[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1493-1494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00245]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 5, 2015.
    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 February 
11, 2015 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.

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    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: Agricultural Labor Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0109.
    Summary of Collection: The 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act, as 
amended in 1948, requires USDA to compute parity prices of farm 
products. This computation uses an index of Prices Paid by Farmers 
which in turn is composed of five indexes, one of which is an index of 
wage rates. These estimates measure actual agricultural wage rates and 
the year-to-year changes. General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204. 
Agricultural labor statistics are an integral part of National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) primary function of collecting, 
processing, and disseminating current state, regional, and national 
agricultural statistics. Comprehensive and reliable agricultural labor 
data are also needed by the Department of Labor in the administration 
of the ``H-2A'' program (non-immigrants who enter the United States for 
temporary or seasonal agricultural labor) and for setting ``Adverse 
Effect Wage Rates.'' The Agricultural Labor Survey is the only timely 
and reliable source of information on the size of the farm worker 
population. NASS will collect information using a survey.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on 
wage rate estimates and the year-to-year changes in these rates and how 
changes in wage rates help measure the changes in costs of production 
of major farm commodities. NASS will also collect Standard Occupational 
Classifications data information for field workers, livestock workers, 
supervisors and other workers to measure the availability of national 
farm workers. The information is used by farm worker organizations to 
help set wage rates and negotiate labor contracts as well as determine 
the need for additional workers and to help ensure federal assistance 
for farm worker assistance programs supported with government funding.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 13,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,634.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-00245 Filed 1-9-15; 8:45 am]
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