Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 52303 [2011-21360]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21360]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 17, 2011.
    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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC; OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and 
to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 
Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information 
collections are best assured of having their full effect if received 
within 30 days of publication of this notification. 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: 2012 Census of Agriculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0226.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS) is responsible for conducting the Census of Agriculture under 
the authority of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Public Law 105-
113. The census of agriculture is required by law every five years and 
is the primary source of statistics concerning the nation's 
agricultural industry. It provides the only basis of consistent, 
comparable data throughout the more than 3,000 counties in the 50 
States and Puerto Rico. For the outlying areas of American Samoa, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin 
Islands, it is the only source of consistent, comparable agricultural 
data.
    Need and Use of the Information: The data collection for the 
censuses of agriculture will be conducted primarily by mail-out/mail-
back procedures and direct enumeration methods for Guam, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The 
census provides data on the number and types of farms, land use, crop 
area and selected production, livestock inventory and sales, production 
contracts, production expenses, farm-related income, and other 
demographic characteristics. This information will serve as the basis 
for many agriculturally-based decisions. Census information is used by 
the Administration, Congress, and the Federal Agencies to formulate and 
evaluate national agricultural programs and policy, by the Department 
of Agriculture and the Bureau of Economic analysis to compile farm 
sector economic indicators, and by State and county governments in the 
development of local agricultural programs.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 4,237,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Every 5 years).
    Total Burden Hours: 2,545,498.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Conservation Effects Assessment Project.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0245.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS) primary function is to prepare and issue official State and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and 
prices. The goal of this information collection is to obtain land 
management information that will assist the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service in assessing environmental benefits associated 
with implementation of various conservation programs and installation 
of associated conservation practices. The authority for these data 
collection activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204.
    Need and Use of the Information: The survey will utilize personal 
interviews to administer a questionnaire that is designed to obtain 
from farm operators field-specific data associated with selected 
National Resources Inventory sub-sample units in the contiguous 48 
States. Data collected in this survey will be used in conjunction with 
previously collected data on soils, climate, and cropping history. The 
assessment will be used to report progress annually on Farm Bill 
implementation to Congress and the general public.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 2,451.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,251.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21360 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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