[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02987]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 15, 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 25, 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: Generic Clearance of Survey Improvement Projects.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0248.
Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue State
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, economic and
environmental statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the
Census of Agriculture under the general authority of Title 7 U.S.C.
2204. The purpose of this generic clearance is to allow NASS to respond
quickly to emerging issues and data collection needs. NASS will
continue to develop, test, evaluate, adopt, and use state-of-the-art
techniques to cover a broad range of topics designed to improve NASS'
data collection on agriculture.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS will use a number of survey
improvement techniques, as appropriate to the individual project under
investigation. These include focus groups, cognitive and usability
laboratory and field techniques, exploratory interviews, behavior
coding, respondent debriefing, pilot surveys and split-panel tests. The
information gathered will be used mainly for questionnaire development
and other research and evaluation. Additionally, NASS anticipates the
benefit of increased response rates through improved survey design, a
goal tied directly to addressing OMB requirements for higher response
rates and measurement of non-response bias.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 30,000.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Quick Response for Cooperative-Funded Surveys Generic
Clearance.
OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue State
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, economic and
environmental statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the
Census of Agriculture under the general authority of Title 7 U.S.C.
2204. This generic clearance covers a variety of surveys that will
provide valuable statistics to sponsoring cooperators. These data are
needed by the cooperators in time frames that make individual
clearances impractical.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS would like to conduct up to
15 surveys each year in response to requests from cooperators who have
data needs that cannot be met through NASS's annual Congressional
appropriations. NASS would like to include surveys that would cover
topics such as: Farm management practices, food safety, workplace
safety, conservation and land use practices, chemical use management
practices, crop quality, agri-tourism, local foods, or other specific
agricultural promotion programs.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 37,157.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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