Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 76514 [2020-26300]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 230 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 76514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26300]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 24, 2020.
    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.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by December 30, 2020. Written 
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection 
should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on 
the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Oregon Christmas Tree Survey--Production Year 2020.
    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 
agricultural operations with Christmas Tree acreage in Oregon. Selected 
farmers will be asked to provide data on (1) Number of trees sold and 
gross sales both by species and county, (2) Number of new seedlings by 
species, and (3) Percentage of mortality. General authority for these 
data collection activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 
2204. This project is conducted as a cooperative effort with the Oregon 
Christmas Tree Commission (OCTC), which is chartered under the Oregon 
Department of Agriculture. Funding for this survey is being provided by 
the OCTC.
    Need and Use of the Information: Oregon leads the nation in Cut 
Christmas Tree production. The latest low-price cycle ended in 2016 and 
a third of the producers are no longer growing trees. NASS estimates 
have brought stability into this important Oregon industry. Some data 
from the 2019 Census of Horticulture will be used by the industry, but 
more detail is needed. No other data source is available to enable 
growers to make decisions about production.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of all active agricultural 
operations with Christmas Trees in Oregon. Sampling will include strata 
based on acreage.
    Number of Respondents: 450.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 111.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-26300 Filed 11-27-20; 8:45 am]
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