[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21736-21737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09025]
========================================================================
Notices
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
========================================================================
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 97 / Wednesday, May 21, 2025 /
Notices
[[Page 21736]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 June 20, 2025. 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 (NASS)
Title: Cold Storage Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0001.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics
Service's primary function is to prepare and issue state and national
estimates of crop and livestock production, value, and disposition. In
this capacity the Agency also prepares a number of associated estimates
affecting the agriculture industry, such as this Cold Storage report.
This monthly survey provides information on national supplies of food
in refrigerated storage facilities. A biennial survey of refrigerated
warehouses is also conducted to provide a benchmark of the capacity
available for refrigerated storage of the nation's food supply.
Providing information on national supplies of food in refrigerated
storage facilities has been the responsibility of the Department of
Agriculture since 1914. This service is the outcome of an investigation
made by the Department in 1911, in response to allegations that food
warehouses were being used by food speculators to ``corner the market''
and drive up prices paid by consumers. The Secretary of Agriculture
recommended that the public should know the amounts of foods in
warehouses and that the Department should issue periodic reports on a
pre-announced date and time.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted
under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204. This statute specifies that
``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all
information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . . by the
collection of statistics . . . and shall distribute them among
agriculturists.''
Need and Use of the Information: The monthly Cold Storage reports
include inventory statistics for approximately 110 food items held in
public, private, and semi-private refrigerated warehouses. USDA
agencies such as the World Agricultural Outlook Board, Economic
Research Service, and Agricultural Marketing Service use information
from the Cold Storage reports in administering government commodity
programs and in supply and demand analysis. Included in the reports are
stocks of frozen orange juice concentrate, butter, and cheese, which
are traded on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 1,567.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 5,145.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Custom Work Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0266.
Summary of Collection: The primary functions of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue current
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production,
disposition, prices, resource use, and to collect information on
related environmental and economic factors. NASS's cooperators have
sought NASS's assistance to provide custom rates statistics beneficial
to agriculture; these statistics are not covered by NASS's annual
Congressional appropriation.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted
under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204. This statute specifies that
``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all
information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . . by the
collection of statistics . . . and shall distribute them among
agriculturists.''
Need and Use of the Information: NASS will conduct a sample survey
of agricultural operations that have knowledge of rates for custom
agricultural work. The universe is composed of all active agricultural
operations in the states that are conducting a survey. The sampled
operations will be asked several screening questions. Those that
qualify to respond to the survey will be asked to provide rates for any
custom agricultural work for which they have knowledge. Individuals
that do not operate a farm or that do not have a knowledge of custom
rates will screen out of the survey. The purpose of the survey is to
collect custom rates from agricultural workers.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 41,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 15,027.
[[Page 21737]]
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0273.
Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production,
value, disposition, and resource use. General authority for these data
collection activities is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204.
This statute specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall
procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture which he
can obtain . . . by the collection of statistics . . . and shall
distribute them among agriculturists.'' NASS's cooperators have sought
NASS's assistance to provide statistics beneficial to agriculture but
are not covered by NASS's annual Congressional appropriation.
Data collected in the Maryland Pesticide Usage Survey will provide
the Maryland Dept. of Agriculture (MdDA) with comprehensive information
about what pesticides are being used around the state and future
surveys will help determine what trends are developing. The data will
also help agriculture and industry professionals understand what is
being used, and it will provide public and environmental health experts
with information that can help them focus their research and monitoring
efforts.
The primary use for the Minnesota Pesticide and Fertilizer Survey
data will be to allow the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture (MnDA) staff
to evaluate the effectiveness and adoption levels of the voluntary Best
Management Practice (BMP) guidelines by periodically summarizing
pesticide and fertilizer use statistics at the county level and MnDA
management district levels. County level detail is needed because there
are different BMPs written for specific Pesticide Management Areas
(PMA) based on chemical residue found in ground water or surface water
through other monitoring means. Fertilizer data will be summarized
under different Nitrogen Best Management Practice Regions based on soil
types and a separate monitoring program. Results from the Minnesota
Pesticide and Fertilizer Best Management Practices Survey will allow
the MnDA staff to promote the voluntary nature of the BMPs by
demonstrating the adoption levels and practices farmers are using have
remained consistent with the BMP guidelines. If verified, this will
avoid the need for any mandatory restrictions on chemical use and/or
practices.
The primary use for the Mississippi State University Extension
Service's (MSUES) Field Crop Production Practice and Chemical Use
Surveys will be to create Enterprise Budgets for corn, cotton, rice,
wheat, and soybeans. No chemical use data will be published, but
chemical use data are an important part of determining Enterprise
Budgets.
The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) survey will be
conducted on an every-other year basis (for odd numbered years) through
a cooperative agreement with the Illinois Nutrient Research Education
Council, developed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The goal
of this survey is to produce statistically defensible estimates of
several ``in field'' and ``edge of field'' practices conducted by
Illinois farmers. These practices have been shown to positively impact
water quality by reducing runoff and leaching of nutrients into the
waters of Illinois. One of the primary goals of the NLRS is to track
implementation of these cultural practices over time to measure
implementation of the NLRS.
Need and Use of the Information: The Field Crop Production Practice
and Chemical Use Surveys in this request will be conducted to meet
research and publication goals for Extension and State Departments of
Agriculture. The summarized and published information will be analyzed
by the sponsoring cooperators and stakeholders in agriculture. Results
will be used to study production agriculture, as well as various
programs and policies to determine their impact on agricultural
producers and consumers.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits; Farms
and ranches.
Number of Respondents: 24,200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 11,571.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-09025 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-20-P