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Vol. 86, No. 43 

Monday, March 8, 2021 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID), 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 this 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested concerning (a) Whether the 

continuing collections of information 

are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information collected; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of the information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Send comments via email to the 

Industry Liaison at the United States 

Agency for International Development 

at IndustryLiaision@usaid.gov or contact 

Matthew Johnson: matjohnson@

usaid.gov or 571–216–5328. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Number: 

Form Number: 

Title: USAID Partner Survey: 

Operating in the COVID–19 

Environment 

Type of Review: Emergency 

Purpose 

In response to COVID–19, USAID’s 

top priority is to protect the safety, 

health, and security of our global 

workforce—including our Implementing 

Partners, in order to ensure that we can 

continue our life-saving mission across 

the world, and support partner 

countries in their response to COVID– 

19. 

The purpose of this survey is to help 

USAID’s COVID–19 Task Force to get an 

expansive view of our programs and the 

challenges being faced by our 

implementing partners. With this 

information, USAID hopes to identify 

opportunities to support implementing 

partners, programs, and partner 

countries during COVID–19. 

Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 3,000. 

Total annual response: 3,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 0. 

Dated: March 3, 2021. 

Mark Walther, 

Director, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, 

Bureau for Management at the U.S. Agency 

for International Development (USAID). 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Reinstate an 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 seek reinstatement of an 

information collection, the 2022 Census 

of Agriculture. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 7, 2021 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0226, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: (855) 838–6382. 

• 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: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: The 2022 Census of Agriculture. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0226. 

Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 

November 1, 2019. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Reinstatement of an Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The census of agriculture is 

the primary source of statistics 

concerning the nation’s agricultural 

industry. It provides the only basis of 

consistent, comparable data for each 

county, county equivalent, and state in 

the United States and its outlying 

insular areas. The census is conducted 

every 5 years, the last one being for the 

reference year of 2017. The 2022 Census 

of Agriculture will again cover all 

agricultural operations in the 50 states, 

Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, the Commonwealth of Northern 

Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American 

Samoa which meet the census definition 

for a farm. For the 50 states, Guam, and 

CNMI, a farm is any place that produced 

and sold, or normally would produce 

and sell, $1,000 or more of agricultural 

products during the census reference 

year. For Puerto Rico and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands it is any place with $500 

in production and sales. American 

Samoa is not limited by a threshold for 

production or sales and includes items 

grown for home consumption. 

Data collection for the censuses of 

agriculture for the 50 states and Puerto 

Rico will be conducted primarily by 


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mail-out/mail-back procedures (U.S. 

Postal Service), internet, and with 

phone and field enumeration for 

targeted non-respondents. Data 

collection for Guam, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American 

Samoa will be conducted using direct 

enumeration methods only. For the 50 

states, respondents will be contacted up 

to 7 times by mail (postcard 

announcement, 3 mailings of the 

questionnaire and internet access 

instruction, and postcard reminders) 

and additional telephone or personal 

interview follow-up for mail and 

internet non-respondents. 

Questionnaires returned by the Post 

Office as non-deliverable will be 

removed from the target population and 

subsequent mailings. Respondents who 

contact one of our phone centers to 

notify NASS of their farming status or 

to complete a questionnaire will also be 

removed from any subsequent mailings. 

In 2020, NASS conducted cognitive 

interviews of proposed changes to the 

2022 Census of Agriculture using the 

Generic Testing docket (0535–0248). In 

December 2020 NASS began testing the 

2022 Census of Agriculture and will 

continue testing through September 

2021, using the Census Content Testing 

docket (0535–0243). 

Four census of agriculture 

questionnaire versions will be used for 

the 50 states. One version will be used 

for Hawaii to contain tropical 

commodities unique to that state. One 

version will be used for Native 

Americans to accommodate operating 

structures unique to some tribal lands. 

One shorter version will target farm 

operations known to not have certain 

commodities or farming practices. A 

longer form will be used for the 

remaining farming operations. NASS is 

working to increase the speed and ease 

at which any respondent may fill out 

the form by incorporating improved 

screening questions in the internet 

version of the questionnaire that 

automatically skips questions that do 

not apply to a particular respondent. 

This reduces overall respondent burden, 

particularly for small operations and 

operations specializing in only a few 

commodities. A screening survey, 

conducted prior to the census, will 

enable NASS to eliminate non-farm 

operations from the census mail list and 

determine respondent eligibility for 

receiving the appropriate census mail 

package. 

The census of agriculture is required 

by law under the ‘‘Census of Agriculture 

Act of 1997,’’ Public Law 105–113, 7 

U.S.C. 2204(g). Response to the 

screening form, the census of agriculture 

and the census special study surveys are 

mandatory. The census special study 

surveys will be included under different 

OMB approvals. 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. The law guarantees 

farm operators that their individual 

information will be kept confidential. 

NASS uses the information only for 

statistical purposes and publishes only 

tabulated total data. These data are used 

by Congress when developing or 

changing farm programs. Many national 

and state programs are designed or 

allocated based on census data, i.e., soil 

conservation projects, funds for 

cooperative extension programs, and 

research funding. Private industry uses 

the data to provide more effective 

production and distribution systems for 

the agricultural community. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

will average about 50 minutes per 

census long form, 40 minutes per census 

short form, 30 to 50 minutes for U.S. 

territories, 15 minutes per screening 

form, and 2 minutes per refusal from all 

sources. Additional burden is allotted 

for instruction sheets, cover letters, and 

postcard reminders. 

Respondents: Farm and ranch 

operators. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,320,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,960,000 hours. 

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, including 

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, March 2, 2021. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Business and Professional 

Classification Report 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed extension of 

the Business and Professional 

Classification Report prior to the 

submission of the information collection 

request (ICR) to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before May 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. 

Please reference Business and 

Professional Classification Report in the 

subject line of your comments. You may 

also submit comments, identified by 

Docket Number USBC–2021–0007, to 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received are part of the 

public record. No comments will be 

posted to https://www.regulations.gov 

for public viewing until after the 

comment period has closed. Comments 

will generally be posted without change. 


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