Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 36698 [2021-14829]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14829]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 8, 2021.
    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 August 12, 2021. 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: 2022 Census of Agriculture.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0226.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service 
conducts surveys in order to prepare national, state, and county 
estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, prices, as 
well as statistics on related environmental and economic factors. Every 
five years these survey statistics are benchmarked with a complete 
census of agricultural producers. This census is required by law under 
the ``Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,'' Public Law 105-113 (7 U.S.C. 
2204g). It is the primary source of detailed state and county data that 
provides critical information for the agricultural sector. Without the 
census, there would be no source of reliable, comparable data 
throughout the more than 3,000 counties in the 50 States and Puerto 
Rico. For the outlying areas of American Samoa (AS), the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands (USVI), it is the only source of consistent, comparable 
agricultural data.
    Need and Use of the Information: The data collection for the 
censuses of agriculture for the 50 states and Puerto Rico will be 
conducted primarily by mail-out/mail-back procedures (U.S. Postal 
Service), internet, and with phone and field enumeration for targeted 
non-respondents. Data collection for Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa will be 
conducted using direct enumeration methods only. The census provides 
data on the number and types of farms, land use, crop area and selected 
production, livestock inventory and sales, production contracts, 
production expenses, farm-related income, and other demographic 
characteristics. This information will serve as the basis for many 
agriculturally-based decisions. Census information is used by the 
Administration, Congress, and the Federal Agencies to formulate and 
evaluate national agricultural programs and policy. The Department of 
Agriculture and the Bureau of Economic Analysis use Census data to 
compile farm sector economic indicators. State and local governments 
use Census data in the development of local agricultural programs.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 4,744,650.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Every 5 years).
    Total Burden Hours: 3,276,166.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-14829 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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