[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30446-30447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10768]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 16, 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

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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 June 21, 2022. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
should be submitted, identified by docket number 0535-0264, within 30 
days of the publication of this notice by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     E-fax: 855-838-6382.
     Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to: 
Richard Hopper, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20250-2024.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: Richard Hopper, 
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South 
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2024.
    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: California Irrigation Survey--July 2022.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0264.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. NASS will conduct a survey of 
operations with field crops, fruits, nuts, berries, vegetables and 
horticulture commodities.
    Selected operators in California will be asked to provide data on 
irrigation water source, irrigation water management, as well as 
irrigation method (acres and irrigation source) for crops.
    General authority for these data collection activities is granted 
under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. This survey will be conducted on a 
full cost recovery basis with the California Department of Water 
Resources (DWR) providing funding under a cooperative agreement.
    Need and Use of the Information: The California Department of Water 
Resources' (DWR) website (https://water.ca.gov/) mentions DWR manages 
California's water resources, systems, and infrastructure. Part of its 
responsibilities and duties include (1) Informing and educating the 
public on water issues, (2) Planning for future water needs, climate 
change impacts, and flood protection, (3) Constructing and maintaining 
facilities, (4) Ensuring public safety, and (5) Providing recreational 
opportunities.
    The information collected from this and previous surveys (1991, 
2001, 2010, and 2017) will be widely used to meet the responsibilities 
of DRW, plan for future energy needs, and to help water districts with 
long-term planning.
    Description of Respondents: Agricultural operations in California 
with field crops, fruits, nuts, berries, vegetables and horticulture 
commodities.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,033.

Levi Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-10768 Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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