Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 13 January 2022 |
| Citation | 87 FR 2126 |
| Record Number | 2022-00484 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 2126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00484]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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.
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by February 14, 2022. 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. You may 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 (NASS)
Title: Aquaculture Surveys--Substantive Change.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0150.
Summary of Collection: General authority for these data collection
activities is granted under U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204 which
specifies that ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and
preserve all information concerning agriculture which he can obtain . .
. by the collection of statistics . . .''. The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide data
users with timely and reliable agricultural production and economic
statistics, as well as environmental and specialty agricultural related
statistics. To accomplish this objective, NASS relies on the use of
diverse surveys that show changes within the farming industry over
time.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is seeking
approval for this substantive change request to the aquaculture surveys
information collection request. NASS seeks approval to conduct a
Pennsylvania Aquaculture Census that is funded by a cooperative
agreement between the National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-
NASS) and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). NASS will
conduct a census of the Pennsylvania aquaculture producers and provide
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the public with a summary
report of all sales specifying the amount or weight of each species
(except trout) sold and gross receipts. Pennsylvania trout sales data
are accounted for in the NASS' Trout Production report. Additional
burden is estimated at 64 hours over 175 respondents. One response per
year is needed for Pennsylvania's aquaculture census.
Need and Use of the Information: Act 98 of the 1998 Pennsylvania
General Assembly Amended Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes mentions the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture cooperates with NASS for a survey of Pennsylvania's
aquacultural industry.
Description of Respondents: Farms: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 2,450.
Frequency of Responses: Once per year.
Total Burden Hours: 796.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00484 Filed 1-12-22; 8:45 am]
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