[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 4962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01532]


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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: 
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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and 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 27, 2023. 
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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Local Food Directories and Survey (formerly Farmers Market 
Directory and Survey).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0169.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), AMS is responsible for 
conducting research to enhance market access for small- and medium-
sized farmers. To facilitate distribution of U.S. agricultural 
products, MSD identifies marketing opportunities; provides analysis to 
help take advantage of those opportunities; and develops and evaluates 
solutions, including improving farmers markets and other direct-to-
consumer marketing activities. Various types of direct-to-customer 
local food enterprises serve different parts of the food marketing 
chain but all focus on the small-to medium-sized agricultural producers 
that have difficulty obtaining access to large scale commercial 
distribution channels.
    Need and Use of the Information: This collection gathers the 
information necessary to populate the four direct to customer 
directories contained in USDA's Local Food Directories. USDA's: 
National Farmers Market, National CSA, National Food Hub and National 
On-Farm Market Directories. These directories provide free advertising 
to the operators of these four direct to customer marketing channels. 
Approximately 5,000 directory updates occur annually. In addition, this 
collection enables a comprehensive survey of farmers market sector with 
USDA's National Farmers Market Managers Survey.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits; Farms; 
Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 66,250.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annual; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,069.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01532 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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