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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 162 

Monday, August 22, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 17, 2011. 

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), New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC; 

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 publication 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: 2012 Census of Agriculture. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0226. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is 

responsible for conducting the Census 

of Agriculture under the authority of the 

Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, 

Public Law 105–113. The census of 

agriculture is required by law every five 

years and is the primary source of 

statistics concerning the nation’s 

agricultural industry. It provides the 

only basis of consistent, comparable 

data throughout the more than 3,000 

counties in the 50 States and Puerto 

Rico. For the outlying areas of American 

Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin 

Islands, it is the only source of 

consistent, comparable agricultural data. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

data collection for the censuses of 

agriculture will be conducted primarily 

by mail-out/mail-back procedures and 

direct enumeration methods for Guam, 

the U.S. Virgin Islands and 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands. The census provides data on the 

number and types of farms, land use, 

crop area and selected production, 

livestock inventory and sales, 

production contracts, production 

expenses, farm-related income, and 

other demographic characteristics. This 

information will serve as the basis for 

many agriculturally-based decisions. 

Census information is used by the 

Administration, Congress, and the 

Federal Agencies to formulate and 

evaluate national agricultural programs 

and policy, by the Department of 

Agriculture and the Bureau of Economic 

analysis to compile farm sector 

economic indicators, and by State and 

county governments in the development 

of local agricultural programs. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 4,237,100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (Every 5 years). 

Total Burden Hours: 2,545,498. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Conservation Effects 

Assessment Project. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0245. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

primary function is to prepare and issue 

official State and national estimates of 

crop and livestock production, 

disposition and prices. The goal of this 

information collection is to obtain land 

management information that will assist 

the Natural Resources Conservation 

Service in assessing environmental 

benefits associated with implementation 

of various conservation programs and 

installation of associated conservation 

practices. The authority for these data 

collection activities is granted under 

U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

survey will utilize personal interviews 

to administer a questionnaire that is 

designed to obtain from farm operators 

field-specific data associated with 

selected National Resources Inventory 

sub-sample units in the contiguous 48 

States. Data collected in this survey will 

be used in conjunction with previously 

collected data on soils, climate, and 

cropping history. The assessment will 

be used to report progress annually on 

Farm Bill implementation to Congress 

and the general public. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 2,451. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,251. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21360 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Flathead Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Flathead Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Kalispell, Montana. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to hear project 

proposal presentations for 2012. 


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DATES: The meetings will be held 

September 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2011. Each 

meeting will be held 5–8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

650 Wolfpack Way, Flathead National 

Forest Office, Kalispell, MT. Written 

comments should be sent to Flathead 

National Forest, Attn: RAC, 650 

Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to ckendall@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 

406–758–5351. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at 650 

Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 406– 

758–6485 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Kendall, Flathead National Forest, 

406.758.6485. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

presentation of project proposals and 

approval of projects. Persons who wish 

to bring related matters to the attention 

of the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before or after the meeting. Public input 

sessions will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by three calendar days prior to the 

meeting will have the opportunity to 

address the Comittee at those sessions. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Chip Weber, 

Forest Supervisor, Flathead National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21344 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Idaho Panhandle Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110– 

343) the Idaho Panhandle Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet Friday, 

September 16, 2011, at 9 a.m. in Coeur 

d’Alene, Idaho for a business meeting. 

The business meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: September 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the 

Idaho Panhandle National Forests’ 

Supervisor’s Office, located at 3815 

Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 

83815. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maggie Pittman, Acting Forest 

Supervisor and Designated Federal 

Official, at (208) 765–7369. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting agenda will focus on reviewing 

proposals for forest projects and 

recommending funding during the 

business meeting. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

Maggie Pittman, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21345 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Revise and Extend a Currently 

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 revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Agricultural 

Resources Management Survey and 

Chemical Use Surveys. Revision to 

burden hours may be needed due to 

changes in the size of the target 

population, sampling design, and/or 

questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 21, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0235, 

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: Agricultural Resources 

Management Survey and Chemical Use 

Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2011. 

Type of Request: Intent to revise and 

extend a currently approved 

information collection for a period of 

three years. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Resource 

Management Surveys (ARMS) are the 

primary source of information for the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture on a 

broad range of issues related to: 

Production practices, costs and returns, 

pest management, chemical usage, and 

contractor expenses. Data is collected on 

both a whole farm level and on selected 

commodities. 

ARMS is the only source of 

information available for objective 

evaluation of many critical issues 

related to agriculture and the rural 

economy, such as: Whole farm finance 

data, including data sufficient to 

construct estimates of income for farms 

by type of operation, loan commodities, 

income for operator households, credit, 

structure, and organization; marketing 

information, and other economic data 

on input usage, production practices, 

and crop substitution possibilities. Data 

from ARMS are used to produce 

estimates of net farm income by type of 

commercial producer as required in 7 

U.S.C. 7998 and estimates of enterprise 

production costs as required in 7 U.S.C. 

1441(a). Data from ARMS are also used 

as weights in the development of the 

Prices Paid Index, a component of the 

Parity Index referred to in the 

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. 

These indexes are used to calculate the 

annual Federal grazing fee rates as 

described in the Public Rangelands 

Improvement Act of 1978 and Executive 

Order 12,548 and as promulgated in 

regulations found at 36 CFR 222.51. 

In addition, ARMS is used to produce 

estimates of sector-wide production 

expenditures and other components of 

income that are used in constructing the 

estimates of income and value-added 


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