[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02594]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 12, 2019.
    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 March 21, 2019. 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: Farm Technology Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production 
value, disposition, and resource use. This project will collect data 
from a sample of farmers and ranchers with land operated in the State 
of Hawaii. The reference period will be within one year of the survey 
date. The survey will be conducted annually if funding allows. General 
authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S. 
Code Title 7, Section 2204.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of this survey is to 
collect data related to what types of technologies are used on farms 
during the past year. These technologies will include both physical and 
non-physical types such as tablets, applications, automatic sensors, 
etc. The collected data will be used by the State Department of 
Agriculture and Land Grant University to determine the need for 
providing assistance to farmers and ranchers to fulfill their 
technology needs, indicated by the data.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 557.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-02594 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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