[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58715-58716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15945]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Opportunity To Submit Content Request for the 2027 
Census of Agriculture

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for stakeholder input.

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SUMMARY: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is 
currently accepting stakeholder feedback in the form of content 
requests for the 2027 Census of Agriculture. This census is required by 
law under the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 19, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Requests must address items listed in comments section 
below. Please submit requests online at www.nass.usda.gov/go/aginput. 
or via mail to: USDA-NASS, Census of Agriculture Program, Room 6351, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250.
    If you have any questions, send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-727-9540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph L. Parsons, Administrator, 
National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, (202) 720-2707, Fax: (855) 493-0445, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The results of the 2022 Census of 
Agriculture were released on February 13, 2024. For more information, 
visit www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus. While the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (NASS) is completing the censuses in Puerto Rico, 
American Samoa, Guam, US Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands (which will be published in early 2025), plans 
are underway for the next census of agriculture, which will be 
conducted in 2028, referencing 2027.
    NASS is the primary data collection Agency of the US Department of 
Agriculture (USDA). NASS is looking for ways to streamline the 
questionnaire to reduce respondent burden and data collection costs, 
while still providing data users with the detailed data they need. NASS 
is beginning the process of planning the content of the 2027 Census of 
Agriculture. As part of that process, NASS will review the content from 
the 2022 Census of Agriculture for data use, relevancy, and burden to 
the respondent. We are seeking input on ways to improve the census of 
agriculture. Recommendations or any other ideas concerning the census 
would be greatly appreciated. The 2022 Census of Agriculture 
questionnaire may be viewed on-line at: www.nass.usda.gov/go/censusform.
    The following justification categories should be addressed when 
proposing a new line of questioning for the 2027 Census of Agriculture:
    1. What data are needed?
    2. Why are the data needed?
    3. At what geographic level are the data needed? (U.S., State, 
County, other)
    4. Who will use these data?
    5. What decisions will be influenced with these data?
    6. What surveys have used the proposed question before; what 
testing has been done on the question; and what is known about its 
reliability and validity?
    7. Draft of the recommended question.
    All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record 
and be

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summarized and considered by NASS in preparing the 2027 Census of 
Agriculture questionnaire for OMB approval.

    Signed at Washington, DC, July 16, 2024.
Joseph J. Prusacki,
Acting Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-15945 Filed 7-18-24; 8:45 am]
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