Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Citation86 FR 16320
Record Number2021-06400
Published date29 March 2021
SectionNotices
CourtAgriculture Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
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                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-06400]
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
                March 24, 2021.
                 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
                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 this information collection received by April
                28, 2021 will be considered. 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.
                Office of the Chief Economist
                 Title: Generic Clearance of Multiple Crop and Pesticide Use.
                 OMB Control Number: 0503-NEW.
                 Summary of Collection: The primary purpose of this information will
                be to support the Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) understanding
                of agricultural practices pertaining to pest management. OPMP is
                undertaking this effort to satisfy legislative requirements outlined in
                Title X, Section 10109 of the 2018 Farm Bill, which mandates that The
                Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Office of the Chief
                Economist's Director of OPMP, collect this information.
                 Pest management information is critical to supporting a key
                responsibility of OPMP, i.e., to ``consult with agricultural producers
                that may be affected by pest management or pesticide-related activities
                or actions of the Department or other agencies,'' as outlined in the
                Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
                 Need and Use of the Information: This request for approval will
                improve OPMP's ability to better understand the utilization of pest
                management tools by agricultural producers via input from pest
                management advisors--including Extension experts and crop consultants,
                who in addition to being advisors are often agricultural producers
                themselves. Data collected are intended to capture agricultural
                practices and needs to support federal activities that pertain to pest
                management, which are typically time-sensitive and necessitate the need
                for rapid data collection. OPMP will use several methods to collect
                information under this generic collection. The methods will be web-
                based surveys, telephone surveys, interviews, and/or focus groups may
                be needed under certain circumstances.
                 If the information is not collected, it would deny the agricultural
                industry the ability to afford important and insightful input towards a
                better understanding of pest management practices that may be unknown
                by the federal government, this consequence is especially valid for
                underrepresented specialty crops.
                 Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
                other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal
                Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
                 Number of Respondents: 12,777.
                 Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
                 Total Burden Hours: 24,949.
                Ruth Brown,
                Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2021-06400 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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