[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 43780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15738]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 18, 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 August 22, 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: Agricultural Resource Management and Chemical Use Surveys--
Substantive Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
    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 requesting a 
substantive change to the ARMS and Chemical Use Survey information 
collection request (OMB No. 0535-0218) for the 2022 ARMS Phase 2, and 
Vegetable Chemical Use Surveys. The change is needed to accommodate the 
addition of the 2022 ARMS Phase 2 and 2022 Vegetable Chemical Use 
questionnaires and respondent booklets.
    The target commodities for the 2022 cycle are: wheat, potatoes, and 
vegetable chemical use. Previously the wheat data were collected on 
three different versions (Durum, other spring, and winter), but this 
year the three varieties are all included on the wheat version.
    There is a decrease of 370 hours of burden in this substantive 
change request resulting in a new total of 106,015 hours. The decrease 
was due to the removal of questions from the Production Practices 
Report (Potatoes) that were previously requested by the USDA Office of 
Pest Management Policy (OPMP). The removal of questions reduced the 
average time per respondent from 50 to 35 minutes.
    Need and Use of the Information: These changes will provide updated 
chemical use data for wheat, potatoes, and vegetables that are 
essential for evaluating the economic and environmental consequences of 
farm chemical regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches.
    Number of Respondents: 105,850.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Less than five times per year.
    Total Burden Hours: 106,015.

Levi Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-15738 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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