[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25617-25618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08925]


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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 May 30, 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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Agricultural Resource Management Phases 3 Economic Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The primary functions of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue State 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, 
and prices and to collect information on related environmental and 
economic factors. Detailed economic and environmental data for various 
crops and livestock help to maintain a stable economic atmosphere and 
reduce the risk for production, marketing, and distribution operations. 
The Agricultural Resource Management Surveys (ARMS), are the primary 
source of information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a broad 
range of issues related to agricultural resource use, cost of 
production, and farm sector financial conditions. NASS uses a variety 
of survey instruments to collect the information in conjunction with 
these studies. General authority for these data collection activities 
is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204.
    This information collection request will focus on the Agricultural 
Resource Management Phase 3 Surveys. The previous two phases of ARMS 
will be submitted as a separate information collection request. The 
requests are being separated to better accommodate changes requested by 
data users and policy makers.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARMS is the only annual source of 
whole farm information available for objective evaluation of many 
critical issues related to agriculture and the rural economy, such as: 
Production practices for certain livestock commodities; as well as 
whole farm finance data, marketing information, and input usage. 
Without these data, decision makers cannot analyze and report on 
critical issues that affect farms and farm households.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 43,817.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually, monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 70,556.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Agricultural Resource Management Phases 1 & 2 and Chemical 
Use Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
    Summary of Collection: The primary functions of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue State 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, 
and prices and to collect information on related environmental and 
economic factors. Detailed economic and environmental data for various 
crops and livestock help to maintain a stable economic atmosphere and 
reduce the risk for production, marketing, and distribution operations. 
The Agricultural Resource Management Surveys (ARMS), are the primary 
source of information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a broad 
range of issues related to agricultural resource use, cost of 
production, and farm sector financial conditions. NASS uses a variety 
of survey instruments to collect the information in conjunction with 
these studies. General authority for these data collection activities 
is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204.
    This information collection request will focus on the Agricultural 
Resource Management Phases 1 and 2 as well as Chemical Use Surveys. The 
ARMS Phase 3 Cost and Returns Report will be submitted as a separate 
information collection request. The requests are being separated to 
better accommodate changes requested by data users and policy makers.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARMS is the only annual source of 
whole farm information available for objective evaluation of many 
critical issues related to agriculture and the rural economy. This 
issues that will be addressed in this request are: input usage, 
production practices, and chemical use. Without these data, decision 
makers cannot analyze and report on critical issues that affect farms 
and farm households when pesticide regulatory actions are being 
considered.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 114,083.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.

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    Total Burden Hours: 51,222.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-08925 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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