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of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or
other forms of information technology
collection methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, November 10,
2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021–26277 Filed 12–2–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Revise and Extend a Currently
Approved Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, the Agricultural
Resources Management Survey (ARMS),
phases 1 and 2 as well as Chemical Use
Surveys. All phases of the Agricultural
Resources Management Survey(s) are
included in the current OMB Control
Number 0535–0218, but this
information collection renewal request
will only include the ARMS phases 1
and 2 as well as Chemical Use Surveys.
The ARMS phase 3 and cooperator
funded chemical use surveys will be
moved to two new information
collection requests. Splitting these
surveys across multiple information
SUMMARY:
collections will allow USDA and
cooperators more flexibility for changes
to best address current trends in the
farming industry. A revision to burden
hours will be needed due to this
separation as well as changes in the size
of the target population, sampling
design, and/or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 1, 2022 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0218,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• eFax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Resources
Management Survey and Chemical Use
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
November 30, 2023.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and
extend a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Resource
Management Survey(s) (ARMS) are the
primary source of information for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture on a
broad range of issues related to:
Production practices, costs and returns,
pest management, chemical usage, and
contractor expenses. Data are collected
on both a whole farm level and on
selected commodities. Historically, the
ARMS docket contained a screening
phase, a chemical use phase and an
economic phase. In addition, it
contained chemical use surveys for
fruits and vegetables along with
specialty surveys conducted through
External Project Agreements (EPA). This
Notice and information collection will
focus on the ARMS phases 1 and 2—the
screening, production practices, as well
as chemical use surveys.
The combined ARMS surveys are the
only source of information available for
objective evaluation of many critical
issues related to economics, chemical
usage, and cropping practices. Breaking
these surveys into separate OMB
approvals will assist in making timely
updates to questionnaires to keep in
touch with an ever changing industry.
Cost of Production: A Congressional
mandate exists for the development of
annual estimates of the cost of
producing wheat, feed grains, cotton,
and dairy commodities. USDA also
collects cost of production data for
soybeans, rice, peanuts, hogs, and beef
cow-calf in order to provide economic
information for comparison among the
major farm commodities that compete
for U.S. agricultural resources. The
economic data collection and
publication for the cost of production
surveys will be included under a new,
separate OMB approval.
Chemical Use Surveys: Congress has
mandated that NASS and ERS build
nationally coordinated databases on
agricultural chemical use and related
farm practices; these databases are the
primary vehicles used to produce
specified environmental and economic
estimates. The surveys will help provide
the knowledge and technical means for
producers and researchers to address
on-farm environmental concerns in a
manner that maintains agricultural
productivity.
The commodities that are scheduled
to be included in this approval are in
the following table.
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CHEMICAL USE TARGET COMMODITIES 2022–2024
Year
Survey
2022 .......................
Integrated Screening ..............................................................
ARMS phase 2 (PPCR) .........................................................
ARMS phase 2 (PPR) ............................................................
Chemical Use .........................................................................
ARMS phase 1 .......................................................................
ARMS phase 2 (PPCR) .........................................................
ARMS phase 2 (PPR) ............................................................
Chemical Use .........................................................................
2023 .......................
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wheat.
potatoes.
vegetables.
ARMS phases 2 & 3.
soybeans, oats, peanuts.
none.
fruit.
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CHEMICAL USE TARGET COMMODITIES 2022–2024—Continued
Year
Survey
Target commodity
2024 .......................
Integrated Screening ..............................................................
ARMS phase 2 (PPCR) .........................................................
ARMS phase 2 (PPR) ............................................................
Chemical Use .........................................................................
ARMS phases 2 & 3 plus Chemical Use.
TBD.
TBD.
vegetables.
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PPCR—Production Practices and Costs Report.
PPR—Production Practices Report.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data
collected under this authority are
governed by section 1770 of the Food
Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276,
which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data
provided by respondents. This Notice is
submitted in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (at 44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of
Management and Budget regulations at
5 CFR part 1320.
All NASS employees and NASS
contractors must also fully comply with
all provisions of the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, Title
III of Public Law 115–435, codified in
44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA supports
NASS’s pledge of confidentiality to all
respondents and facilitates the agency’s
efforts to reduce burden by supporting
statistical activities of collaborative
agencies through designation of NASS
agents, subject to the limitations and
penalties described in CIPSEA.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average approximately
14 minutes per response.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm
managers, farm contractors, and farm
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 112,000 respondents
will be sampled each year. Less than 20
percent of these respondents will be
contacted more than one time in a single
year for the surveys in this docket.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: Approximately 45,000
hours per year.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or
other forms of information technology
collection methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, November 10,
2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs
Request for Comments on the
Execution of the FY 22/26 Learning
Agenda
Office of the Under Secretary
for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (the Evidence
Act), Public Law 115–435,1 the
Department of Commerce has developed
a draft Learning Agenda for FY 2022 to
FY 2026. The Learning Agenda lists
significant priority evidence/evaluation
questions that will be researched over
the next four years to help achieve the
Department’s Strategic Objectives. The
final plan will be published in February
2022 and will be reviewed annually for
possible updates and improvements.
Research questions in the plan cover
a broad range of topics reflecting the
wide-ranging authorities and programs
across the Department. One common
theme across many bureaus, and
consistent with the Administration’s
focus on equitable economic growth, is
the extent to which programs are
reaching traditionally underserved
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communities and populations and
meeting their needs. These questions are
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
General comments are invited but
input is particularly requested on:
• Strategies to best engage with
underserved communities and
populations on research methodology
• Data sets maintained by states,
localities, regional organizations, or
non-profits that could support the
research
• Recent significant research most
relevant to the Learning Agenda
questions
The information provided will be
used to develop and refine the approach
used to conduct research. This includes
identifying organizations and
individuals who will be included in
focus groups.
DATES: Comments must be received by
5:00 p.m. Eastern time on January 31,
2022. Written comments in response to
the RFI should be submitted according
to the instructions in the ADDRESSES
sections below. Submissions received
after that date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted via email to
EvaluationOfficer@doc.gov.
Attachments to the email will be
accepted only in ADOBE® portable
document format or MICROSOFT
WORD® format. All submissions,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, will become part
of the public record and subject to
public disclosure. The Department of
Commerce reserves the right to publish
relevant comments publicly, unedited
and in their entirety. Personal
information, such as account numbers
or Social Security numbers, or names of
other individuals, should not be
included. Do not submit confidential
business information, or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions regarding this notice please
call 202–604–5634 or email
EvaluationOfficer@doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following are Learning Agenda topics
and questions that would particularly
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Revise and Extend a
Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection, the Agricultural Resources Management
Survey (ARMS), phases 1 and 2 as well as Chemical Use Surveys. All
phases of the Agricultural Resources Management Survey(s) are included
in the current OMB Control Number 0535-0218, but this information
collection renewal request will only include the ARMS phases 1 and 2 as
well as Chemical Use Surveys. The ARMS phase 3 and cooperator funded
chemical use surveys will be moved to two new information collection
requests. Splitting these surveys across multiple information
collections will allow USDA and cooperators more flexibility for
changes to best address current trends in the farming industry. A
revision to burden hours will be needed due to this separation as well
as changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/
or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 1, 2022 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0218, by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include docket number
above in the subject line of the message.
eFax: (855) 838-6382.
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to:
David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-4333. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from
David Hancock, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690-2388 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Resources Management Survey and Chemical Use
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: November 30, 2023.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and extend a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Resource Management Survey(s) (ARMS) are
the primary source of information for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture on a broad range of issues related to: Production
practices, costs and returns, pest management, chemical usage, and
contractor expenses. Data are collected on both a whole farm level and
on selected commodities. Historically, the ARMS docket contained a
screening phase, a chemical use phase and an economic phase. In
addition, it contained chemical use surveys for fruits and vegetables
along with specialty surveys conducted through External Project
Agreements (EPA). This Notice and information collection will focus on
the ARMS phases 1 and 2--the screening, production practices, as well
as chemical use surveys.
The combined ARMS surveys are the only source of information
available for objective evaluation of many critical issues related to
economics, chemical usage, and cropping practices. Breaking these
surveys into separate OMB approvals will assist in making timely
updates to questionnaires to keep in touch with an ever changing
industry.
Cost of Production: A Congressional mandate exists for the
development of annual estimates of the cost of producing wheat, feed
grains, cotton, and dairy commodities. USDA also collects cost of
production data for soybeans, rice, peanuts, hogs, and beef cow-calf in
order to provide economic information for comparison among the major
farm commodities that compete for U.S. agricultural resources. The
economic data collection and publication for the cost of production
surveys will be included under a new, separate OMB approval.
Chemical Use Surveys: Congress has mandated that NASS and ERS build
nationally coordinated databases on agricultural chemical use and
related farm practices; these databases are the primary vehicles used
to produce specified environmental and economic estimates. The surveys
will help provide the knowledge and technical means for producers and
researchers to address on-farm environmental concerns in a manner that
maintains agricultural productivity.
The commodities that are scheduled to be included in this approval
are in the following table.
Chemical Use Target Commodities 2022-2024
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Survey Target commodity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2022.................... Integrated Screening.. ARMS phases 2 & 3 Plus
Chemical Use.
ARMS phase 2 (PPCR)... wheat.
ARMS phase 2 (PPR).... potatoes.
Chemical Use.......... vegetables.
2023.................... ARMS phase 1.......... ARMS phases 2 & 3.
ARMS phase 2 (PPCR)... soybeans, oats,
peanuts.
ARMS phase 2 (PPR).... none.
Chemical Use.......... fruit.
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2024.................... Integrated Screening.. ARMS phases 2 & 3 plus
Chemical Use.
ARMS phase 2 (PPCR)... TBD.
ARMS phase 2 (PPR).... TBD.
Chemical Use.......... vegetables.
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PPCR--Production Practices and Costs Report.
PPR--Production Practices Report.
Authority: These data will be collected under the authority of 7
U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this
authority are governed by section 1770 of the Food Security Act of
1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict
confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This
Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (at 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of Management and Budget
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320.
All NASS employees and NASS contractors must also fully comply with
all provisions of the Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, Title III of Public Law
115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS's pledge of
confidentiality to all respondents and facilitates the agency's efforts
to reduce burden by supporting statistical activities of collaborative
agencies through designation of NASS agents, subject to the limitations
and penalties described in CIPSEA.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average approximately 14 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm managers, farm contractors,
and farm households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 112,000 respondents
will be sampled each year. Less than 20 percent of these respondents
will be contacted more than one time in a single year for the surveys
in this docket.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 45,000
hours per year.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information
technology collection methods.
All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record
and be summarized in the request for OMB approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, November 10, 2021.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2021-26275 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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