[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29267]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 3, 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 January 
8, 2014 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 Agriculture Statistics Service

    Title: Cotton Ginning Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0220.
    Summary of Collection: Primary function of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) is to prepare and issue state 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition 
and prices as well as specialty agricultural and environmental 
statistics. The Cotton Ginning Survey provides statistics concerning 
cotton ginning for specific dates and geographic regions and aids in 
forecasting cotton production, which is required under U.S.C. Title 13, 
Section 42(a).
    Need and Use of the Information: The ginning data collected 
provides (1) all segments of the cotton industry--buyers, brokers, 
crushers, shippers, textile firms, and researches with exact quantities 
of cotton available at specific geographic locations within the U.S. on 
a regular basis; (2) precise statistics, especially when at least 50 
percent of the forecasted cotton production has been ginned in a state; 
and (3) final season ginning data is used to establish final 
production. If the information were collected less frequent, the cotton 
industry would be without county level quantities ginned that could 
seriously affect transportation costs and marketing strategies.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 675.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly, Semi-annually, 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,104.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-29267 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
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