Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 23 September 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 49705 |
| Record Number | 2019-20468 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 184 (Monday, September 23, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20468]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 17, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit their
comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] 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 by October 23, 2019. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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: Grain Farm to Market Transportation 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. NASS will conduct a survey of
select agricultural operations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and
Nebraska. Each selected farmer or rancher will be asked to provide data
on (1) Vehicle inventory, (2) Vehicles used for grain transportation in
crop year 2019, and (3) Distance by road type to primary and secondary
delivery points in crop year 2019. General authority for these data
collection activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204.
Need and Use of the Information: A significant component of
agriculture is transportation of commodities to market. Effective
equipment and infrastructure is necessary for farmers to transport
harvested commodities to market. Farmers may use the results for their
own investment and productivity assessments. Local and regional
planners and policy makers can use the information in calibrating
travel demand and freight flow models for investment and asset
management choices. The United States Department of Agriculture's
Agricultural Marketing Service has entered into an interagency
agreement with NASS to conduct a Grain Farm to Market Transportation
Survey. The purpose of the survey is to provide information about farm
truck inventory and grain marketing patterns in selected States for
commodity year 2019.
Description of Respondents: A sample of all active agricultural
operations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska that
produce:
Over 300 combined acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat in
Kansas, and
Over 300 combined acres of corn in soybeans in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year.
Total Burden Hours: 2,337.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer
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