[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21558]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 26, 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 October 
1, 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.
    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: Organic Certifier Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Data will be collected under the 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, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires the Department of Agriculture to 
afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by 
respondents. The sample size will consist of all organizations that 
certify farm and ranch operations that have met the Federal standards 
to be classified as organic producers. The data collection will be done 
in a two step process. The first step will involve a personal visit 
with the managers of the certifying organizations to discuss the data 
collection needs and collect some basic profile information. The second 
step will involve the compiling and reporting of the data.
    Need and Use of the Information: The survey will collect the number 
of operations that are certified organic for each State, along with the 
number of acres certified for the various crops, and the number of head 
of livestock and poultry certified as organic. These data are necessary 
on an annual basis for USDA to provide annual data and analysis of this 
growing industry. Farmers, consumers, shippers, packers, retailers, 
wholesalers, etc. all need these data to make informed decisions.
    Description of Respondents: Organic certifying organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 885.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21558 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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