Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 60198 [2021-23728]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23728]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 27, 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 December 1, 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: Floriculture Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0093.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objective of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and 
national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and 
disposition. The Floriculture Survey was previously conducted in 17 
States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, 
Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 
Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin) and obtained 
basic agricultural statistics on production and value of floriculture 
products. All states are included in this renewal. The target 
population for this survey is all operations with production and sales 
of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. New floriculture 
operations that are discovered during the 2022 Census of Agriculture 
will be added to the list of potential respondents.
    The retail and wholesale quantity and value of sales are collected 
for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, annual 
bedding/garden plants, herbaceous perennials, cut cultivated florist 
greens, propagative floriculture material, and unfinished plants. 
Additional detail on area in production, operation value of sales, and 
agricultural workers is included. Content changes are minimal year to 
year, with the goal of avoiding significant changes to the survey 
length and respondent burden associated with each questionnaire. The 
only program change currently being considered involves expanding the 
survey to allow publishing a U.S. total, in addition to state-level 
totals for 28 States (Alaska, Alabama, California, Colorado, 
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, 
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, 
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin). These statistics are 
used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help administer programs 
and by growers and marketers in making production and marketing 
decisions.
    General authority for these data collection activities is granted 
under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. This statute specifies that 
``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all 
information concerning agriculture which can be obtained by the 
collection of statistics . . . and shall distribute them among 
agriculturists''.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS obtains basic agricultural 
statistics on production and value of floriculture products. The target 
population for this survey is all operations with production and sales 
of at least $10,000 of floriculture products. Data collected from the 
survey will assess alternative agriculture opportunities and provide 
statistics for Federal and State agencies to monitor the use of 
agricultural chemicals. If the information is not collected data users 
could not keep abreast of changes.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,223.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23728 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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