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expertise of its members to form a
collective judgment concerning
agriculture data collected and the
statistics issued by NASS. This input is
vital to keep current with shifting data
needs in the rapidly changing
agricultural environment and keeps
NASS informed of emerging issues in
the agriculture community that can
affect agricultural statistics activities.
The Committee, appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture, consists of 22
members representing a broad range of
disciplines and interests, including, but
not limited to, producers,
representatives of national farm
organizations, agricultural economists,
rural sociologists, farm policy analysts,
educators, State agriculture
representatives, and agriculture-related
business and marketing experts.
Members serve staggered 2-year terms,
with terms for half of the Committee
members expiring in any given year.
Nominations are being sought for 22
open Committee seats. Members can
serve up to 3 terms for a total of 6
consecutive years. The Chairperson of
the Committee shall be elected by
members to serve a 1-year term.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with USDA policies, will be followed in
all membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership will include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent the needs of all
racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities.
The duties of the Committee are
solely advisory. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
of Agriculture with regards to the
agricultural statistics programs of NASS,
and such other matters as it may deem
advisable, or which the Secretary of
Agriculture; Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics; or
the Administrator of NASS may request.
The Committee will meet at least
annually. All meetings are open to the
public. Committee members are
reimbursed for official travel expenses
only.
Send questions, comments, and
requests for additional information to
the email address, fax number, or
address listed above.
Signed at Washington, DC, October 24,
2022.
Kevin Barnes,
Associate Administrator, National
Agricultural Statistics Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Library
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Collect Information
National Agricultural Library,
Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Agricultural
Library’s (NAL) intent to request
renewal of an information collection to
obtain an evaluation of user satisfaction
with NAL internet sites.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 9, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: Sandra.Ball@usda.gov.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
National Agricultural Library, 10301
Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland
20705–2351.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Ball at (301) 837–8883
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: ‘‘Evaluation of User Satisfaction
with NAL Internet Sites.’’
OMB Number: 0518–0040.
Expiration Date: N/A.
Type of Request: Approval for
renewed data collection.
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Abstract: This is a request, made by
NAL Office of the Director Office of the
Associate Director of Information
Services, that the OMB approve, under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a
3-year generic clearance for the NAL to
conduct user satisfaction research
around its internet sites. This effort is
made according to Executive Order
12862, which directs federal agencies
that provide significant services directly
to the public to survey customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.
The NAL internet sites are a vast
collection of web pages. NAL web pages
are visited by an average of 8.6 million
people per month. All NAL Information
Centers have an established web
presence that provides information to
their respective audiences.
Description of Surveys: The online
surveys will be no more than 15
Semantic Differential Scale or multiplechoice questions, and no more than 4
open-ended response questions.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 8 minutes per
survey.
Respondents: The agricultural
community, USDA personnel and their
cooperators, and public and private
users or providers of agricultural
information.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1000 per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8 hours.
Comments: The purpose of the
research is to ensure that intended
audiences find the information provided
on the internet sites easy to access,
clear, informative, and useful.
Specifically, the research will examine
whether the information is presented in
an appropriate technological format and
whether it meets the needs of users of
these internet sites. The research will
also provide a means by which to
classify visitors to the NAL internet sites
to better understand how to serve them.
It is estimated that participants will
require no more than 5 minutes to
complete each survey. Actual time
required will vary based on participant
reading rate.
Sample questions may include the
following:
accuracy of information on this site.
quality of information on this site.
freshness of content on this site.
usefulness of the information provided on this site.
convenience of the information on this site.
ability to accomplish what you wanted to on this site.
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Comments should be sent to the
address in the preamble.
Simon Y. Liu,
Acting Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. 2022–24320 Filed 11–7–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
and Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service.
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 Cotton
Ginning Survey. Revision to burden
hours may be needed due to possible
changes in the size of the target
population, sampling design, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 9, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0220,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper,
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: Richard Hopper, 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)720–2707. Copies of
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Please rate the clarity of site organization.
Please rate the clean layout of this site.
Please rate the degree to which the number of steps it took to get where you
want is acceptable.
Please rate the ability to find information you want on this site.
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from Richard Hopper, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)720–
2206 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cotton Ginning Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0220.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2023.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for a period of
three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue
State and national estimates of crop and
livestock production, prices, and
disposition as well as economic
statistics, environmental statistics
related to agriculture and also to
conduct the Census of Agriculture. The
Cotton Ginning surveys provide cotton
ginning statistics from August through
May by State. Data collected consists of
bales of cotton ginned to date, cotton to
be ginned, lint cotton produced,
cottonseed produced, cottonseed sold to
oil mills, cottonseed used for other uses,
number of gins by type, and bales
produced by county of origin. The
forecasting procedure involves
calculating a weighted percent ginned to
date as well as an allowance for crossstate movement and bale weight
adjustments. Production by State allows
adjustments for year-end State and
county estimates. Total pounds of lint
cotton produced, is used to derive an
actual bale weight which increases the
precision of production estimates.
Authority: These data will be
collected under 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 as amended, 7
U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to
afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by
respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (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
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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 be between 10 to 15
minutes per respondent per survey.
Respondents: Active Cotton Gins.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,300 hours.
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, including
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, October 18,
2022.
Kevin L. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022–24324 Filed 11–7–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Library
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Collect Information
AGENCY: National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Agricultural Library's (NAL) intent to request
renewal of an information collection to obtain an evaluation of user
satisfaction with NAL internet sites.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 9, 2023 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: National Agricultural Library,
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ball at (301) 837-8883
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: ``Evaluation of User Satisfaction with NAL Internet Sites.''
OMB Number: 0518-0040.
Expiration Date: N/A.
Type of Request: Approval for renewed data collection.
Abstract: This is a request, made by NAL Office of the Director
Office of the Associate Director of Information Services, that the OMB
approve, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a 3-year generic
clearance for the NAL to conduct user satisfaction research around its
internet sites. This effort is made according to Executive Order 12862,
which directs federal agencies that provide significant services
directly to the public to survey customers to determine the kind and
quality of services they want and their level of satisfaction with
existing services.
The NAL internet sites are a vast collection of web pages. NAL web
pages are visited by an average of 8.6 million people per month. All
NAL Information Centers have an established web presence that provides
information to their respective audiences.
Description of Surveys: The online surveys will be no more than 15
Semantic Differential Scale or multiple-choice questions, and no more
than 4 open-ended response questions.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 8 minutes per survey.
Respondents: The agricultural community, USDA personnel and their
cooperators, and public and private users or providers of agricultural
information.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000 per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8 hours.
Comments: The purpose of the research is to ensure that intended
audiences find the information provided on the internet sites easy to
access, clear, informative, and useful. Specifically, the research will
examine whether the information is presented in an appropriate
technological format and whether it meets the needs of users of these
internet sites. The research will also provide a means by which to
classify visitors to the NAL internet sites to better understand how to
serve them. It is estimated that participants will require no more than
5 minutes to complete each survey. Actual time required will vary based
on participant reading rate.
Sample questions may include the following:
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Please rate the accuracy of
information on this site.
Please rate the quality of
information on this site.
Please rate the freshness of
content on this site.
Functionality.......................... Please rate the usefulness of
the information provided on
this site.
Please rate the convenience of
the information on this site.
Please rate the ability to
accomplish what you wanted to
on this site.
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Look and Feel.......................... Please rate the ease of reading
this site.
Please rate the clarity of site
organization.
Please rate the clean layout of
this site.
Navigation............................. Please rate the degree to which
the number of steps it took to
get where you want is
acceptable.
Please rate the ability to find
information you want on this
site.
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Comments should be sent to the address in the preamble.
Simon Y. Liu,
Acting Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. 2022-24320 Filed 11-7-22; 8:45 am]
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