23538 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Reinstate a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection. 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request a reinstatement, with 

changes, to a previously approved 

information collection, the Conservation 

Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) 

Survey. Revision to burden hours will 

be needed due to changes in the size of 

the target, sampling design, and/or 

questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 27, 2011 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0245, 

Conservation Effects Assessment Project 

(CEAP) Survey, by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Conservation Effects 

Assessment Project (CEAP) Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0245. 

Type of Request: To reinstate a 

previous approval for an information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The Conservation Effects 

Assessment Project (CEAP) was initiated 

by the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) in 2003 as a multiagency effort to quantify the 

environmental effects of conservation 

practices on agricultural lands. As part 

of this assessment, the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

conducted on-site interviews with 

farmers during 2003–2006 to document 

tillage and irrigation practices, 

application of fertilizer, manure, and 

pesticides, and use of conservation 

practices at sample points drawn from 

the Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) 

sampling frame. These data were linked 

through the NRI frame to the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

soil survey, climate, and historical 

survey databases. The combined 

information was used to model the 

impact on soil and water resources and 

to estimate the benefits of conservation 

practices, including nutrient, sediment, 

and pesticide losses from farm fields, 

reductions in in-stream nutrient and 

sediment concentrations, and impacts 

on soil quality and erosion. 

USDA needs updated scientifically 

credible data on residue and tillage 

management, nutrient management, and 

conservation practices in order to 

quantify and assess current impacts of 

farming practices and to document 

changes since 2006. A pilot survey 

focused in the Chesapeake Bay 

Watershed is planned for the end of the 

2011 crop year, with enumeration 

extending into February 2012. This 

survey will be called the ‘‘NRI 

Conservation Tillage and Nutrient 

Management Survey’’ (NRI–CTNMS). 

The survey questionnaire is modeled 

after the 2003–2006 CEAP surveys and 

will be administered through personal 

interviews of farm operators by trained 

National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) 

enumerators. The pilot study will occur 

at 1,500 NRI points located in Delaware, 

Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. Data 

collected will provide conservation 

tillage estimates and will be used to 

model impacts of conservation practices 

on the larger environment. The 

summarized results of the NRI–CTNMS 

will be made available in a web-based 

format to agricultural producers and 

professionals, government officials, and 

the general public. 

Authority: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service’s (NRCS’s) 

participation in this agreement is authorized 

under the Soil and Water Resources 

Conservation Act of 1977, 16 U.S.C. 2001– 

2009, as amended, Economy Act U.S.C. 1535. 

NRCS contracted with NASS to collect and 

compile this data for them. These data will 

be collected under the authority of 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, Pub. L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, 

et seq.) and Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) 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),’’ 72 FR 

33362–01, Jun. 15, 2007. 

Estimate of Burden: Burden will be 

approximately 10 minutes for a first 

visit to verify operator of the NRI point, 

and 70 minutes at a second visit for the 

interview. (It may be possible to 

complete both during the same visit). 

Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Potentially, 2 

times for each respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

1,720 hours (based on an overall 

response rate of approximately 80%). 

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Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from the NASS 

Clearance Officer, by calling (202) 720– 

2248 or by e-mail 

ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, April 7, 2011. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9976 Filed 4–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Commodity Flow 

Survey 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before June 27, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Cynthia Hollingsworth, 

Bureau of the Census, Room 8K047, 

Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763–3655 

(or via the Internet at 

cynthia.davis.hollingsworth

@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Commodity Flow Survey, a 

component of the Economic Census, is 

the only comprehensive source of multimodal, system-wide data on the volume 

and pattern of goods movement in the 

United States. These data are used by 

government analysts and policy makers 

at the Federal, State and local levels to 

estimate the future demand for 

transportation services and facilities; 

assess the adequacy of our current 

transportation infrastructure to 

accommodate the future demand; and to 

evaluate the economic, social and 

environmental impacts of transportation 

flows. The data also are used 

extensively by academics, researchers, 

economic planning organizations, and 

the business community. 

The Commodity Flow Survey is cosponsored by the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics, Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration, 

Department of Transportation. The 

survey provides data on the movement 

of commodities in the United States 

from their origin to destination. The 

survey produces summary statistics on 

value, tons, ton-miles and average miles 

by commodity, industry, and mode of 

transportation. The Census Bureau will 

publish these shipment characteristics 

for the nation, census regions and 

divisions, states, and CFS defined 

geographical areas. 

Primary strategies for reducing 

respondent burden in the Commodity 

Flow Survey include: Employing a 

stratified random sample of business 

establishments, requesting data on a 

limited sample of shipment records 

from each establishment, accepting 

estimates of shipping activity, and 

providing the opportunity for 

establishments to report electronically. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Commodity Flow Survey will be 

sent to a sample of business 

establishments in mining, 

manufacturing, wholesale, and select 

retail and services industries. The 

survey also will cover auxiliary 

establishments (i.e., warehouses and 

managing offices) of multiestablishment companies. Each selected 

establishment will receive four 

questionnaires, one during each 

calendar quarter of 2012. On each 

questionnaire, an establishment will be 

asked to report data for approximately 

20–30 shipments for a predefined 

reporting week. Respondents may report 

via paper questionnaire or via secure 

electronic reporting. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0932. 

Form Number: CFS 1000 (2012), CFS 

2000 (2012). 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 


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