[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 237 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 57729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22664]
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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 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 Agricultural Resources Management
Survey (ARMS), Phases 1 and 2, as well as Chemical Use Surveys.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 10, 2026 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0218, 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: NASS
OMB 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: NASS OMB Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody R. McDaniel, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-2707. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
NASS OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-2206 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Resources Management Survey and Chemical Use
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: July 31, 2027.
Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The Agricultural Resource Management Surveys (ARMS) are
the primary source of information for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture on a broad range of issues related to production practices,
costs and returns, pest management, chemical usage, and contractor
expenses. Data are collected at both the whole-farm level and for
selected commodities.
Historically, the ARMS docket included a screening phase, a
chemical use phase, and an economic phase. This notice and information
collection focus on ARMS Phases 1 and 2--screening, production
practices, and chemical use surveys.
Cost of Production: Congress mandates the development of annual
estimates for the cost of producing wheat, feed grains, cotton, and
dairy commodities. USDA also collects cost of production data for
soybeans, rice, peanuts, hogs, and beef cow-calf operations to support
economic comparisons among major farm commodities competing for U.S.
agricultural resources.
Chemical Use Surveys: Congress has directed NASS and ERS to build
nationally coordinated databases on agricultural chemical use and
related farm practices. These databases are essential for producing
environmental and economic estimates and help producers and researchers
address on-farm environmental concerns while maintaining productivity.
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, 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 (at 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.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
is estimated to average approximately 8 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, farm contractors,
and farm households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 118,000 respondents
will be sampled annually. Fewer than 20 percent will be contacted more
than once per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 52,000
hours per year.
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 methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, December 10, 2025.
Jody R. McDaniel,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2025-22664 Filed 12-11-25; 8:45 am]
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