[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 87325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25479]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 29, 2024.
    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 December 2, 2024. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
should be submitted, identified by docket number 0535-0264, within 30 
days of the publication of this notice by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
     E-fax: 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.
    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: Hawaii Farm Technology Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0264.
    Summary of Collection: 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. This project will collect data 
from a sample of farmers and ranchers with land operated in the State 
of Hawaii. The reference period will be calendar year 2024.
    General authority for these data collection activities is granted 
under 7 U.S.C. 2204. This survey will be conducted on a full cost 
recovery basis with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of this survey is to 
collect data related to what types of technologies are used on farms 
during the past year. These technologies will include both physical and 
non-physical types such as tablets, applications, automatic sensors, 
etc. The collected data will be used by the State Department of 
Agriculture and Land Grant University to determine the need for 
providing assistance to farmers and ranchers to fulfill their 
technology needs, indicated by the data.
    Description of Respondents: Farmers.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 503.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-25479 Filed 10-31-24; 8:45 am]
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