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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Reinstate 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 Census of
Horticultural Specialties.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 16, 2014 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0236,
2014 Census of Horticultural
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Specialties, 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. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2014 Census of Horticultural
Specialties.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0236.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Reinstatement of an Information
Collection.
Abstract: The National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) will request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the 2014 Census of
Horticultural Specialties survey to be
conducted as a follow-on survey from
the 2012 Census of Agriculture and is
authorized by the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (Title X—
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture) as
amended.
The 2014 Census of Horticultural
Specialties will use as a sampling
universe; every respondent on the 2012
Census of Agriculture who reported
production and sales of $10,000 or more
of horticultural specialty crops, and is
still in business in 2014. In addition,
NASS also plans to contact all new
operations that have begun producing
horticultural specialty products since
the completion of the 2012 Census of
Agriculture. Data collection will begin
around January 1, 2015 for production
and sales data for 2014. A final report
will be published around December
2015. Data will be published at both the
U.S. and State levels where possible.
Authority: The census of horticulture is
required by law under the ‘‘Census of
Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law 105–
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113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g) as amended. 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 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. 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 60 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Producers of
horticultural specialty crops.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 50,000 hours. NASS will
send out a pre-survey letter informing
the public of the upcoming survey along
with a short explanation of the need for
this survey and the potential uses of the
published data by data users. We will
also provide respondents with
instructions on how to access the
internet and complete the questionnaire
on line. Operators who did not respond
by mail or internet will be attempted by
either phone or personal interview.
The primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service are to
prepare and issue State and national
estimates of crop production, livestock
production, economic statistics, and
environmental statistics related to
agriculture and to conduct the Census of
Agriculture and it’s follow on surveys.
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
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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, February 24,
2014.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014–05841 Filed 3–14–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
and Extension of a Currently 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 intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, the Certified
Organic Survey. Revision to burden
hours will be needed due to changes in
the size of the target population,
sampling design, and/or questionnaire
length.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by May 16, 2014 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0249,
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.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
DATES:
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• 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. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certified Organic Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0249.
Expiration Date of Previous Approval:
July 31, 2014.
Type of Request: To revise and extend
a currently approved information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition as
well as economic statistics, farm
numbers, land values, on-farm pesticide
usage, pest crop management practices,
as well as the Census of Agriculture. In
2009, NASS conducted the 2008
Organic Production Survey (OMB #
0535–0249). This was originally
designed to be conducted once every
five years as a follow-on-survey to the
Census of Agriculture. The USDA Risk
Management Agency (RMA) has made a
formal agreement with NASS to conduct
this as an annual survey, as funding
permits, with a rotation of crops. The
name of this docket will be changed to
Certified Organic Survey. The reference
year is the production year previous to
the data collection year.
The census-based survey will include
all known farm operators who produce
organically certified crops and/or
livestock. The survey will be conducted
in all States. Some operational level
data will be collected to use in
classifying each operation for summary
purposes. The majority of the questions
will involve production data (acres
planted, acres harvested, quantity
harvested, quantity sold, value of sale,
etc.), production expenses, and
marketing practices.
Approximately 14,000 operations will
be contacted by mail in early January,
with a second mailing later in the
month to non-respondents. Telephone
and personal enumeration will be used
for remaining non-response follow up.
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service will publish summaries in
October at both the State level and for
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each major organic commodity when
possible. Some State level data may
need to be published on regional or
national level due to confidentiality
rules.
Under the 2014 Farm Bill (Section
11023) some of the duties of the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) are
defined as ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL— As soon
as possible, but not later than the 2015
reinsurance year, the Corporation shall
offer producers of organic crops price
elections for all organic crops produced
in compliance with standards issued by
the Department of Agriculture under the
national organic program established
under the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) that
reflect the actual retail or wholesale
prices, as appropriate, received by
producers for organic crops, as
determined by the Secretary using all
relevant sources of information. ‘‘(ii)
ANNUAL REPORT.— The Corporation
shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate an annual report on progress
made in developing and improving
Federal crop insurance for organic
crops, including—‘‘(I) the numbers and
varieties of organic crops insured; ‘‘(II)
the progress of implementing the price
elections required under this
subparagraph, including the rate at
which additional price elections are
adopted for organic crops; ‘‘(III) the
development of new insurance
approaches relevant to organic
producers; and ‘‘(IV) any
recommendations the Corporation
considers appropriate to improve
Federal crop insurance coverage for
organic crops.’’.
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 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.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate 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
Census of Horticultural Specialties.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 16, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0236, 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties, 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. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0236.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Reinstatement of an Information
Collection.
Abstract: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the 2014
Census of Horticultural Specialties survey to be conducted as a follow-
on survey from the 2012 Census of Agriculture and is authorized by the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Title X--Horticulture and
Organic Agriculture) as amended.
The 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties will use as a sampling
universe; every respondent on the 2012 Census of Agriculture who
reported production and sales of $10,000 or more of horticultural
specialty crops, and is still in business in 2014. In addition, NASS
also plans to contact all new operations that have begun producing
horticultural specialty products since the completion of the 2012
Census of Agriculture. Data collection will begin around January 1,
2015 for production and sales data for 2014. A final report will be
published around December 2015. Data will be published at both the U.S.
and State levels where possible.
Authority: The census of horticulture is required by law under
the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,'' Public Law 105-113, 7
U.S.C. 2204(g) as amended. 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 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. 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 60 minutes per response.
Respondents: Producers of horticultural specialty crops.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 50,000 hours. NASS
will send out a pre-survey letter informing the public of the upcoming
survey along with a short explanation of the need for this survey and
the potential uses of the published data by data users. We will also
provide respondents with instructions on how to access the internet and
complete the questionnaire on line. Operators who did not respond by
mail or internet will be attempted by either phone or personal
interview.
The primary objectives of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service are to prepare and issue State and national estimates of crop
production, livestock production, economic statistics, and
environmental statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the
Census of Agriculture and it's follow on surveys.
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
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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, February 24, 2014.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-05841 Filed 3-14-14; 8:45 am]
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