Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Register: March 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 49)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 11, 2009.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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: Agricultural Labor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0109.
Summary of Collection: The 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended in 1948, requires wage rate data for computation of an index component. This component is used in calculation of parity prices.
General authority for these data collection activities is granted under
U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. Agricultural labor statistics are an integral part of National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) primary function of collecting, processing, and disseminating current state, regional, and national agricultural statistics. Comprehensive and reliable agricultural labor data are also needed by the Department of Labor in the administration of the ``H-2A'' program (non-immigrants who enter the United States for temporary or seasonal agricultural labor) and for setting ``Adverse Effect Wage Rates.'' The Agricultural
Labor Survey is the only timely and reliable source of information on the size of the farm worker population. NASS will collect information using a survey.
Need and Use of the Information: NASS will collect information on wage rate estimates and the year-to-year changes in these rates and how changes in wage rates help measure the changes in costs of production of major farm commodities. NASS will also collect information on data to measure the availability of national farm workers. The information is used by farm worker organizations to help set wage rates and negotiate labor contracts as well as determine the need for additional workers and to help ensure federal assistance for farm worker assistance programs supported with government funding.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 11,750.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 11,425.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Mink Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0212.
Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production.
Statistics on mink production are published for the 15 major states that account for 95 percent of the U.S. production. There is no other source for this type of information. 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 mink pelts produced by color, number of females bred to produce kits the following year, number of mink farms, average marketing price, and the value of pelts produced. The data is disseminated by NASS in the Mink
Report and is used by the U.S. government and other groups.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 362.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 99.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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