[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-12860]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 12, 2018.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC; 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.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by July 16, 2018. 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: Census of Aquaculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0237.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the 2018 Census of 
Aquaculture is to obtain a comprehensive and detailed picture of the 
aquaculture sector of the economy. The census of agriculture is 
required by law under the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,'' Public 
Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The census of 
aquaculture will be the only source of data comparable and consistent 
at the national and State levels for the aquaculture industry. It will 
cover all operations, commercial or noncommercial, for which $1,000 or 
more of aquaculture products were sold or normally would have been sold 
during the census year. The census of aquaculture is one of a series of 
special study programs that comprise the follow-on study to the Census 
of Agriculture and is designed to provide detailed statistics on the 
aquaculture industry.
    Need and Use of the Information: The National Agricultural 
Statistics Service will collect data to provide a comprehensive 
inventory on the number of operations, freshwater and saltwater acreage 
used for aquaculture production, water sources used for production, 
methods of production, total production, sales outlets, value of 
aquaculture products sold and sales by aquaculture species, products 
distributed for recreation, restoration, or conservation by species. 
These data will provide information on the aquaculture industry 
necessary for farmers, government, and various groups, concerned with 
the aquaculture industry to evaluate policy and programs, make 
marketing decisions, and determine the economic impact on the economy.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 6,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One-time (Every 5-years).
    Total Burden Hours: 3,073.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-12860 Filed 6-14-18; 8:45 am]
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