Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 49705 [2019-20468]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20468]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 17, 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: (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 October 23, 2019. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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: Grain Farm to Market Transportation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0264.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. NASS will conduct a survey of 
select agricultural operations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and 
Nebraska. Each selected farmer or rancher will be asked to provide data 
on (1) Vehicle inventory, (2) Vehicles used for grain transportation in 
crop year 2019, and (3) Distance by road type to primary and secondary 
delivery points in crop year 2019. General authority for these data 
collection activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204.
    Need and Use of the Information: A significant component of 
agriculture is transportation of commodities to market. Effective 
equipment and infrastructure is necessary for farmers to transport 
harvested commodities to market. Farmers may use the results for their 
own investment and productivity assessments. Local and regional 
planners and policy makers can use the information in calibrating 
travel demand and freight flow models for investment and asset 
management choices. The United States Department of Agriculture's 
Agricultural Marketing Service has entered into an interagency 
agreement with NASS to conduct a Grain Farm to Market Transportation 
Survey. The purpose of the survey is to provide information about farm 
truck inventory and grain marketing patterns in selected States for 
commodity year 2019.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of all active agricultural 
operations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska that 
produce:
     Over 300 combined acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat in 
Kansas, and
     Over 300 combined acres of corn in soybeans in Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,337.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer
[FR Doc. 2019-20468 Filed 9-20-19; 8:45 am]
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