[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00484]


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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 February 14, 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. You may 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: Aquaculture Surveys--Substantive Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0150.
    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 aquaculture surveys 
information collection request. NASS seeks approval to conduct a 
Pennsylvania Aquaculture Census that is funded by a cooperative 
agreement between the National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-
NASS) and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). NASS will 
conduct a census of the Pennsylvania aquaculture producers and provide 
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the public with a summary 
report of all sales specifying the amount or weight of each species 
(except trout) sold and gross receipts. Pennsylvania trout sales data 
are accounted for in the NASS' Trout Production report. Additional 
burden is estimated at 64 hours over 175 respondents. One response per 
year is needed for Pennsylvania's aquaculture census.
    Need and Use of the Information: Act 98 of the 1998 Pennsylvania 
General Assembly Amended Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania 
Consolidated Statutes mentions the Pennsylvania Department of 
Agriculture cooperates with NASS for a survey of Pennsylvania's 
aquacultural industry.
    Description of Respondents: Farms: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,450.
    Frequency of Responses: Once per year.
    Total Burden Hours: 796.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00484 Filed 1-12-22; 8:45 am]
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