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Estimated Number of Respondents:
156.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,607 hours.
Copies of the information collection
may be obtained from Kimberly Chisley,
the Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at (202) 720–2568.
Request for Comments: Send
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 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; or (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments should be sent to the Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503 and to: William
S. Hawkins, Director, Program
Administration Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Stop 1031,
Washington, DC 20250–1031;
Telephone (202) 720–3241.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC on
January 31, 2006.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Reinstate a
Previously Approved Information
Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–113) and Office of Management
and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part
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1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995),
this notice announces the intention of
the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request reinstatement
with change of a previously approved
information collection, the Census of
Agriculture.
Comments on this notice must be
received by April 11, 2006 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to
Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2024 or
gmcbride@nass.usda.gov or faxed to
(202) 720–6396.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The 2007 Census of Agriculture.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0226.
Type of Request: Intent to Request
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved
Information Collection.
Abstract: The census of agriculture,
conducted every 5 years, is the primary
source of statistics concerning the
nation’s agricultural industry. It
provides the only basis of consistent,
comparable data for each county, county
equivalent, and State in the United
States and its outlying insular areas. The
census of agriculture is required by law
under the Census of Agriculture Act of
1997, Pub. L. 105–113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g).
The 2007 census of agriculture will
cover all agricultural operations in the
50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and
American Samoa (AS), which meet the
census definition for a farm. For the
States, Guam, and CNMI, a farm is any
place that produced and sold, or
normally would produce and sell,
$1,000 or more of agricultural products
during the census year. For Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands it is any
place with $500 in sales. American
Samoa defines a farm without using a
specific dollar value of sales.
Data collection for the censuses of
agriculture for the 50 States and Puerto
Rico will be conducted primarily by
mail-out/mail-back procedures. Data
collection for Guam, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, CNMI, and AS, will be
conducted using direct enumeration
methods. NASS conducted a census
survey form content test (OMB No.
5035–0243) during the winter of 2005–
2006 to evaluate new content items,
DATES:
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report form design and format, and
processing procedures for the 50 States.
To minimize response burden NASS
is introducing a new short form which
is targeted to farm operators who have
a history of only raising a few
commodities. This history is determined
by administrative data collected over
multiple years from surveys and
censuses. The short form allows a
respondent to report virtually every
question contained in the long form but
with a streamlined approach. With
fewer pages to review, respondents will
be able to report their commodities
more quickly. This also eliminates the
need for sample data, used since the
1978 Census of Agriculture, which has
increasingly caused confusion on the
part of data users. A long form will be
tailored to various regions of the
country, as in past censuses, and used
to collect data from operators with
several crop and/or livestock
commodities or unknown agricultural
production. A screening survey
conducted prior to the census will again
be used to eliminate non-farm
operations from the census mail list.
The Census of Agriculture Act
guarantees farm operators that their
individual information will be kept
confidential. NASS uses the information
only for statistical purposes and
publishes only summarized data. These
data are used by Congress when
developing or changing farm programs.
Many national and State programs are
designed or allocated based on census
data, such as soil conservation projects,
funds for cooperative extension
programs, and research funding. Private
industry uses the data to provide more
effective production and distribution
systems for the agricultural community.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 50 minutes per positive
response, 10 minutes per screen-out,
and 1 minute per refusal.
Respondents: Farm and ranch
operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,160,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,400,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from Ginny McBride,
NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–
5778.
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
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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, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 17,
2006.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Appointment to the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notification of appointment to
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture announces members
appointed to the Advisory Committee
on Agriculture Statistics, in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe
Reilly, Executive Director, Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room
5041A South Building, Washington, DC
20250–2000. Telephone: 202–720–4333,
Fax: 202–720–9013, or e-mail:
jreilly@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
appointment for the twenty-five member
committee, which has representation
across seven categories which covers a
broad range of agricultural disciplines
and interests, was signed on November
16, 2005. Appointed members, by their
associated category are: Consumer and
Information Organizations—John Baugh,
West Lafayette, IN; Janice Gengenbach,
Smithfield, NE; Kent Schescke, Carmel,
IN; Educational Organizations—R.
Edmund Gomez, Alcalde, NM; Barry
Goodwin, Cary, NC; Ron Plain,
Columbia, MO. Farm Services
Organizations—Jacklyn Folsom, Cabot,
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VT; John Hays, Alexandria, VA; Doris
Mold, Cumberland, WI; Ranvir Singh,
Marysville, CA; John Smylie, Palatine,
IL. Government Agencies—Karen
Klonsky, Winters, CA. National Farm
Organizations—Patricia Berglund,
Fargo, ND; Brent Blauch,
Mechanicsburg, PA; Peter Daniel,
Raleigh, NC; Terry Francl, Crofton, MD.
Producer and Marketing
Organizations—Gary Adams, Cordova,
TN; Carl Brothers, Stuttgart, AR; Roger
Cryan, Fairfax, VA; William Lapp,
Omaha, NE; Lucy Meyring, Walden, CO;
James Robb, Lakewood, CO; Ira
Silvergleit, Alexandria, VA. Professional
Organizations—Frank Howell,
Starkville, MS; A. Gene Nelson, College
Station, TX.
The duties of the Committee are
solely advisory. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
of Agriculture with regards to the
agricultural statistics program of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) and such other matters as it may
deem advisable, or which the Secretary
of Agriculture, Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics, or
the Administrator of NASS may request.
The Advisory Committee meeting will
be held on February 14–15, 2006. All
meetings are open to the public.
Committee members will be reimbursed
for official travel expenses only.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 18,
2006.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics Meeting
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) announces a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics.
DATES: The Committee meeting will be
held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, and from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
February 15, 2006. There will be an
opportunity for public questions and
comments at 3:30 p.m. on February 15,
2006.
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The Committee meeting
will take place at the Crystal Gateway
Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202.
Written comments may be filed before
or within a reasonable time after the
meeting with the contact person
identified herein at: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 5041A, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe
Reilly, Executive Director, Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics,
Telephone: 202–720–4333, Fax: 202–
720–9013, or e-mail:
jreilly@nass.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES:
The
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics, which consists of 25 members
appointed from 7 categories covering a
broad range of agricultural disciplines
and interests, has scheduled a meeting
on February 14–15, 2006. During this
time the Advisory Committee will
discuss topics including Small and
Minority Farm coverage in the 2007
Census of Agriculture, the needs for the
2007 Census of Agriculture follow-on
surveys, and Improving Respondent
Relations and Reducing Reporting
Burden Publications.
The Committee meeting is open to the
public. The public may file written
comments to the USDA Advisory
Committee contact person before or
within a reasonable time after the
meeting. All statements will become a
part of the official records of the USDA
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics and will be kept on file for
public review in the office of the
Executive Director, Advisory Committee
on Agriculture Statistics, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington,
DC 20250.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated February 2, 2006, at Washington,
DC.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural
Air Quality Task Force
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Reinstate a Previously 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 (Pub.
L. 104-113) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR
part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the
intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to
request reinstatement with change of a previously approved information
collection, the Census of Agriculture.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 11, 2006 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2024 or
gmcbride@nass.usda.gov or faxed to (202) 720-6396.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The 2007 Census of Agriculture.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0226.
Type of Request: Intent to Request Reinstatement of a Previously
Approved Information Collection.
Abstract: The census of agriculture, conducted every 5 years, is
the primary source of statistics concerning the nation's agricultural
industry. It provides the only basis of consistent, comparable data for
each county, county equivalent, and State in the United States and its
outlying insular areas. The census of agriculture is required by law
under the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105-113, 7 U.S.C.
2204(g).
The 2007 census of agriculture will cover all agricultural
operations in the 50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and
American Samoa (AS), which meet the census definition for a farm. For
the States, Guam, and CNMI, a farm is any place that produced and sold,
or normally would produce and sell, $1,000 or more of agricultural
products during the census year. For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands it is any place with $500 in sales. American Samoa defines a
farm without using a specific dollar value of sales.
Data collection for the censuses of agriculture for the 50 States
and Puerto Rico will be conducted primarily by mail-out/mail-back
procedures. Data collection for Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, CNMI,
and AS, will be conducted using direct enumeration methods. NASS
conducted a census survey form content test (OMB No. 5035-0243) during
the winter of 2005-2006 to evaluate new content items, report form
design and format, and processing procedures for the 50 States.
To minimize response burden NASS is introducing a new short form
which is targeted to farm operators who have a history of only raising
a few commodities. This history is determined by administrative data
collected over multiple years from surveys and censuses. The short form
allows a respondent to report virtually every question contained in the
long form but with a streamlined approach. With fewer pages to review,
respondents will be able to report their commodities more quickly. This
also eliminates the need for sample data, used since the 1978 Census of
Agriculture, which has increasingly caused confusion on the part of
data users. A long form will be tailored to various regions of the
country, as in past censuses, and used to collect data from operators
with several crop and/or livestock commodities or unknown agricultural
production. A screening survey conducted prior to the census will again
be used to eliminate non-farm operations from the census mail list.
The Census of Agriculture Act guarantees farm operators that their
individual information will be kept confidential. NASS uses the
information only for statistical purposes and publishes only summarized
data. These data are used by Congress when developing or changing farm
programs. Many national and State programs are designed or allocated
based on census data, such as soil conservation projects, funds for
cooperative extension programs, and research funding. Private industry
uses the data to provide more effective production and distribution
systems for the agricultural community.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated to average 50 minutes per positive response, 10 minutes per
screen-out, and 1 minute per refusal.
Respondents: Farm and ranch operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,160,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,400,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from Ginny McBride, NASS Clearance Officer,
at (202) 720-5778.
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
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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, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 17, 2006.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-1876 Filed 2-9-06; 8:45 am]
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