[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14498]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 2, 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 August 6, 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: Contractor Labor Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535--New.
    Summary of Collection: Agricultural labor statistics are an 
integral part of the primary function of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (NASS), which is the collection, processing, and 
dissemination of current State, regional, and national agricultural 
statistics. Wage rate estimates have been published since 1866 and U.S. 
farm employment estimates have been published since 1910. General 
authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. 
Code Title 7, Section 2204. Historically, NASS has only collected 
worker data related to farm workers who were hired directly by the farm 
operator either on a part-time or full-time basis.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Contract Labor Survey is a new 
data collection that NASS will begin conduction in October 2018 as a 
pilot survey. The pilot survey will help to better understand the 
contractor population, as well as the type of data that contractors can 
and will provide. The results of the pilot study will b used to improve 
the next biannual survey, which is scheduled for April 2019.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 11,333.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,982.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14498 Filed 7-5-18; 8:45 am]
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