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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Revise and Extend a Currently
Approved Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, the Agricultural
Resources Management Survey and
SUMMARY:
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Chemical Use Surveys. A revision to
burden hours will 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 25, 2012 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0218,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: 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: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 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: Agricultural Resources
Management Survey and Chemical Use
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
December 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and
extend a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Resource
Management Surveys (ARMS) are the
primary source of information for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture on a
broad range of issues related to:
Production practices, costs and returns,
pest management, chemical usage, and
contractor expenses. Data is collected on
both a whole farm level and on selected
commodities.
ARMS is the only source of
information available for objective
evaluation of many critical issues
related to agriculture and the rural
economy, such as: Whole farm finance
data, including data sufficient to
construct estimates of income for farms
by: type of operation, loan commodities,
income for operator households, credit,
structure, and organization; marketing
information; and other economic data
on input usage, production practices,
and crop substitution possibilities.
Data from ARMS are used to produce
estimates of net farm income by type of
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commercial producer as required in 7
U.S.C. 7998 and estimates of enterprise
production costs as required in 7 U.S.C.
1441(a). Data from ARMS are also used
as weights in the development of the
Prices Paid Index, a component of the
Parity Index referred to in the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
These indexes are used to calculate the
annual federal grazing fee rates as
described in the Public Rangelands
Improvement Act of 1978 and Executive
Order 12548 and as promulgated in
regulations found at 36 CFR 222.51.
In addition, ARMS is used to produce
estimates of sector-wide production
expenditures and other components of
income that are used in constructing the
estimates of income and value-added
which are transmitted to the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, by the USDA
Economic Research Service (ERS) for
use in constructing economy-wide
estimates of Gross Domestic Product.
This transmittal of data, prepared using
the ARMS, is undertaken to satisfy a
1956 agreement between the Office of
Management and Budget and the
Departments of Agriculture and
Commerce that a single set of estimates
be published on farm income.
Chemical Use Surveys: Congress has
mandated that NASS and ERS build
nationally coordinated databases on
agricultural chemical use and related
farm practices; these databases are the
primary vehicles used to produce
specified environmental and economic
estimates. The surveys will help provide
the knowledge and technical means for
producers and researchers to address
on-farm environmental concerns in a
manner that maintains agricultural
productivity.
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 (at 44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at
5 CFR part 1320.
NASS also complies with OMB
Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 72 FR
33362 (June 15, 2007).
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
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is estimated to average approximately
35–40 minutes per survey.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm
managers, farm contractors, and farm
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 80,000 respondents will
be sampled each year. Over half of these
respondents will be contacted more
than one time in a single year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: Approximately 66,000
hours per year.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from the NASS
Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or
at: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
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, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or
other forms of information technology
collection methods. 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, March 06, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–7255 Filed 3–23–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Revise a Previously
Approved Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intent of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to seek reinstatement of an
information collection, the National
Childhood Injury and Occupational
Injury Survey of Farm Operators.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 25, 2012 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0235,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: 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: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
SUMMARY:
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Childhood Injury and
Occupational Injury Survey of Farm
Operators.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0235.
Expiration Date of Previous Approval:
12/31/2011.
Type of Request: To seek
reinstatement of an information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The National Childhood
Injury and Adult Occupational Injury
Survey of Farm Operators is designed
to: (1) Provide estimates of childhood
nonfatal injury incidence and
description of injury occurring to
children less than 20 years of age who
reside, work, or visit farms and (2)
describe the occupational injury
experience of farm operators. These
surveys are being conducted as part of
a cooperative agreement between the
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and
the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS). In 2012, NASS will
conduct the General Adult and Child
Injury survey and will use the total farm
population to sample from. In 2013,
NASS will not be conducting an injury
survey, since we will be concentrating
on the Census of Agriculture survey
(OMB #0535–0226). In 2014, NASS
plans to again conduct the General
Adult and Child Injury Survey, and this
time, the survey will concentrate on
minority farm operators.
DATA COLLECTION FOR THE THREE YEAR APPROVAL PERIOD
Reference
year
Survey targeted group
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General Adult and Child Injury Survey Target Population—All Farm Operators) ..................................
No Survey Conducted this Year ..............................................................................................................
General Adult and Child Injury Survey (Minority Farm Operators) .........................................................
Data will be collected by telephone
from all 50 states. Questions will relate
to farm injuries occurring during the
reference calendar year. These data will
update and enhance existing data series
used by the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) to: (1) Establish a measure of
the number and rate of childhood
injuries associated with farming
operations and study the specific types
of injuries sustained and (2) describe the
scope and magnitude of occupational
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injuries associated with farming
operations. The collection combines the
youth and occupational injury studies to
reduce the number of contacts on the
targeted farm population. Reports will
be generated and information
disseminated to all interested parties
concerning the findings from this study.
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
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2011
2012
2013
Survey year
Sample size
2012
2013
2014
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50,000
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 (44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at
5 CFR part 1320.
NASS also complies with OMB
Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-7255]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Revise and Extend a
Currently 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, this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection, the Agricultural Resources Management
Survey and Chemical Use Surveys. A revision to burden hours will 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 25, 2012 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0218, by any of the following methods:
Email: 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:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20250-2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 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: Agricultural Resources Management Survey and Chemical Use
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: December 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and extend a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Resource Management Surveys (ARMS) are
the primary source of information for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture on a broad range of issues related to: Production
practices, costs and returns, pest management, chemical usage, and
contractor expenses. Data is collected on both a whole farm level and
on selected commodities.
ARMS is the only source of information available for objective
evaluation of many critical issues related to agriculture and the rural
economy, such as: Whole farm finance data, including data sufficient to
construct estimates of income for farms by: type of operation, loan
commodities, income for operator households, credit, structure, and
organization; marketing information; and other economic data on input
usage, production practices, and crop substitution possibilities.
Data from ARMS are used to produce estimates of net farm income by
type of commercial producer as required in 7 U.S.C. 7998 and estimates
of enterprise production costs as required in 7 U.S.C. 1441(a). Data
from ARMS are also used as weights in the development of the Prices
Paid Index, a component of the Parity Index referred to in the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. These indexes are used to
calculate the annual federal grazing fee rates as described in the
Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 and Executive Order 12548 and
as promulgated in regulations found at 36 CFR 222.51.
In addition, ARMS is used to produce estimates of sector-wide
production expenditures and other components of income that are used in
constructing the estimates of income and value-added which are
transmitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) for use in
constructing economy-wide estimates of Gross Domestic Product. This
transmittal of data, prepared using the ARMS, is undertaken to satisfy
a 1956 agreement between the Office of Management and Budget and the
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce that a single set of estimates
be published on farm income.
Chemical Use Surveys: Congress has mandated that NASS and ERS build
nationally coordinated databases on agricultural chemical use and
related farm practices; these databases are the primary vehicles used
to produce specified environmental and economic estimates. The surveys
will help provide the knowledge and technical means for producers and
researchers to address on-farm environmental concerns in a manner that
maintains agricultural productivity.
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 (at 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of Management and Budget
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance,
``Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act,
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of
2002 (CIPSEA),'' 72 FR 33362 (June 15, 2007).
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information
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is estimated to average approximately 35-40 minutes per survey.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, farm contractors,
and farm households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 80,000 respondents
will be sampled each year. Over half of these respondents will be
contacted more than one time in a single year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 66,000
hours per year.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from the NASS Clearance Officer, at (202)
690-2388 or at: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
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, through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information
technology collection methods. 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, March 06, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-7255 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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