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L. No. 105–113). The 2013 Farm and
Ranch Irrigation Survey will use a
combined probability sample of all
farms and horticultural operations that
reported irrigation on the 2012 Census
of Agriculture. This irrigation survey
has questions for commodities other
than horticultural specialties that 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 2013 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 questions for
horticultural specialties will provide the
area irrigated in the open and under
protection, source of water, and the
irrigation by method used at the State
level and by 20 Water Resource Regions
(WRR). 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 and
Water Resources Region (WRR). The
National Agricultural Statistics Service
will use the information collected only
for statistical purposes and will publish
the data only as tabulated totals.
Authority: The census of agriculture
and subsequent follow-on censuses are
required by law under the ‘‘Census of
Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law
105–113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g). Individually
identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by Section 1770
of the Food Security Act of 1985 as
amended, 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, Public Law 104–
13 (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),’’
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Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362. The law guarantees
farm operators that their individual
information will be kept confidential.
NASS uses the information only for
statistical purposes and publishes only
tabulated total 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, i.e., 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 of information
is estimated to average 30–60 minutes
per response. Publicity materials and
instruction sheets will account for about
20 minutes of additional burden per
respondent. Respondents who refuse to
complete the survey will be allotted 2
minutes of burden per attempt to collect
the data.
Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers,
Farm Managers, and producers of
Nursery, Greenhouse and Floricultural
Products.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
35,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 32,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from NASS Clearance
Officer, at (202) 720–2248.
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,
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 12, 2013.
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:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to seek reinstatement of an
information collection, the 2013 Census
of Aquaculture. 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 24, 2013 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0237,
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 CDROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, D.C. 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: 2013
Census of Aquaculture.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0237.
Type of Request: Statement to Seek
Reinstatement of an Information
Collection:
Abstract: The 2013 Census of
Aquaculture will include all operations
in each State that produced and sold
$1,000 or more of aquaculture or
aquaculture products during 2013. The
aquaculture census will provide data on
the number of farms, acreage, method of
production, production and sales by
aquaculture species, and sales outlets.
Census data are used by the farmers,
their representatives, the government,
and many other groups of people
SUMMARY:
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concerned with the aquaculture
industry. The census will provide a
comprehensive inventory of aquaculture
farms and their production. Results
from the census will be used to evaluate
new programs, disburse Federal funds,
analyze market trends, and help
determine the economic impact
aquaculture has on the economy. The
aquaculture census will provide the
only source of dependable, comparable
data by State.
Authority: The census of agriculture
and subsequent follow-on censuses are
required by law under the ‘‘Census of
Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law
105–113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g). Individually
identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by Section 1770
of the Food Security Act of 1985 as
amended, 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, Public Law 104–
13 (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),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
15, 2007, p. 33362. The law guarantees
farm operators that their individual
information will be kept confidential.
NASS uses the information only for
statistical purposes and publishes only
tabulated total data.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 35 minutes per
positive response, 10 minutes per
screen-out, and 2 minutes per refusal.
Respondents: Farmers and Farm
Managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from the NASS
Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2248.
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
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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,
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, D.C., March 12,
2013.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Conservation and
Management Measures.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0194.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 86.
Average Hours per Response:
Ecosystem monitoring application and
annual report, one hour each;
applications for new or exploratory
fisheries, 28 hours; harvest/
transshipment applications, 2 hours;
occasional radio transmissions to NMFS
and phone calls to request an observer,
5 minutes each; vessel monitoring
system installation, certification and
annual maintenance, annualized to 3
hours; vessel marking, 45 minutes; gear
marking, 2 hours; import and/or reexport permit applications and dealer
preapproval of catch and re-export catch
documents and import tickets, 15
minutes each; catch data submission, 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 386.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a current
information collection. The revision
refers to minor changes to the re-export
catch document.
The 1982 Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
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Resources (Convention) established the
Commission for the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(CCAMLR). CCAMLR meets annually to
adopt measures to conserve and manage
the marine living resources of the
Convention Area. The United States is
a Contracting Party to the Convention
and a member of CCAMLR and its
Scientific Committee. The Antarctic
Marine Living Resources Convention
Act (AMLRCA) directs and authorizes
the United States to take actions
necessary to meet its treaty obligations
as a Contracting Party to the
Convention. The regulations
implementing AMLRCA are at 50 CFR
part 300, Subpart G.
The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR part 300 form
the basis for this collection of
information. The reporting requirements
included in this collection concern
CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring
Program activities, United States (U.S.)
harvesting permit applicants and/or
harvesting vessel operators, and U.S.
importers and re-exporters of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 20, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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 seek reinstatement of an information collection, the
2013 Census of Aquaculture. 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 24, 2013 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0237, 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:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
D.C. 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: 2013 Census of Aquaculture.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0237.
Type of Request: Statement to Seek Reinstatement of an Information
Collection:
Abstract: The 2013 Census of Aquaculture will include all
operations in each State that produced and sold $1,000 or more of
aquaculture or aquaculture products during 2013. The aquaculture census
will provide data on the number of farms, acreage, method of
production, production and sales by aquaculture species, and sales
outlets. Census data are used by the farmers, their representatives,
the government, and many other groups of people
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concerned with the aquaculture industry. The census will provide a
comprehensive inventory of aquaculture farms and their production.
Results from the census will be used to evaluate new programs, disburse
Federal funds, analyze market trends, and help determine the economic
impact aquaculture has on the economy. The aquaculture census will
provide the only source of dependable, comparable data by State.
Authority: The census of agriculture and subsequent follow-on
censuses are required by law under the ``Census of Agriculture Act of
1997,'' Public Law 105-113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g). Individually identifiable
data collected under this authority are governed by Section 1770 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 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, Public Law 104-13 (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),'' Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p.
33362. The law guarantees farm operators that their individual
information will be kept confidential. NASS uses the information only
for statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 35 minutes per positive response,
10 minutes per screen-out, and 2 minutes per refusal.
Respondents: Farmers and Farm Managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from the NASS Clearance Officer, at (202)
720-2248.
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, 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, D.C., March 12, 2013.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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