[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 234 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 70082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26690]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 6, 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 January 10, 2022. 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: Mink Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0212.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and 
disposition. The Mink Survey collects data on the number of mink pelts 
produced, the number of females bred, the value of pelts produced, and 
the number of mink farms. Mink estimates are used by the federal 
government to calculate total value of sales and total cash receipts, 
by State governments to administer fur farm programs and health 
regulations, and by universities in research projects.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS collects information on mink 
pelts produced by color, number of females bred to produce kits the 
following year, number of mink farms, average marketing price, and the 
value of pelts produced. The data is disseminated by NASS in the Mink 
Report and is used by the U.S. government and other groups.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 253.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 87.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Cost of Pollination Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0258.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue state 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and 
disposition; as Start Printed Page 53270 well as economic statistics, 
environmental statistics related to agriculture, and to conduct the 
Census of Agriculture. Pollinators (honeybees, bats, butterflies, 
hummingbirds, etc.) are vital to the agricultural industry for 
pollinating numerous food crops for the world's population. Concern for 
honeybee colony mortality has risen since the introduction of Varroa 
mites in the United States in the late 1980s and the appearance of 
Colony Collapse Disorder in the past decade.
    These data will be collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 
2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority 
are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 as 
amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict 
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This 
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) and the Office of Management and Budget 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This survey is also conducted in 
accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 
Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Public Law 115-435, codified in 44 
U.S.C. Ch. 35.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect economic data 
from crop farmers who rely on pollinators for their crops (fruits, 
nuts, vegetables, etc.). Data relating to the targeted crops are 
collected for the total number of acres that rely on honeybee 
pollination, the number of honeybee colonies that were used on those 
acres, and any cash fees associated with honeybee pollination. Crop 
Farmers are also asked if beekeepers who were hired to bring their bees 
to their farm were notified of pesticides used on the target acres, how 
many acres they were being hired to pollinate, and how much they were 
being paid to pollinate the targeted crops.
    Description of Respondents: Farmers.
    Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,454.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-26690 Filed 12-8-21; 8:45 am]
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