time employees, and secondary businesses supported 
by the industry.
    Authority: These data will be collected under 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 as 
amended, 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 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations 
at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995). NASS also complies 
with OMB Implementation Guidance, ``Implementation Guidance for Title V 
of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and 
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal Register, Vol. 
72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33376.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to be between 20 and 25 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Horse owners, breeders, trainers, boarders.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 15,000 hours.
    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, through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information 
technology collection methods. 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, September 27, 2013.
Joseph T. Reilly
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-25633 Filed 10-29-13; 8:45 am]
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