[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 34849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15392]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 16, 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:
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 19, 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: Census of Horticultural Specialties.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0236.
Summary of Collection: The census of horticultural specialties is
one of a series of census special studies for the census of agriculture
which provides more detailed statistics relating to a specific subject.
The census of horticultural specialties is an integral part of the 2017
Census of Agriculture and is conducted under the authority of the
Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-113). The law requires
that the Secretary of Agriculture conduct a census of agriculture in
1998 and every fifth year following 1998. The Census of Horticultural
Specialties has been conducted periodically since 1898 to show how the
industry has changed over time. Since 1950 it has been conducted
approximately every 10 years. Growing data needs to make policy
decisions concerning the horticulture industry have prompted a request
from the Secretary of Agriculture and Congress to conduct this survey
every 5 years beginning with the 2014 survey as a follow-on to the
Census of Agriculture. It is the only source of detailed and consistent
data on horticultural crop production and sales by type of plant at
both State and national levels. The horticultural specialties census
includes operations growing and selling $10,000 or more of
horticultural specialty crops. The sampling of small operations with
sales between $1,000 and $10,000 is used as an indicator of how many
small operations have increased their sales since the 2017 Census of
Agriculture was conducted.
Need and Use of the Information: The primary objective of the
horticultural specialties census is to obtain a comprehensive and
detailed picture of the horticultural sector of the economy. It is the
only source of detailed production and sales data at the national
level. The continuation of this census will allow for bench marking of
changes to the industry. The census of horticultural specialties will
include statistics on number and value of plants grown and sold, the
value of land, buildings, machinery and equipment, selected production
expenses, marketing channels, hired labor, area used for production,
and type of structure. Without the census of horticultural specialties,
government policy makers and planners would lack valuable information
needed to accomplish their missions. Instead, they would have to rely
on assumptions and guess work to determine policy.
This is a reinstatement with change, of the Census of Horticultural
Specialties survey to be conducted as a follow-on survey to the 2012
Census of Agriculture.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 41,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
Total Burden Hours: 52,456.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15392 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 am]
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