Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 59770 [2022-21381]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 59770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21381]


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2022 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 November 2, 2022. 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: Agricultural Resource Management and Chemical Use Surveys--
Substantive Change.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0218.
    Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204 which 
specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and 
preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . . 
. by the collection of statistics . . .''. The primary objective of the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data 
users with timely and reliable agricultural production and economic 
statistics, as well as environmental and specialty agricultural related 
statistics. To accomplish this objective, NASS relies on the use of 
diverse surveys that show changes within the farming industry over 
time.
    The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a 
substantive change to the ARMS and Chemical Use Survey information 
collection request (OMB No. 0535-0218) for the 2022 ARMS Phase 3 
Surveys. The change is needed to accommodate the addition of the 2022 
ARMS Phase 3 questionnaires. There will be two versions of the ARMS 
Phase 3 questionnaires: The Cost and Returns Report and Wheat 
Production Practice and Cost Report.
    In January, 2023, NASS will be conducting the 2022 Census of 
Agriculture (0535-0226) which has a mandatory reporting requirement. In 
addition, NASS will be conducting the 2022 Agricultural Resource 
Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 3 which has a voluntary reporting 
requirement. Both of these surveys collect whole farm data for the 
calendar year of 2022. The entire ARMS 3 sample is included in the 
Census of Agriculture population. Both versions will contain the 
questions from the Census of Agriculture questionnaire with the unique 
questions asked by the ARMS 3 questionnaires.
    This change will not change the approved burden, which includes 
additional Phase 3 samples in order to collect data from additional 
historically underserved producer groups. Collecting more data from 
these groups will support President Biden's and USDA's priority to 
advance racial justice, equity, and opportunity by providing more 
detailed data and research on the socioeconomic characteristics of 
farmers and ranchers in the United States to ensure all USDA policies 
and decisions are inclusive of all people the Department serves. In 
order to meet these objectives, it is essential to modify the sampling 
methodology for the ARMS to gather additional information from 
historically underserved groups. This effort will ensure USDA is able 
to provide data about the financial well-being and other 
characteristics for historically underserved groups.
    Need and Use of the Information: These changes will allow useful 
and relevant economic and wheat enterprise data to be collected.
    Description of Respondents: Farms and Ranches.
    Number of Respondents: 105,850.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Less than five times per year.
    Total Burden Hours: 109,277.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21381 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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