[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58329-58330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15804]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection, the Commercial Floriculture 
Survey. A revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the 
size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire 
length.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 16, 2024 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0093, by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information 
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from 
Richard Hopper, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-2206 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Commercial Floriculture Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0093.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2024.
    Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an 
Information Collection for 3 years.
    Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates 
of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition. The 
Commercial Floriculture Survey is conducted in all States. The target 
population for this survey is all operations with production and sales 
of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. The retail and wholesale 
quantity and value of sales are collected for fresh cut flowers, potted 
flowering plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/garden plants, 
herbaceous perennials, cut cultivated florist greens, propagative 
floriculture material, and unfinished plants. Additional detail on area 
in production, operation value of sales, and agricultural workers is 
included. Content changes are minimal year to year, with the goal of 
avoiding significant changes to the survey length and respondent burden 
associated with each questionnaire.
    Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7 
U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this 
authority are governed by section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict 
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This 
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office of 
Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
    All NASS employees and NASS contractors must also fully comply with 
all provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and 
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, title III of Public Law 
115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS's pledge of 
confidentiality to all respondents and facilitates the agency's efforts 
to reduce burden by supporting statistical activities of collaborative 
agencies through designation of NASS agents, subject to the limitations 
and penalties described in CIPSEA. NASS uses the information only for 
statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average between 10 and 60 minutes per 
respondent. In all states except Hawaii, operations with less than 
$100,000 in sales of floriculture products respond to a reduced number 
of questions related to operation characteristics while operations with 
sales greater than $100,000 complete the entire questionnaire. In 
Hawaii, all operations with sales of at least $10,000 will complete the 
full questionnaire.
    Respondents: Farms and businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,700 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, technological, or other forms of information 
technology collection techniques.
    All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record 
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.


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    Signed at Washington, DC, July 11, 2024.
Joseph J. Prusacki,
Acting Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-15804 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
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