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Vol. 74, No. 196 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 6, 2009. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

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: Vegetable Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0037. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

function of the National Agricultural 

Statistics (NASS) is to prepare and issue 

current official state and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production. Vegetable estimates are an 

integral part of this function. The 

vegetable program is complex in that 

some crops are processing only, some 

are fresh market only, and others are 

dual crops (both processing and fresh 

market). Vegetable processors are 

surveyed the first week of April for their 

intended acreage of vegetables for 

processing and the first week of July for 

acreage contracted. The fresh market 

vegetable program consists of weekly 

estimates during the growing season for 

tomatoes in Florida. NASS will collect 

information using surveys. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information to 

estimate acreage planted and harvested, 

production, price, and utilization for the 

various crops. The estimates provide 

vital statistics for growers, processors, 

and marketers to use in making 

production and marketing decisions. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 31,120. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually; other (seasonally). 

Total Burden Hours: 4,640. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: 2009 Census of Horticultural 

Specialties. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0236. 

Summary of Collection: The census of 

horticultural specialties is one of a 

series of census special studies for the 

Census of Agriculture which provides 

more detailed statistics relating to a 

specific subject. The census of 

horticultural specialties is an integral 

part of the 2007 Census of Agriculture 

and is authorized by the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Title X—Horticulture and Organic 

Agriculture). The Census of 

Horticultural Specialties has been 

conducted approximately every 10 years 

to show how the industry has changed 

over time. It was last conducted in 1998 

for the reference period of 1997. 

Horticultural crops are high value crops 

which farmers could grow to diversify 

their farming operations. Using data 

from the 2007 Census of Agriculture, 

NASS will collect information from 

every respondent who reported 

production and sales of $10,000 or more 

of horticultural specialty crops, and is 

still in business in 2009. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on the 

number and value of plants grown and 

sold, the value of land, buildings, 

machinery and equipment, selected 

production expenses, irrigation, 

marketing channels, hired labor, area 

used for production, and type of 

structure. Horticulture is one of the 

fastest growing segments in the 

agriculture sector. The primary objective 

of the horticultural specialties census is 

to obtain a comprehensive and detailed 

picture of the horticultural sector of the 

economy. Without the census of 

horticultural specialties, government 

policy makers and planners would lack 

valuable information needed to 

accomplish their missions. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 37,700. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One time. 

Total Burden Hours: 46,405. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–24487 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Clear Prong Project, Boise National 

Forest, Idaho 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Cascade Ranger District 

of the Boise National Forest will prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Clear Prong Project. The 

entire project area is located in 

watersheds that drain into Clear Creek, 

which in turn drains into the North Fork 

of the Payette River downstream of 

Cascade Reservoir. The 11,056 acre 

project area is located 10 miles east of 

Cascade, Idaho, and about 120 miles 


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