[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44101-44102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14591]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and reinstatement 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 10, 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: Census of Aquaculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0237.
    Summary of Collection: The Census of Aquaculture is one of a series 
of special study programs that comprise the follow-on study to the 
Census of Agriculture and is designed to provide detailed statistics on 
the aquaculture industry. The primary objective of the 2023 Census of 
Aquaculture is to obtain a comprehensive and detailed picture of the 
aquaculture sector of the economy. The Census of Aquaculture is the 
only source of comparable and consistent data at the national and State 
levels for the aquaculture industry. The Census of Aquaculture will 
cover all operations, commercial or noncommercial, for which $1,000 or 
more of aquaculture products were sold or normally would have been sold 
during the census year. Data from the 2023 Census of Aquaculture will 
be tabulated to provide benchmark statistics at the U.S. and State 
levels. These data will provide information on the aquaculture industry 
necessary for policy makers to implement regulations affecting the 
growth of the industry and the wellbeing of the economy.
    The census of agriculture is required by law under the ``Census of 
Agriculture Act of 1997,'' Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States 
Code, section 2204g). The law authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 
to conduct surveys deemed necessary to furnish annual or other data on 
the subjects covered by the census. The 2023 Census of Aquaculture 
Survey will be conducted under the provisions of this section. Response 
to this follow-on census is required by law.
    Need and Use of the Information: The National Agricultural 
Statistics Service will collect data to provide a comprehensive 
inventory on the

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number of operations, freshwater and saltwater acreage used for 
aquaculture production, water sources used for production, methods of 
production, total production, sales outlets, value of aquaculture 
products sold and sales by aquaculture species, products distributed 
for recreation, restoration, or conservation by species. These data 
will provide information on the aquaculture industry necessary for 
farmers, government, and various groups, concerned with the aquaculture 
industry to evaluate policy and programs, make marketing decisions, and 
determine the economic impact on the economy.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 6,600.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,326.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-14591 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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