[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63501-63502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26529]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 14, 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 November
19, 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: Cost of Pollination Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue
official State and national
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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. As pollinators (honeybees) are vital to the agricultural
industry for producing food for the world's population. NASS' primary
focus will center on costs associated with honey bee pollination, but
will also collect some basic information relating to other forms of
pollination. General authority for these data collection activities is
granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS plans to collect economic
data under this new collection using the ``Cost of Pollination
Inquiry'' survey. Data relating to the targeted crops (fruits, nuts,
vegetable and specialty crops) will be collected for the total number
of acres that rely on honey bee pollination, the number of honey bee
colonies that were used on those acres, and any cash fees associated
with honey bee pollination. By publishing both regional and crop
specific pollination costs, both, crop farmers and beekeepers will be
able to benefit from this additional data.
Description of Respondents: Farmers.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
Total Burden Hours: 14,987.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-26529 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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