[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 68732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27633]
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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 Vegetable Surveys Program.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.
Some of the vegetable production surveys will incorporate sampling of
the total population of producers, while the processing surveys will
involve a total enumeration of the entire population. Changes are being
made to some of the questionnaires to accommodate changes in the
industry and to make the questionnaires easier for the respondent to
complete. This should help to reduce respondent burden and improve the
overall response rates.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 15, 2013 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0037, by any of the following methods:
Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 720-6396.
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to:
David Hancock, 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: David Hancock,
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 T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Vegetable Surveys Program.
OMB Number: 0535-0037.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2013.
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 (NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and
disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental statistics
related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of Agriculture.
The Vegetable Surveys Program obtains basic agricultural statistics for
fresh market and processing vegetables in major producing States.
Vegetable statistics are used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to
help administer programs and by growers, processors, and marketers in
making production and marketing decisions. The fresh market estimating
program now consists of 25 selected crops and the processing program
consists of 8 principal crops.
Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7
U.S.C. 2204g. 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.
NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance,
``Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act,
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of
2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p.
33376.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to be between 5 and 20 minutes per respondent
per survey.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,700 hours. Copies
of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at (202)
690-2388.
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, October 19, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-27633 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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