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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request an Early
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 Bee and
Honey Survey. Revision to burden hours
will be needed due to a change in the
size of the target population, sample
design, and the expansion of the
questionnaire to accommodate changes
to the scope of the survey to include
some economic questions.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 23, 2015 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0153,
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: R.
Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
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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–OMB Clearance
Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or at
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bee and Honey Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0153.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2016.
Type of Request: Intent 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, livestock products, prices,
and disposition; as well as economic
statistics, environmental statistics
related to agriculture, and also to
conduct the Census of Agriculture.This
request for renewal of the Bee and
Honey Survey (0535–0153) will expand
the historic collection to collect
additional data to respond to the
increased demand for data relating to
honey bees.
As pollinators, honey bees are vital to
the agricultural industry for producing
food for the world’s population. Ad hoc
surveys showed a dramatic rise in the
number of disappearances of honey bee
colonies in North America in late 2006;
disappearances ranged from 10–15
percent annual colony loss in some
areas to greater than 30 percent in other
areas. Often called Colony Collapse
Disorder (CCD), the condition occurs
when worker bees from a beehive or a
European honey bee colony abruptly
disappear, with minimal mortality
evident near the hive and an intact
queen and food supply readily
available. The cost for maintaining and
replenishing of honey bee colonies is
exacerbated in a climate of higher than
expected losses. Further data is needed
to accurately describe the costs
associated with pest/disease control,
wintering fees, and replacement worker
and queen bees. The USDA and the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), in consultation with other
relevant Federal partners, are scaling up
efforts to address the decline of honey
bee health with a goal of ensuring the
recovery of this critical subset of
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pollinators. NASS supports the
Pollinator Research Action Plan,
published May 19, 2015, which
emphasizes the importance of
coordinated action to identify the extent
and causal factors in honey bee
mortality.
NASS will collect Colony Loss data
under the OMB approval number 0535–
0255. Under the expanded Bee and
Honey Survey (0535–0153), NASS will
collect information on the number of
colonies, honey production, stocks,
prices, and basic economic data from
beekeepers in all 50 States. Findings
from the expanded Bee and Honey
Survey can be paired with results from
the Colony Loss program to more
wholly describe the economics of
beekeeping.
The survey will use two questionnaire
versions. Operations with five or more
colonies will receive the expanded bee
and honey questionnaire and operations
with less than five colonies will receive
a shorter version of the questionnaire.
Collecting data from operations with
less than five colonies will help better
compare their experiences to larger
operations. These surveys will provide
data needed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and other government
agencies to administer programs. State
universities and agriculture departments
also use the enhanced data from this
survey.
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 nonaggregated 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
is estimated to average 20 minutes per
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response for operations with five or
more colonies. Operations with less
than five colonies will receive the
shorter questionnaire which is
estimated to average 10 minutes per
response. Publicity materials and
instruction sheets will account for 5
minutes of additional burden per
respondent. Respondents who refuse to
complete a survey will be allotted 2
minutes of burden per attempt to collect
the data.
Respondents: Farmers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
31,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 80%, we
estimate the total burden to be
approximately 9,000 hours.
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.
discuss and approve a budget
submission for Fiscal Year 2017. The
meeting date had to be changed, and the
Board will now meet in a special
session, to be conducted telephonically,
at the date and time listed above.
According to Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular A–11,
section 22.1, all agency budgetary
materials and data are considered
confidential prior to the President
submitting a budget to Congress. In
accordance with section 22.5 of Circular
A–11, the BBG has determined that its
meeting should be closed to public
observation pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B). In accordance with the
Government in the Sunshine Act and
BBG policies, the meeting will be
recorded and a transcript of the
proceedings, subject to the redaction of
information protected by 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B), will be made available to
the public. The publicly-releasable
transcript will be available for
download at www.bbg.gov within 21
days of the date of the meeting.
Information regarding member votes
to close the meeting and expected
attendees can also be found on the
Agency’s public Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Oanh Tran
at (202) 203–4545.
Oanh Tran,
Director of Board Operations.
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Signed at Washington, DC, August 13,
2015.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Montana Advisory Committee
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ACTION:
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the
Montana Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.
(MDT) on Thursday, September 10,
2015, via teleconference. The purpose of
the planning meeting is for the Advisory
Committee to finalize its selection of a
civil rights issue for further study.
Members of the public may listen to
the discussion by dialing the following
Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1–
888–437–9445; Conference ID: 2651219.
Please be advised that before being
placed into the conference call, the
SUMMARY:
BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Government in the Sunshine Act
Meeting Change Notice
Monday, August 24,
2015, 11:15 a.m. EDT.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321,
330 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
SUBJECT: Notice of Closed Meeting of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of
Governors (Board) previously
announced a special session, originally
scheduled for August 19, 2015, to
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operator will ask callers to provide their
names, their organizational affiliations
(if any), and an email address (if
available) prior to placing callers into
the conference room. Callers can expect
to incur charges for calls they initiate
over wireless lines, and the Commission
will not refund any incurred charges.
Callers will incur no charge for calls
they initiate over land-line connections
to the toll-free phone number.
Persons with hearing impairments
may also follow the discussion by first
calling the Federal Relay Service (FRS)
at 1–800–977–8339 and provide the FRS
operator with the Conference Call TollFree Number: 1–888–437–9445,
Conference ID: 2651219. Members of the
public are invited to submit written
comments; the comments must be
received in the regional office by
Monday, October 12, 2015. Written
comments may be mailed to the Rocky
Mountain Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout
Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294,
faxed to (303) 866–1050, or emailed to
Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov.
Persons who desire additional
information may contact the Rocky
Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866–
1040.
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing as they become available
at https://www.facadatabase.gov/
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=259 and
clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and
‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated
from this meeting may also be inspected
and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain
Regional Office, as they become
available, both before and after the
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this advisory committee are advised
to go to the Commission’s Web site,
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky
Mountain Regional Office at the above
phone number, email or street address.
AGENDA:
Welcome and Introductions
Norma Bixby, Chair
Civil Rights Discussion and Select
Issues for Further Study
Montana State Advisory Committee
Administrative Matters
Malee V. Craft, Designated Federal
Official (DFO)
DATES: Thursday, September 10, 2015,
at 1:00 p.m. (MDT)
ADDRESSES: To be held via
teleconference:
Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1–
888–437–9445, Conference ID: 2651219.
TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1–
800–977–8339 and give the operator the
above conference call number and
conference ID.
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or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request an Early Revision and Extension of 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 Bee and Honey Survey. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to a change in the size of the target
population, sample design, and the expansion of the questionnaire to
accommodate changes to the scope of the survey to include some economic
questions.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 23, 2015 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0153, 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: R. Renee Picanso, 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-OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388 or at
ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bee and Honey Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0153.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2016.
Type of Request: Intent 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, livestock products, prices,
and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental
statistics related to agriculture, and also to conduct the Census of
Agriculture.This request for renewal of the Bee and Honey Survey (0535-
0153) will expand the historic collection to collect additional data to
respond to the increased demand for data relating to honey bees.
As pollinators, honey bees are vital to the agricultural industry
for producing food for the world's population. Ad hoc surveys showed a
dramatic rise in the number of disappearances of honey bee colonies in
North America in late 2006; disappearances ranged from 10-15 percent
annual colony loss in some areas to greater than 30 percent in other
areas. Often called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the condition
occurs when worker bees from a beehive or a European honey bee colony
abruptly disappear, with minimal mortality evident near the hive and an
intact queen and food supply readily available. The cost for
maintaining and replenishing of honey bee colonies is exacerbated in a
climate of higher than expected losses. Further data is needed to
accurately describe the costs associated with pest/disease control,
wintering fees, and replacement worker and queen bees. The USDA and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with other
relevant Federal partners, are scaling up efforts to address the
decline of honey bee health with a goal of ensuring the recovery of
this critical subset of pollinators. NASS supports the Pollinator
Research Action Plan, published May 19, 2015, which emphasizes the
importance of coordinated action to identify the extent and causal
factors in honey bee mortality.
NASS will collect Colony Loss data under the OMB approval number
0535-0255. Under the expanded Bee and Honey Survey (0535-0153), NASS
will collect information on the number of colonies, honey production,
stocks, prices, and basic economic data from beekeepers in all 50
States. Findings from the expanded Bee and Honey Survey can be paired
with results from the Colony Loss program to more wholly describe the
economics of beekeeping.
The survey will use two questionnaire versions. Operations with
five or more colonies will receive the expanded bee and honey
questionnaire and operations with less than five colonies will receive
a shorter version of the questionnaire. Collecting data from operations
with less than five colonies will help better compare their experiences
to larger operations. These surveys will provide data needed by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture and other government agencies to
administer programs. State universities and agriculture departments
also use the enhanced data from this survey.
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 is estimated to average 20 minutes per
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response for operations with five or more colonies. Operations with
less than five colonies will receive the shorter questionnaire which is
estimated to average 10 minutes per response. Publicity materials and
instruction sheets will account for 5 minutes of additional burden per
respondent. Respondents who refuse to complete a survey will be
allotted 2 minutes of burden per attempt to collect the data.
Respondents: Farmers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: With an estimated
response rate of approximately 80%, we estimate the total burden to be
approximately 9,000 hours.
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, August 13, 2015.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
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