[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21558]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 26, 2015.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 this information collection received by October
1, 2015 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8681.
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: Organic Certifier Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
Summary of Collection: 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 the Department of Agriculture to
afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by
respondents. The sample size will consist of all organizations that
certify farm and ranch operations that have met the Federal standards
to be classified as organic producers. The data collection will be done
in a two step process. The first step will involve a personal visit
with the managers of the certifying organizations to discuss the data
collection needs and collect some basic profile information. The second
step will involve the compiling and reporting of the data.
Need and Use of the Information: The survey will collect the number
of operations that are certified organic for each State, along with the
number of acres certified for the various crops, and the number of head
of livestock and poultry certified as organic. These data are necessary
on an annual basis for USDA to provide annual data and analysis of this
growing industry. Farmers, consumers, shippers, packers, retailers,
wholesalers, etc. all need these data to make informed decisions.
Description of Respondents: Organic certifying organizations.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 885.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21558 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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