[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 17976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06499]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 23, 2022.
    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 April 28, 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: Feral Swine Survey--Substantive Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0256.
    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 is seeking approval to 
change a survey that will collect data related to the number of feral 
swine in the US and the amount and type of damages caused by them. In 
the previous collection that was conducted in 2021 the primary focus 
was on the amount of damage that was caused to selected livestock in 
the target states.
    The focus for the 2022 survey will involve 11 states (Alabama, 
Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas), to measure the 
damage to corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, peanuts, and sorghum crops that 
is associated with the presence of feral swine. These States were 
chosen because they had high feral swine densities and a significant 
presence of the target crops. The revised questionnaire can be viewed 
in the Reginfo system mentioned above.
    The changes to these surveys will decrease burden hours by 3,216 
for a new total of 6,435 hours for this information collection request.
    Need and Use of the Information: These changes will allow for data 
to be analyzed and published on the amount and type of damages to 
selected crops caused by feral swine.
    Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,435.

Levi Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06499 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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