[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 69115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22178]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Hawaii Agricultural Disaster 
Survey

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA

ACTION: 5-Day emergency information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of 
Agriculture (NASS) submitted a request to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review for the Hawaii 
Agricultural Disaster Survey. As required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, NASS is soliciting comments for this collection.

DATES: Comments on this proposal for emergency review should be 
received within October 10, 2023. We are requesting OMB to act within 5 
calendar days from the close of this Federal Register Notice on the 
request for emergency review.

ADDRESSES: 
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     Efax: (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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Starting on August 8, 2023, 
areas on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Molokai experienced damages 
from wildfires and high winds. Wildfires destroyed much of the city of 
Lahaina which was the location of agricultural sales and agritourism 
activities. Though some farms received physical damage from the 
wildfires and high winds, many others were impacted by the loss of 
markets and agritourism income. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture 
(HDOA) requested USDA-NASS to conduct a disaster survey to account for 
loss of crops/livestock, loss of commodity/product sales, damaged 
equipment, farm structures, other infrastructure, seeds, etc. This 
survey is to be conducted to ascertain the extent of economic losses 
(reduce revenue from sales of agricultural products and agritourism), 
damages on an acreage/livestock basis, (including livestock culling), 
agricultural infrastructure (buildings, equipment, irrigation, fencing, 
etc.), impact on agricultural workers. Response to the survey is 
voluntary.
    General authority for these data collection activities is granted 
under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204.
    This information collection request contains:
    Agency: National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of 
Agriculture.
    Title: 2023 Hawaii Agricultural Disaster Survey, NASS.
    OMB Number: 0535-NEW.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, farm 
contractors, and farm households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 450 hours.

    Signed at Washington, DC, September 27, 2023.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-22178 Filed 10-4-23; 8:45 am]
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