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conduct the Census of Agriculture. This
request is part of an on-going initiative
to improve NASS surveys, as
recommended by both its own
guidelines and those of OMB.
In the last decade, state-of-the art
techniques have been increasingly
instituted by NASS and other Federal
agencies and are now routinely used to
improve the quality and timeliness of
survey data and analyses, while
simultaneously reducing respondents’
cognitive workload and burden. The
purpose of this generic clearance is to
allow NASS to continue to adopt and
use these state-of-the-art techniques to
improve its current data collections on
agriculture. They will also be used to
aid in the development of new surveys.
NASS envisions using a variety of
survey improvement techniques, as
appropriate to the individual project
under investigation. These include
focus groups, cognitive and usability
laboratory and field techniques,
exploratory interviews, behavior coding,
respondent debriefing, pilot surveys,
and split-panel tests.
Following standard OMB
requirements NASS will submit a
change request to OMB individually for
each survey improvement project it
undertakes under this generic clearance
and provide OMB with a copy of the
questionnaire (if one is used), and all
other materials describing the project.
These data will be collected under the
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. 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 (60 FR
44978, August 29, 1995).
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for these collections of
information is estimated to average from
30 minutes to 2 hours per respondent,
dependant upon the survey and the
technique used to test for that particular
survey.
Respondents: Farms, ranchers, farm
managers, farm contractors, agribusinesses, and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,100.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,700 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from the NASS
Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2248.
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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, 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, February 19,
2008.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement
of an Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request approval for
reinstatement and revision of an
information collection, the Farm and
Ranch Irrigation Survey. Revision to
previous burden hours may 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 May 12, 2008 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0234,
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: (202) 720–6396
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
PO 00000
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Room 5336A, Mail Stop 2024, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room
5336A, 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: Farm and Ranch Irrigation
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0234.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Reinstate and Revise an
Information Collection.
Abstract: The Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey is conducted every 5
years as authorized by the Census of
Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L. No.
105–113). The 2008 Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey will use a probability
sample of all farms and a sample of
horticultural operations that reported
irrigation on the 2007 Census of
Agriculture. This irrigation survey for
commodities other than horticultural
specialties will provide a
comprehensive inventory of farm
irrigation practices with detailed data
relating to acres irrigated by category of
land use, acres and yields of irrigated
and non-irrigated crops, quantity of
water applied, and method of
application to selected crops. Also
included will be 2008 expenditures for
maintenance and repair of irrigation
equipment and facilities; purchase of
energy for on-farm pumping of irrigation
water; investment in irrigation
equipment, facilities, and land
improvement; cost of water received
from off-farm water supplies; and
questions related to water reuse and
security. The irrigation survey for
horticultural specialties will provide the
land area irrigated and source of water
by state, and the irrigation by method
used by State. A new combined table
will be published showing the total
estimated quantity of water applied for
crops including horticultural
specialties. Irrigation data are used by
the farmers, their representatives,
government agencies, and many other
groups concerned with the irrigation
industry and water use issues. This
survey will provide the only source of
dependable, comparable irrigation data
by State. NASS will use the information
collected only for statistical purposes
and will publish the data only as
tabulated totals.
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Authority: These data will be collected
under the 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. 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 (60 FR 44978, August 29,
1995).
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 20 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers,
Farm Managers, and producers of
Nursery, Greenhouse and Floricultural
Products.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 16,700 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from NASS Clearance
Officer, at (202) 720–2248.
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, 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, February 19,
2008.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8–4987 Filed 3–12–08; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1545]
[Order No. 1543]
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 202
Los Angeles, California, Area
Pursuant to its authority under the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,
1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) adopts the following Order:
Whereas, the Board of Harbor
Commissioners of the City of Los
Angeles, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
202, submitted an application to the
Board for authority to expand its zone
to include a site within the Tejon
Industrial Complex (Site 23—177 acres)
in Lebec, California, adjacent to the Los
Angeles-Long Beach Customs and
Border Protection port of entry (FTZ
Docket 44–2006, filed 11/8/06);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (71 FR 66499, 11/15/06) and
the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand FTZ 202 is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
section 400.28, subject to the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the overall general-purpose zone
project, and further subject to a sunset
provision that would terminate
authority on March 31, 2013, for Site 23
where no activity has occurred under
FTZ procedures before that date.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
February 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
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Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 75
Phoenix, AZ
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, the City of Phoenix,
Arizona, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
75, submitted an application to the
Board for authority to expand its zone
to include two sites located at the
Riverside Industrial Center (Site 3–74
acres) and at the Santa Fe Business Park
(Site 4–18 acres) in Phoenix, Arizona,
within the Phoenix Customs and Border
Protection port of entry (FTZ Docket 36–
2007, filed 8/14/07);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (72 FR 46603, 8/21/07) and the
application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand FTZ 75 is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
section 400.28.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
February 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
ATTEST: llllllllllllllll
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–5049 Filed 3–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1542]
Reorganization and Expansion of
Foreign-Trade Zone 39 Dallas/Fort
Worth, TX, Area
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign-
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E8-4987]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement of an 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 of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request approval for reinstatement and revision of an
information collection, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. Revision
to previous burden hours may 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 May 12, 2008 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0234, by any of the following methods:
E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 720-6396
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to: NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336A, Mail
Stop 2024, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20250-2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336A, 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: Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0234.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Reinstate and Revise an
Information Collection.
Abstract: The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey is conducted every 5
years as authorized by the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L.
No. 105-113). The 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey will use a
probability sample of all farms and a sample of horticultural
operations that reported irrigation on the 2007 Census of Agriculture.
This irrigation survey for commodities other than horticultural
specialties will provide a comprehensive inventory of farm irrigation
practices with detailed data relating to acres irrigated by category of
land use, acres and yields of irrigated and non-irrigated crops,
quantity of water applied, and method of application to selected crops.
Also included will be 2008 expenditures for maintenance and repair of
irrigation equipment and facilities; purchase of energy for on-farm
pumping of irrigation water; investment in irrigation equipment,
facilities, and land improvement; cost of water received from off-farm
water supplies; and questions related to water reuse and security. The
irrigation survey for horticultural specialties will provide the land
area irrigated and source of water by state, and the irrigation by
method used by State. A new combined table will be published showing
the total estimated quantity of water applied for crops including
horticultural specialties. Irrigation data are used by the farmers,
their representatives, government agencies, and many other groups
concerned with the irrigation industry and water use issues. This
survey will provide the only source of dependable, comparable
irrigation data by State. NASS will use the information collected only
for statistical purposes and will publish the data only as tabulated
totals.
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Authority: These data will be collected under the 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. 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 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995).
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers, Farm Managers, and producers of
Nursery, Greenhouse and Floricultural Products.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 16,700 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-
2248.
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, 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, February 19, 2008.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-4987 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
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