Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 15 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 37274 |
| Record Number | 2021-15063 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15063]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 133 / Thursday, July 15, 2021 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 8, 2021.
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:
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; the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and 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 these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by August 16, 2021. 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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Hemp Acreage and Production Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
Summary of Collection: As defined in the 2018 Farm Bill, the term
``hemp'' means the plant species Cannabis sativa L. and any part of
that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts,
cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the primary intoxicating component of
cannabis. Cannabis with a THC level exceeding 0.3 percent is considered
marijuana, which remains classified as a schedule I controlled
substance regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under
the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Under the Agricultural Act of 2014
(2014 Farm Bill), Public Law 113-79, State departments of agriculture
and institutions of higher education were permitted to produce hemp as
part of a pilot program for research purposes. The authority for hemp
production provided in the 2014 Farm Bill was extended by the 2018 Farm
Bill, which was signed into law on December 20, 2018.
Hemp is a commodity that can be used for numerous industrial and
horticultural purposes including fabric, paper, construction materials,
food products, cosmetics, production of cannabinoids (such as
cannabidiol or CBD), and other products.
In determining the type of data that would need to be collected and
the frequency of the data collections, NASS management attended a joint
meeting with representatives from the USDA's Economic Research Service
(ERS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Risk Management Agency (RMA),
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and the Office of the Secretary.
Need and Use of the Information: The data will be collected under
the authority of the Domestic Hemp Production Program, which is
mandated by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill).
In addition the data will be collected under the authority of Title 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.
NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance,
``Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act,
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of
2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p.
33362.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits and
Farms.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 7,531.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15063 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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