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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 comprises 14 individual
surveys that are conducted either 1, 4,
5, or 12 times a year for an estimated
total of 28,500 responses. Average
reporting burden for this collection of
information ranges from 10 to 25
minutes per response.
Respondents: Farms and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 5,900 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, August 6, 2024.
Joseph J. Prusacki,
Acting Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
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Notice of intent to reestablish
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics and call for member
nominations.
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to reestablish the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics for two-years as a
discretionary committee and call for
member nominations to fill vacancies.
Effective October 1, 1996, responsibility
for the census of agriculture program
was transferred to the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at
USDA from the Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce. Effective
February 2, 1997, NASS also received
the transferred program positions and
staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Responsibility for the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics was
established by agency authority, was
transferred, along with its allocated slot,
to USDA with the census of agriculture
program. The Committee is also
established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: The nomination period for
interested candidates will remain open
and continuous during the two-year
charter period. Nomination received
during this period will be considered for
any open positions on the committee.
Applications will remain valid for a
one-year period. A resubmission may be
required annually if not appointed to
the committee.
ADDRESSES: Contact Joseph J. Prusacki,
Acting Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, (314)
595–9501, or email SM.NASS.OA@
usda.gov.
You may submit nominations by any
of the following methods:
• Email: submit the completed form
to: SM.NASS.OA@usda.gov.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Nominations should be mailed to Joseph
J. Prusacki, Acting Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 5041, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, (314) 595–9501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The Advisory Committee
on Agriculture Statistics was originally
established by the Secretary of
Commerce on July 16, 1962. The
Committee is also established in
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accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 10.
Purpose: The purpose of the
Committee is to advise the Secretary on
the conduct of the periodic censuses
and surveys of agriculture, other related
surveys, and the types of agricultural
information to obtain from respondents.
The Committee also prepares
recommendations regarding the content
of agriculture reports and presents the
views and needs for data of major
suppliers and users of agriculture
statistics. The Committee draws on the
experience and expertise of its members
to form a collective judgment
concerning agriculture data collected
and the statistics issued by the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Each person nominated to serve on
the committee is required to submit the
following form: AD–755 (Advisory
Committee Membership Background
Information, OMB Number 0505–0001),
available on the internet at https://
www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
documents/ad-755.pdf. This form may
also be requested by telephone or email
using the information above. Completed
forms may be mailed or emailed directly
to SM.NASS.OA@usda.gov. Members
serve staggered two-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 serve a
two-year term and may apply to be
reappointed for up to three terms for a
total of six consecutive years at the
Secretary of Agriculture’s discretion.
The Chairperson of the Committee shall
be elected by members to serve a oneyear 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 the
Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
the many communities, identities, races,
ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities,
cultures, and beliefs of the American
people, including underserved
communities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.
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; the Under Secretary for
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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.
Description of Duties: The duties of
the Committee are solely advisory in
nature. The Committee makes
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding the agricultural
statistics program of NASS, and such
other matters as it may deem advisable,
or which the Secretary of Agriculture;
the Under Secretary for Research,
Education, and Economics; or the
Administrator of NASS may request.
Agency or Official to Whom the
Committee Reports: The Committee
reports to the Secretary of Agriculture
through the Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics.
Committee Membership: The
Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the
membership of the Committee.
Furthermore, members will serve for
two-year terms, and may serve no more
than three consecutive terms for a total
of six consecutive years. Membership
will consist of 22 individuals with
diverse capabilities distinguished by
their broad range of knowledge and
interest in, though not limited to,
agricultural economics, rural sociology,
farm policy analysis, and agricultural
education. Members will also be drawn
from Educational and Research
Organizations; Farm Service and
Marketing Organizations; State
Government Agricultural Agencies; and
Farm, Ranch and Agriculture Producers.
A representative from the Bureau of the
Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
and a representative from the Economic
Research Service, USDA, shall serve as
ex-officio members of the Committee.
This Committee will be fairly
balanced in its membership in terms of
the points of view represented and the
functions to be performed. Steps will be
taken to encourage fresh points of view,
such as establishing staggered
membership terms and limiting the
number of renewed memberships.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA policies will be
followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
the many communities, identities, races,
ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities,
cultures, and beliefs of the American
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people, including underserved
communities.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in
all of its programs and activities on the
basis of race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, (including gender identity
and sexual orientation), disability, age,
marital status, familial or parental
status, income derived from a public
assistance program, political beliefs,
genetic information, or reprisal or
retaliation for prior civil rights activity,
in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to
all programs).
Ethics Statement: To maintain the
highest levels of honesty, integrity and
ethical conduct, no Committee or
Subcommittee member shall participate
in any ‘‘specific party matters’’ (i.e.,
matters are narrowly focused and
typically involve specific transactions
between identified parties) such as a
lease, license, permit, contract, claim,
grant, agreement, or related litigation
with the Department in which the
member has a direct or indirect
financial interest. This includes the
requirement for Committee or
Subcommittee members to immediately
disclose to the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) any specific party matter
in which the member’s immediate
family, relatives, business partners or
employer would be directly seeking to
financially benefit from the Committee’s
recommendations.
All members will receive ethics
training to identify and avoid any
actions that would cause the public to
question the integrity of the
Committee’s advice and
recommendations. Members who are
appointed as ‘‘Representatives’’ are not
subject to Federal ethics laws because
such appointment allows them to
represent the point(s) of view of a
particular group, business sector or
segment of the public.
Members appointed as ‘‘Special
Government Employees’’ (SGEs) are
considered intermittent Federal
employees and are subject to Federal
ethics laws. SGEs are appointed due to
their personal knowledge, academic
scholarship, background or expertise.
No SGE may participate in any activity
in which the member has a prohibited
financial interest. Appointees who are
SGEs are required to complete and
submit a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report (OGE–450 form) and,
upon request, USDA will assist SGEs in
preparing these financial reports. To
ensure the highest level of compliance
with applicable ethical standards USDA
will provide ethics training to SGEs on
an annual basis. The provisions of these
paragraphs are not meant to
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exhaustively cover all Federal ethics
laws and do not affect any other
statutory or regulatory obligations to
which advisory committee members are
subject.
Recordkeeping: The records of this
Committee, formally and informally
established subcommittees, or other
subgroups of the committee, shall be
handled in accordance with General
Records Schedule (GRS) 6.2 or other
approved agency records disposition
schedule. These records shall be
available for public inspection and
copying, subject to the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
Information about this Committee is
available online at: USDA—National
Agricultural Statistics Service—About
NASS—Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics
Dated: August 21, 2024.
Cikena Reid, Committee Management Officer,
USDA.
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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 Generic
Clearance for Survey Research Studies.
There are minimal changes to burden
hours and number of contacts to
accommodate the proposed testing for
the upcoming three-year period.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by November 12, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0248,
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 CDROM submissions to: Richard Hopper,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to reestablish the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics and call for member nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to re-
establish the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics for two-
years as a discretionary committee and call for member nominations to
fill vacancies. Effective October 1, 1996, responsibility for the
census of agriculture program was transferred to the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at USDA from the Bureau of the
Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Effective February 2, 1997, NASS
also received the transferred program positions and staff from the
Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Responsibility for
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics was established by
agency authority, was transferred, along with its allocated slot, to
USDA with the census of agriculture program. The Committee is also
established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: The nomination period for interested candidates will remain open
and continuous during the two-year charter period. Nomination received
during this period will be considered for any open positions on the
committee. Applications will remain valid for a one-year period. A
resubmission may be required annually if not appointed to the
committee.
ADDRESSES: Contact Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (314) 595-9501, or email [email protected].
You may submit nominations by any of the following methods:
Email: submit the completed form to: [email protected].
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Nominations should be mailed
to Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate Administrator, National
Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 5041, South Building, Washington, DC
20250-2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, (314) 595-
9501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics was
originally established by the Secretary of Commerce on July 16, 1962.
The Committee is also established in accordance with the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 10.
Purpose: The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary on
the conduct of the periodic censuses and surveys of agriculture, other
related surveys, and the types of agricultural information to obtain
from respondents. The Committee also prepares recommendations regarding
the content of agriculture reports and presents the views and needs for
data of major suppliers and users of agriculture statistics. The
Committee draws on the experience and expertise of its members to form
a collective judgment concerning agriculture data collected and the
statistics issued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS).
Each person nominated to serve on the committee is required to
submit the following form: AD-755 (Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information, OMB Number 0505-0001), available on the
internet at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf. This form may also be requested by telephone or email using
the information above. Completed forms may be mailed or emailed
directly to [email protected]. Members serve staggered two-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 serve a two-year term and may apply to be reappointed for up to
three terms for a total of six consecutive years at the Secretary of
Agriculture's discretion. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be
elected by members to serve a one-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 the Department, membership shall
include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent the many communities, identities, races,
ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the
American people, including underserved communities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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; the Under
Secretary for
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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.
Description of Duties: The duties of the Committee are solely
advisory in nature. The Committee makes recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture regarding the agricultural statistics program
of NASS, and such other matters as it may deem advisable, or which the
Secretary of Agriculture; the Under Secretary for Research, Education,
and Economics; or the Administrator of NASS may request. Agency or
Official to Whom the Committee Reports: The Committee reports to the
Secretary of Agriculture through the Under Secretary for Research,
Education, and Economics.
Committee Membership: The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the
membership of the Committee. Furthermore, members will serve for two-
year terms, and may serve no more than three consecutive terms for a
total of six consecutive years. Membership will consist of 22
individuals with diverse capabilities distinguished by their broad
range of knowledge and interest in, though not limited to, agricultural
economics, rural sociology, farm policy analysis, and agricultural
education. Members will also be drawn from Educational and Research
Organizations; Farm Service and Marketing Organizations; State
Government Agricultural Agencies; and Farm, Ranch and Agriculture
Producers. A representative from the Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce, and a representative from the Economic Research
Service, USDA, shall serve as ex-officio members of the Committee.
This Committee will be fairly balanced in its membership in terms
of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed.
Steps will be taken to encourage fresh points of view, such as
establishing staggered membership terms and limiting the number of
renewed memberships.
Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA policies will
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities,
backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people,
including underserved communities.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
(including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age,
marital status, familial or parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, or
reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program
or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all
programs).
Ethics Statement: To maintain the highest levels of honesty,
integrity and ethical conduct, no Committee or Subcommittee member
shall participate in any ``specific party matters'' (i.e., matters are
narrowly focused and typically involve specific transactions between
identified parties) such as a lease, license, permit, contract, claim,
grant, agreement, or related litigation with the Department in which
the member has a direct or indirect financial interest. This includes
the requirement for Committee or Subcommittee members to immediately
disclose to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) any specific party
matter in which the member's immediate family, relatives, business
partners or employer would be directly seeking to financially benefit
from the Committee's recommendations.
All members will receive ethics training to identify and avoid any
actions that would cause the public to question the integrity of the
Committee's advice and recommendations. Members who are appointed as
``Representatives'' are not subject to Federal ethics laws because such
appointment allows them to represent the point(s) of view of a
particular group, business sector or segment of the public.
Members appointed as ``Special Government Employees'' (SGEs) are
considered intermittent Federal employees and are subject to Federal
ethics laws. SGEs are appointed due to their personal knowledge,
academic scholarship, background or expertise. No SGE may participate
in any activity in which the member has a prohibited financial
interest. Appointees who are SGEs are required to complete and submit a
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450 form) and, upon
request, USDA will assist SGEs in preparing these financial reports. To
ensure the highest level of compliance with applicable ethical
standards USDA will provide ethics training to SGEs on an annual basis.
The provisions of these paragraphs are not meant to exhaustively cover
all Federal ethics laws and do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory obligations to which advisory committee members are subject.
Recordkeeping: The records of this Committee, formally and
informally established subcommittees, or other subgroups of the
committee, shall be handled in accordance with General Records Schedule
(GRS) 6.2 or other approved agency records disposition schedule. These
records shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject
to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Information about this
Committee is available online at: USDA--National Agricultural
Statistics Service--About NASS--Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics
Dated: August 21, 2024.
Cikena Reid, Committee Management Officer, USDA.
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