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• 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:
Joseph L. Parsons, 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 Richard Hopper, NASS
Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2206.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2024 Census of Horticultural
Specialties.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0236.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Reinstatement of an Information
Collection.
Abstract: The National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) will request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the 2024 Census of
Horticultural Specialties survey to be
conducted as a follow-on survey from
the 2022 Census of Agriculture and is
authorized by the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (title X—
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture) as
amended.
The 2024 Census of Horticultural
Specialties will use as a sampling
universe; every respondent on the 2022
Census of Agriculture who reported
production and sales of $10,000 or more
of horticultural specialty crops, and is
still in business in 2024. In addition,
NASS also plans to contact all new
operations that have begun producing
horticultural specialty products since
the completion of the 2022 Census of
Agriculture. Data collection will begin
around January 1, 2025, for production
and sales data for 2024. A final report
will be published around December
2025. Data will be published at both the
US and State levels where possible.
Authority: The census of horticulture
is required by law under the ‘‘Census of
Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ Public Law
105–113, 7 U.S.C. 2204(g) as amended.
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
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1985 as amended, 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,
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
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. NASS
uses the information only for statistical
purposes and publishes only tabulated
total data.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 60 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Producers of
horticultural specialty crops.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 52,000 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, 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, March 4, 2024.
Joseph L. Parsons,
Associate Administrator.
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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, 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
Labor Survey. Revision to burden hours
will be needed due to changes in the
size of the target population, sampling
design, number of mailings, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 6, 2024 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0109,
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: 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:
Joseph L. Parsons, 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 Richard Hopper, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–
2206 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Labor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0109.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
is to prepare and issue State and
SUMMARY:
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national estimates of crop and livestock
production, disposition, and prices. The
Agricultural Labor Survey provides
quarterly statistics on the number of
agricultural workers, hours worked, and
wage rates. Number of workers and
hours worked are used to estimate
agricultural productivity; wage rates are
used in the administration of the H–2A
Program and for setting Adverse Effect
Wage Rates. Survey data are also used
to carry out provisions of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act. NASS
intends to request that the survey be
approved for another 3 years.
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 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
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. NASS
uses the information only for statistical
purposes and publishes only tabulated
total data.
Estimate of Burden: This information
collection consists of three individual
surveys. In April, NASS will collect
data for the January and April quarters
and in October, NASS will collect data
for both the July and October quarters.
Following these two surveys NASS will
re-contact approximately 500 operators
to conduct quality control surveys to
help insure the quality of the data
collected. NASS also plans to conduct
some cognitive testing during this
renewal period. The public reporting
burden for this information collection is
estimated to average 5 minutes for the
quality control surveys and 30 minutes
per response in April and October.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
18,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 21,000 hours.
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Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from Richard Hopper,
NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–
2206.
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, March 4, 2024.
Joseph L. Parsons,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024–04850 Filed 3–6–24; 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, 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 List
Sampling Frame Surveys. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to 1)
The survey not being conducted in 2024
as the 2024 survey is conducted as part
of the Census of Agriculture ICR (OMB
Control Number 0535–0236). Annually,
NASS obtains lists of farm and ranch
operators from different crop and
livestock organizations. Before adding
these names to our list of active
operators we will contact the
individuals to determine if they qualify
as a farm or ranch and then collect basic
information from them on the size and
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type of operation they have. These data
will be used to eliminate any
duplication we may have with names
already on our list.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 6, 2024 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0140,
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: 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:
Joseph L. Parsons, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–5142. Copies of
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: List Sampling Frame Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0140.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2025.
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
is to prepare and issue State and
national estimates of crop and livestock
production, economic statistics,
environmental statistics related to
agriculture and also to conduct the
Census of Agriculture. The List
Sampling Frame Surveys are used to
develop and maintain a complete list of
possible farm and ranch operations. The
goal is to produce for each State a
relatively complete, current, and
unduplicated list of names for statistical
sampling for agricultural operation
surveys and the Census of Agriculture.
Data from these agricultural surveys are
used by government agencies and
educational institutions in planning,
farm policy analysis, and program
administration. More importantly,
farmers and ranchers use NASS data to
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[FR Doc No: 2024-04850]
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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
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 Labor Survey.
Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sampling design, number of mailings, and/or
questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 6, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0109, 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:
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: Joseph L. Parsons, 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
Richard Hopper, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720-2206 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Labor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0109.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an
Information Collection for 3 years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service is to prepare and issue State and
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national estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition, and
prices. The Agricultural Labor Survey provides quarterly statistics on
the number of agricultural workers, hours worked, and wage rates.
Number of workers and hours worked are used to estimate agricultural
productivity; wage rates are used in the administration of the H-2A
Program and for setting Adverse Effect Wage Rates. Survey data are also
used to carry out provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. NASS
intends to request that the survey be approved for another 3 years.
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
as amended, 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, 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 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. NASS uses the information only for
statistical purposes and publishes only tabulated total data.
Estimate of Burden: This information collection consists of three
individual surveys. In April, NASS will collect data for the January
and April quarters and in October, NASS will collect data for both the
July and October quarters. Following these two surveys NASS will re-
contact approximately 500 operators to conduct quality control surveys
to help insure the quality of the data collected. NASS also plans to
conduct some cognitive testing during this renewal period. The public
reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to
average 5 minutes for the quality control surveys and 30 minutes per
response in April and October.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 21,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from Richard Hopper, NASS Clearance Officer,
at (202) 720-2206.
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, March 4, 2024.
Joseph L. Parsons,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-04850 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
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