[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22504]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by November 15, 2021. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on 
the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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 (NASS)

    Title: 2020 Local Foods Marketing Practices Survey--Substantive 
Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0259.
    Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204 which 
specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and 
preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . 
. by the collection of statistics . . .''. The primary objective of the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data 
users with timely and reliable agricultural production and economic 
statistics, as well as environmental and specialty agricultural related 
statistics. To accomplish this objective, NASS relies on the use of 
diverse surveys that show changes within the farming industry over 
time.
    The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is seeking 
approval for this substantive change request to the 2020 Local Foods 
Marketing Practices Survey. NASS seeks approval to collect additional 
information of agricultural products marketed as local foods during 
2020. In early 2021, NASS collected detailed data on 2020 local food 
marketing practices. This information came from farmers and ranchers 
who had previously reported local food marketing activity on prior 
surveys and census. Upon reviewing the data, a change in the local food 
marketing patterns was observed which now requires contacting 
additional producers to get the complete picture of local food 
marketing practices. As a result, NASS intends to collect additional 
information from those not previously indicating prior local food 
marketings. The November 18, 2021 Local Foods release will be delayed 
until this information along with data collected earlier this year are 
combined. This information is expected to be released in the first half 
of 2022.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information to be gathered in 
the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey is vital to the USDA's and 
the public's understanding of the local foods sector, which in turn 
informs policymaking and program implementation.
    Description of Respondents: Farms: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,799.

    Dated: October 12, 2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22504 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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