[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68732-68733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27634]
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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 the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection, the Agricultural Prices Surveys.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.
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-
0003, by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 720-6396.
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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: Agricultural Prices.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0003.
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 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 Agricultural Prices surveys provide data on the prices received
by farmers and prices paid by them for production goods and services.
NASS estimates based on these surveys are used by agencies of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to prepare the economic accounts of the
United States. These price estimates are also used to compute Parity
Prices in accordance with requirements of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 as amended (Title III, Subtitle A, Section 301(a)). In
addition, price data are used by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
to help determine payment rates, program option levels, and disaster
programs.
Authority: These data will be collected under 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 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 (Pub. L. 104-113) 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.
33362.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is based on more than 30 individual surveys with expected
responses of 5-20 minutes and frequency of 1-12 times per year.
Estimated number of responses per respondent is 1.95.
Respondents: Farmers and farm-related businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 35,000 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 will be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, October 19, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-27634 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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