[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62141-62142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24375]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 3, 2021.
    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 December 9, 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

    Title: Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 
State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, 
and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information 
about these types of operations to understand conservation practices 
within the United States in terms of the following: (1) How often are 
specific conservation practices adopted without assistance, with 
technical assistance and/or financial assistance. (2) How does adoption 
evolve over time? What proportion of producers who ``try'' a given 
practice continue or expand use over time? How many discontinue the 
practice? (3) What motivates farmers to initially try a practice and 
then continue, expand, or discontinue use? The questions reflect a 
range of factors including conservation need(s), experience(s) of 
neighbors, financial benefits or costs, producer's time and effort, 
availability of technical and financial assistance, regulation or 
conservation compliance, and concern about the environmental quality. 
The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources 
Conservation Service has entered into an interagency agreement with 
NASS to conduct this survey.
    Description of Respondents: The 2022 survey will target operations 
who own or operate cropland as well as confined livestock feeding 
operations. Operators who have grazing land or forestry land will be 
done at a later date.
    Number of Respondents: 35,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 35,614.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24375 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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