Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 54677 [2014-21723]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 54677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21723]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 8, 2014.
    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 
14, 2014 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: 
OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov 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: 2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0240.
    Summary of Collection: The 2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition 
of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) is an integral part of the 2012 Census of 
Agriculture and is conducted under the authority of the Census of 
Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-113). This law requires the 
Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture in 1998 and 
every fifth year following 1998. The primary functions of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue state 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, 
and prices and to collect information on related environmental and 
economic factors.
    Need and Use of the Information: TOTAL will be conducted as a 
follow-on survey to the 2012 Census of Agriculture and will use two 
questionnaires, one for farm operators and one for landlords who do not 
farm. The survey will obtain data to accurately define the economic 
status of U.S. farm operations and households. Detailed, farm level, 
economic data are essential for making informed decisions relating to 
the farming industry. The combined data series will yield a complete 
picture of farm expenses and land ownership of American farmland.
    This is a reinstatement of the previously approved Census of 
Agriculture follow-on survey titled Agricultural Economics and Land 
Ownership Survey (AELOS).
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 90,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 119,618.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21723 Filed 9-11-14; 8:45 am]
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