Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement, 47101 [2023-15505]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 47101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15505]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and reinstatement 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 August 21, 2023. 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: Field Crops Production.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0002.
    Summary of Collection: The primary functions of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Services' (NASS) are to prepare and issue State 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, 
and prices and to collect information on related environmental and 
economic factors. The Field Crops Production Program consists of 
probability field crops surveys and supplemental panel surveys. These 
surveys are extremely valuable for commodities where acreage and yield 
are published at the county level. NASS will use surveys to collect 
information through a combination of the internet, mail, telephone, and 
personnel interviews. The general authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under U.S. Code title 7, section 2204.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS collects information on field 
crops to monitor agricultural developments across the country that may 
impact on the nation's food supply. The Secretary of Agriculture uses 
estimates of crop production to administer farm program legislation and 
import and export programs. Collecting this information less frequently 
would eliminate the data needed to keep the Department abreast of 
changes at the State and national level.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 532,853.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 142,236.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15505 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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