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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 for Field Crops
Production. Revision to burden hours
will be needed due to changes in the
size of the target population, sampling
design, the combining of several smaller
surveys, and/or changes in
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 29, 2018 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0002,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• efax: (855) 838–6382.
• 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:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. 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: Field Crops Production.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0002.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2018.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
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is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, prices, and disposition. The
Field Crops Production Program
consists of probability field crops
surveys and supplemental panel
surveys. The panel surveys capture
unique crop characteristics such as the
concentration of crops in localized
geographical areas. These surveys are
extremely valuable for commodities
where acreage and yield are published
at the county level.
Several of the smaller surveys will be
discontinued with this approval; the
Dry Bean Cleaner Inquiry, Dry Bean
Dealer Inquiry, Commercial Bean Seed
Survey, Dry Bean Planting Intentions,
Dry Bean Inquiry (mid-season), and the
Tobacco Production Inquiry.
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 information collection is
based on a group of similar surveys with
expected response times of 5–30
minutes and a frequency of 1–40 times
per year. Estimated number of responses
per respondent is 1.25.
Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 630,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 190,000 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
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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 15, 2018.
Kevin L. Barnes
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request To
Conduct a New 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 approval to conduct a
new information collection to obtain
labor related data from contractors who
provide laborers to the farming industry.
This data will supplement the labor data
that NASS currently collects from
farmers under OMB docket number
0535–0109. This new survey is in
response to a USDA departmental
request. The data collection periods will
be aligned with the current Agricultural
Labor Survey, so that the estimates will
represent the same data reference
periods.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 29, 2018 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–
NEW, by any of the following methods:
• Email: OMBofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• eFax: (855) 838–6382.
• 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.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin L. Barnes, 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: Contract Labor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to conduct a new information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, disposition, and prices. The
current Agricultural Labor Survey
(0535–0109) provides quarterly statistics
on the number of non-contract
agricultural workers, hours worked, and
wage rates. Under the new Contract
Labor Survey, NASS will collect
essentially the same type of data that is
collected in the current labor survey,
however it will collect data from a
different target population. NASS plans
to conduct a pilot study in October 2018
with approximately 1,000 contractors.
NASS does not plan to publish the
findings from the pilot study, but will
use the data to fine tune the data
collection, summary, and estimation
systems. The first round of data
collection using the full sample is
scheduled to take place in April 2019.
After data collection, NASS will
conduct a thorough data analysis for
comparability and consistency of survey
results. The first publication of data is
scheduled to occur after the completion
of the October 2019 survey.
Contractors who provide workers to
farm operations for both full-time and
part-time work will be asked to provide
the number of workers they place by:
Worker code (type of work each
individual was hired to do), total hours
worked, total gross wages, total base
wages and total incentive/overtime
wages for the reference week. If the
contractor places more than one person
to conduct the same type of work they
can combine these data and report for
the group. The number of workers,
hours worked, and type of work
performed may be used to enhance
NASS’s estimates of 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
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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: This information
collection consists of a pilot study being
conducted in October of 2018 involving
approximately 1,000 contractors. In
April 2019, NASS plans to conduct the
first live survey of the entire population
of contractors, approximately 12,500.
The contractors will be contacted twice
a year, once in April, to collect data for
the January and April quarters and in
October to collect data for both the July
and October quarters. The public
reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 60
minutes per response in April and
October. Some additional burden has
been included to account for the
publicity material and instruction form
that will be sent out with each
questionnaire.
Respondents: Farm Labor Contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 18,000 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; specifically, on the benefits of
collection of hourly base rate of pay,
piece rate of pay, and experience level
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.
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Signed at Washington, DC, March 15, 2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018–06438 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–489–805]
Certain Pasta From Turkey: Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding its
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain pasta
from Turkey for the period of review
(POR) July 1, 2016, through June 30,
2017.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable March 30, 2018.
Fred
Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2924.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
On July 3, 2017, Commerce published
in the Federal Register a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on certain pasta from Turkey for the
POR.1 Commerce received a timely
request from Dakota Growers Pasta
Company, Riviana Foods, Inc. (formerly
New World Pasta Company) and
Treehouse Foods, Inc. (formerly, The
American Italian Pasta Company)
(collectively, the petitioners), in
accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an
administrative review of this
antidumping duty order.2
On September 13, 2017, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation with respect to
Marsan Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and
Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 30833
(July 3, 2017).
2 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Request for
2016–2017 Administrative Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Pasta from
Turkey,’’ dated July 31, 2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request To Conduct a New 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 approval to conduct a new information collection
to obtain labor related data from contractors who provide laborers to
the farming industry. This data will supplement the labor data that
NASS currently collects from farmers under OMB docket number 0535-0109.
This new survey is in response to a USDA departmental request. The data
collection periods will be aligned with the current Agricultural Labor
Survey, so that the estimates will represent the same data reference
periods.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 29, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
NEW, by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
eFax: (855) 838-6382.
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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Barnes, 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
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Contract Labor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to conduct a new
information collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and national estimates
of crop and livestock production, disposition, and prices. The current
Agricultural Labor Survey (0535-0109) provides quarterly statistics on
the number of non-contract agricultural workers, hours worked, and wage
rates. Under the new Contract Labor Survey, NASS will collect
essentially the same type of data that is collected in the current
labor survey, however it will collect data from a different target
population. NASS plans to conduct a pilot study in October 2018 with
approximately 1,000 contractors. NASS does not plan to publish the
findings from the pilot study, but will use the data to fine tune the
data collection, summary, and estimation systems. The first round of
data collection using the full sample is scheduled to take place in
April 2019. After data collection, NASS will conduct a thorough data
analysis for comparability and consistency of survey results. The first
publication of data is scheduled to occur after the completion of the
October 2019 survey.
Contractors who provide workers to farm operations for both full-
time and part-time work will be asked to provide the number of workers
they place by: Worker code (type of work each individual was hired to
do), total hours worked, total gross wages, total base wages and total
incentive/overtime wages for the reference week. If the contractor
places more than one person to conduct the same type of work they can
combine these data and report for the group. The number of workers,
hours worked, and type of work performed may be used to enhance NASS's
estimates of 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
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: This information collection consists of a pilot
study being conducted in October of 2018 involving approximately 1,000
contractors. In April 2019, NASS plans to conduct the first live survey
of the entire population of contractors, approximately 12,500. The
contractors will be contacted twice a year, once in April, to collect
data for the January and April quarters and in October to collect data
for both the July and October quarters. The public reporting burden for
this information collection is estimated to average 60 minutes per
response in April and October. Some additional burden has been included
to account for the publicity material and instruction form that will be
sent out with each questionnaire.
Respondents: Farm Labor Contractors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 18,000 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;
specifically, on the benefits of collection of hourly base rate of pay,
piece rate of pay, and experience level 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 15, 2018.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-06438 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]
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