Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 34849 [2019-15392]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 34849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15392]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 16, 2019.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: 
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and 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, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive 
Office Building, 725--17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters 
are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by August 19, 2019. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Census of Horticultural Specialties.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0236.
    Summary of Collection: The census of horticultural specialties is 
one of a series of census special studies for the census of agriculture 
which provides more detailed statistics relating to a specific subject. 
The census of horticultural specialties is an integral part of the 2017 
Census of Agriculture and is conducted under the authority of the 
Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-113). The law requires 
that the Secretary of Agriculture conduct a census of agriculture in 
1998 and every fifth year following 1998. The Census of Horticultural 
Specialties has been conducted periodically since 1898 to show how the 
industry has changed over time. Since 1950 it has been conducted 
approximately every 10 years. Growing data needs to make policy 
decisions concerning the horticulture industry have prompted a request 
from the Secretary of Agriculture and Congress to conduct this survey 
every 5 years beginning with the 2014 survey as a follow-on to the 
Census of Agriculture. It is the only source of detailed and consistent 
data on horticultural crop production and sales by type of plant at 
both State and national levels. The horticultural specialties census 
includes operations growing and selling $10,000 or more of 
horticultural specialty crops. The sampling of small operations with 
sales between $1,000 and $10,000 is used as an indicator of how many 
small operations have increased their sales since the 2017 Census of 
Agriculture was conducted.
    Need and Use of the Information: The primary objective of the 
horticultural specialties census is to obtain a comprehensive and 
detailed picture of the horticultural sector of the economy. It is the 
only source of detailed production and sales data at the national 
level. The continuation of this census will allow for bench marking of 
changes to the industry. The census of horticultural specialties will 
include statistics on number and value of plants grown and sold, the 
value of land, buildings, machinery and equipment, selected production 
expenses, marketing channels, hired labor, area used for production, 
and type of structure. Without the census of horticultural specialties, 
government policy makers and planners would lack valuable information 
needed to accomplish their missions. Instead, they would have to rely 
on assumptions and guess work to determine policy.
    This is a reinstatement with change, of the Census of Horticultural 
Specialties survey to be conducted as a follow-on survey to the 2012 
Census of Agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 41,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 52,456.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15392 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 am]
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