Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 50012 [2021-19363]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 50012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19363]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 17, 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: (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.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by October 7, 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 (NASS)

    Title: Beef Management, Marketing, And Biosecurity Surveys In 
Illinois & Oklahoma--2021.
    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 
beef cattle operators in Oklahoma and Illinois. These surveys are being 
conducted under cooperative agreements with the Oklahoma State 
University (OSU) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
(UIUC) on a full cost recovery basis.
    Selected farmers in Oklahoma will be asked to provide data on:

Oklahoma Beef Management & Marketing Survey

 Characteristics of the cattle operation,
 Current management and marketing practices,
 Calf management and marketing practices,
 Sources of information, and
 Characteristics of the cattle producer.

Oklahoma Biosecurity Practices Survey

 Characteristics of the cattle operation,
 Current herd management practices,
 Biosecurity practices and animal movement,
 Disease knowledge, and
 Characteristics of the cattle producer.

    For the Illinois Biosecurity Practices Survey, selected farmers in 
Illinois will be asked to provide data on:

 Characteristics of the cattle producer & operation,
 Disease prevention measures,
 Animal health management practices,
 Farm and animal management practices, and
 Disease risk perceptions and knowledge.

    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 Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Funding 
for this survey is being provided by the Hawaii Department of 
Agriculture.
    Need and Use of the Information: For Beef Management and Marketing 
Survey, OSU, as well as many farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma, have 
been interested in keeping informed of current trends and practices 
within the cattle industry. The primary use of this data will be for 
OSU research and extension and USDA APHIS to better understand the 
animal movement, producers' knowledge base and concerns, and support 
continuous research on the cattle industry and develop more effective 
extension programs for cattle producers.
    The OK and IL Biosecurity Surveys address the fact that producers 
are encouraged to have a biosecurity plan in place for their herd. To 
assist UIUC, OSU and other State and Federal agencies on guiding 
producers through those plans, it is important that this source of 
information is unbiased and relevant to the industry in their area. 
Current information sources are limited and rarely localized. The 
primary use of this data will be for UIUC and OSU research and 
extension and USDA APHIS to better understand the animal movement, 
producers' knowledge base and concerns, and support continuous research 
on the cattle industry and develop more effective extension programs 
for cattle producers in their respective States.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of all active agricultural 
operations with beef cattle in Illinois and Oklahoma.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,223.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-19363 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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