[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33734-33735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14920]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 10, 2019.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: 
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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and 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 14, 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: Hawaii Agricultural Theft Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0264.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. NASS will conduct a survey of 
agricultural operations in Hawaii. Each selected farmer or rancher will 
be asked to provide data on (1) Number and value of theft, vandalism, 
and trespassing incidents in 2019, (2) How many incidents were reported 
and acted on, and (3) How much was spent to reduce future incidents 
along with effectiveness. General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204.
    Need and Use of the Information: Interest in this topic has been 
expressed by producers along with a possible program to reduce 
agricultural theft/vandalism/trespassing. Hawaii farmers and ranchers 
will benefit from this survey by having statistically defensible 
estimates of theft/vandalism/trespassing from 2019 at the local level. 
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has entered into a 
cooperative agreement with NASS to conduct an Agricultural Theft 
Survey. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain the extent of loss 
from theft or vandalism in calendar year 2019.
    Description of Respondents: Farmers.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 420.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-14920 Filed 7-12-19; 8:45 am]
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