Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 64401 [2023-20260]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 64401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20260]


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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 approval 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 October 19, 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: Iowa Commercial Horticulture Food Crop Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0264.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. This project will target Iowa's 
edible horticulture crop producers using a sample of all Iowa 
operations on the NASS list frame known to produce edible horticulture 
crops.
    General authority for these data collection activities is granted 
under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. This survey will be conducted on a 
full cost recovery basis with the Iowa State University Extension & 
Outreach (ISU) in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Agriculture 
and Land Stewardship (IDALS).
    Need and Use of the Information: For this survey period, NASS will 
collect data on how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many things, 
including food supply chains. The Iowa Horticulture industry would like 
to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the long-term 
viability of farms that produce specialty crops. Anecdotally, it is 
understood that at the beginning of the pandemic specialty crop 
producers who delivered products direct to consumers benefited, as did 
pick-your-own operations. Some who sold to farmers markets benefit 
while others lost sales, depending on whether and how their market 
chose to open in the 2020 season. Repeating the survey for the 2023 
growing season with additional questions regarding the impact of the 
pandemic will help them understand the state of specialty crop 
production in Iowa as the pandemic shifts into a new phase.
    Description of Respondents: The Iowa Commercial Horticulture Food 
Crop Survey will be a census of all Iowa operations known to produce 
edible horticulture crops that include fruits, nuts, vegetables, 
berries, herbs, honey, maple syrup, and mushrooms.
    Number of Respondents: 3,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One a year.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,093.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20260 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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