Notice of Intent To Suspend Portions of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 24270-24271 [E7-8382]

Download as PDF 24270 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 2, 2007 / Notices National Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. Dated: April 30, 2007. Charles S. Richmond, Forest Supervisor. Kenny McDaniel, Manager, Gunnison Field Office. [FR Doc. 07–2153 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Forest Service, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) public input session will be provided and individuals who have made written requests by May 9, 2007 to the Designated Federal Official will have the opportunity to address the Committee during the meeting on May 16 and 17, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. The Recreation RAC is authorized by the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act, which was signed into law by President Bush in December 2004. Dated: April 26, 2007. Liz Agpaoa, Acting Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region. [FR Doc. 07–2154 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 1, 2007 due to budget constraints. NASS will resume this information collection as of May 2, 2007, and will publish the Farm Labor reports for April, July, and October 2007 as originally scheduled. Authority: These data are 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, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. Signed at Washington, DC, April 4, 2007. Joseph T. Reilly, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–8381 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Pacific Northwest Region, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Resume the Agricultural Labor Survey and Farm Labor Reports Notice of Intent To Suspend Portions of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of resumption of data collection and publication. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to resume a currently approved information collection, the Agricultural Labor Survey, and its associated publication. 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 Labor Survey. OMB Control Number: 0535–0109. Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2009. Type of Request: To resume a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, and prices. The Agricultural Labor Survey provides quarterly statistics on the number of agricultural workers, hours worked, and wage rates. Number of workers and hours worked are used to estimate agricultural productivity; wage rates are used in the administration of the H–2A Program and for setting Adverse Effect Wage Rates. Survey data are also used to carry out provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. This collection was suspended on February SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to suspend portions of a currently approved information collection, the Agriculture Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Postharvest Chemical Use Surveys. The Fruit Chemical Use Survey and Postharvest Chemical Use Survey are being suspended, along with their associated publications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Agriculture Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Postharvest Chemical Use Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2008. Type of Request: To suspend portions of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: One of the primary objectives of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is to provide high quality and timely estimates about the nation’s food supply and environment. In the Fruit Chemical Use Survey and the Postharvest Chemical Use Survey data are collected regarding chemical usage on fruit and the types and amounts of pesticides used on selected AGENCY: The Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Portland, OR. The purpose of the meeting is to review and provide recommendations on recreation fee proposals for facilities and services offered on lands managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington, under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16, 2007 from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and May 17, 2007 from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. A public input session will be provided at 10:30 a.m. on both days of the meeting. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. The Designated Federal Official has discretion to not convene the committee on May 17, 2007, if necessary. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the Residence Inn by Marriott, Lloyd Center, 1710 NE Multnomah St., Portland, Oregon 97232. Send written comments to Dan Harkenrider, Designated Federal Official for the Pacific Northwest Recreation RAC, 902 Wasco Street, Suite 200, Hood River, OR 97031, 541–308–1700 or dharkenrider@fs.fed.us. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Harkenrider, Designated Federal Official, 902 Wasco Street, Suite 200, Hood River, OR 97031, 541–308–1700. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Recreation RAC discussion is limited to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management staff and Recreation RAC members. However, persons who wish to bring recreation fee matters to the attention of the Committee may file written statements with the Committee staff before or after the meeting. A mmaher on DSK3CLS3C1PROD with $$_JOB SUMMARY: VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:08 Aug 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of suspension of data collection and publication. E:\FEDREG\02MYN1.LOC 02MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 2, 2007 / Notices commodities after harvest and before shipping to the consumer. Information from these data collection efforts is used extensively by government agencies in planning, farm policy analysis, scientific research, and program administration. NASS will suspend Fruit Chemical Use and Postharvest Chemical Use data collection as of May 2, 2007. NASS will not publish the two associated reports: The Agricultural Chemical Usage Postharvest Applications report previously scheduled for March 26, 2008 and the Agricultural Chemical Usage 2007 Fruit Summary report scheduled for July 30, 2008. The Agriculture Resource Management surveys portion of the information collection will continue unaffected. Authority: These data are collected under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. Estimate of Burden: There will be no further reporting burden for the annual collection of Postharvest Chemical Use or the biennial collection of Fruit Chemical Use data. Signed at Washington, DC, April 4, 2007. Joseph T. Reilly, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–8382 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of the Advisory Committee for Agriculture Statistics. mmaher on DSK3CLS3C1PROD with $$_JOB AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has re-established the Advisory Committee for Agriculture Statistics. Effective October 1, 1996, responsibility for the census of agriculture program was transferred to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at USDA from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Effective February 2, 1997, NASS also received the transferred program positions and staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. responsibility for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which is a VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:08 Aug 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 discretionary committee, was transferred, along with its allocated slot, to USDA with the census of agriculture program. The Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics has provided input and direction to the census of agriculture program since the committee was first established on July 16, 1962. It has been particularly critical to have the committee as a valuable resource to USDA during the transfer of the census from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The purpose of the committee is to make recommendations on census of agriculture operations including questionnaire design and content, publicity, publication plans, and data dissemination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Telephone: 202–720–2707; Fax: 202–720–9013; or e-mail: rbosecker@nall.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix II), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture has re-established the charter for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, hereafter referred to as Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the conduct of the periodic censuses and surveys of agriculture, other related surveys, and the types of agricultural information to obtain from respondents. The committee also prepares recommendations regarding the content of agriculture reports, and presents the views and needs for data of major suppliers and users of agriculture statistics. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the work of the Committee is in the public interest and relevant to the duties of USDA. No other advisory committee or agency of USDA is performing the tasks that will be assigned to the Committee. The Committee, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall consist of 25 members representing a broad range of disciplines and interests, including, but not limited to, agricultural economists, rural sociologists, farm policy analysts, educators, State agriculture representatives, and agriculture-related business and marketing experts. Representatives of the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Economic Research Service, USDA, serve as ex-officio members of the Committee. The Committee draws on the experience and expertise of its members PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24271 to form a collective judgment concerning agriculture data collected and the statistics issued by NASS. This input is vital to keep current with shifting data needs in the rapidly changing agricultural environment and keep NASS informed of emerging developments and issues in the food and fiber sector that can affect agriculture statistics activities. Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Signed at Washington, DC, March 14, 2007. R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–8367 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. AGENCY: Notification of appointment to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics. ACTION: SUMMARY: 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. Joe Reilly, Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Telephone: 202–720–4333, Fax: 202– 720–9013, or e-mail: jreilly@nass.usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 December 19, 2006. Appointed members, by their associated category are: Consumer and Information Organizations—John Baugh, West Lafayette, IN; Janice Gengenbach, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FEDREG\02MYN1.LOC 02MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24270-24271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8382]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Suspend Portions of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of suspension of data collection and publication.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to suspend portions of a 
currently approved information collection, the Agriculture Resource 
Management, Chemical Use, and Postharvest Chemical Use Surveys. The 
Fruit Chemical Use Survey and Postharvest Chemical Use Survey are being 
suspended, along with their associated publications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Agriculture Resource Management, Chemical Use, and 
Postharvest Chemical Use Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2008.
    Type of Request: To suspend portions of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: One of the primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service is to provide high quality and timely 
estimates about the nation's food supply and environment. In the Fruit 
Chemical Use Survey and the Postharvest Chemical Use Survey data are 
collected regarding chemical usage on fruit and the types and amounts 
of pesticides used on selected

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commodities after harvest and before shipping to the consumer. 
Information from these data collection efforts is used extensively by 
government agencies in planning, farm policy analysis, scientific 
research, and program administration. NASS will suspend Fruit Chemical 
Use and Postharvest Chemical Use data collection as of May 2, 2007. 
NASS will not publish the two associated reports: The Agricultural 
Chemical Usage Postharvest Applications report previously scheduled for 
March 26, 2008 and the Agricultural Chemical Usage 2007 Fruit Summary 
report scheduled for July 30, 2008. The Agriculture Resource Management 
surveys portion of the information collection will continue unaffected.

    Authority: These data are 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, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict 
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents.

    Estimate of Burden: There will be no further reporting burden for 
the annual collection of Postharvest Chemical Use or the biennial 
collection of Fruit Chemical Use data.

    Signed at Washington, DC, April 4, 2007.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-8382 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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