[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04292]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 27, 2018
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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; 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.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by April 2, 2018. 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: Field Crops Objective Yield.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0088.
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.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted under
U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statute specifies the ``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''. Data
collected provides yield estimates for corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans
and winter wheat. In addition NASS has been contacted by several state
cooperators to conduct projected yield studies for citrus, almonds,
hazelnuts and walnuts. These fruit and nut surveys will be conducted
through cooperative agreements with the states and will be totally
funded by the individual states. The yield estimates for all of these
crops are extremely important because they are used in conjunction with
price data to estimate production and in making policy decisions in
agricultural sectors.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on
sample fields of, corn, cotton, potatoes, soybeans, and winter wheat.
The information will be used by USDA to anticipate loan receipts and
pricing of loan stocks for grains. Farmers and businesses use the
production estimates in marketing decisions to evaluate expected prices
and to determine when to sell. The fruit and nut data will be used by
the State Departments of Agriculture and commodity marketing boards to
make informed decisions concerning the stocks and marketing of these
commodities.
Description of Respondents: Farms and businesses or other for-
profit operations.
Number of Respondents: 15,850.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly during growing season or
annually.
Total Burden Hours: 5,456.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04292 Filed 3-1-18; 8:45 am]
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