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is estimated to average 0.50 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Milk handlers and milk 

marketing cooperatives. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

679. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

15,980. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 186. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 18,050 (rounded). 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All comments received on this 

information collection will be 

summarized and included in the final 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record, including any personal 

information provided. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23728 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 this information 

collection received by November 27, 

2023 will be considered. 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. 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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System Backyard Animal 

Keeping 2024 Study. 

OMB control number: 0579–XXXX. 

Summary of collection: Under the 

Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 

U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized to protect the 

health of livestock, poultry, and 

aquaculture populations in the United 

States by preventing the introduction 

and interstate spread of contagious, 

infectious, or communicable diseases of 

livestock, poultry, and aquatic animals 

and for eradicating such diseases within 

the United States when feasible. This 

authority has been delegated to the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS). APHIS is the only 

Federal agency responsible for 

collecting data on livestock and poultry 

health. As part of this mission, APHIS 

operates the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System (NAHMS) which 

collects statistically valid and 

scientifically sound data on the 

prevalence and economic importance of 

livestock, poultry, and aquaculture 

diseases and practices. NAHMS’ studies 

have evolved into a collaborative 

government and industry initiative to 

help determine the most effective means 

of preventing and controlling diseases of 

livestock and poultry. NAHMS will 

conduct a national data collection for 

backyard animal keeping through a 

national study, Backyard Animal 

Keeping 2024. 

APHIS will conduct two surveys 

using electronic questionnaires. The 

first survey will obtain national 

estimates of ownership of poultry, pigs, 

rabbits, and goats, and provide baseline 

information on ownership practices. A 

second survey will be performed to 

estimate the prevalence of chicken, pig, 

rabbit, and goat ownership in two of the 

four cities previously studied in the 

NAHMS Poultry 2010 study, as well as 

describe respondents’ beliefs about 

chicken ownership. The study results 

will also be used to learn more about 

backyard animal keeping and food 

security status. 

Need and use of the information: 

Information collected will enable APHIS 

to obtain national estimates of the 

percentage of households that own 

poultry, pigs, rabbits, and goats in urban 

and non-urban areas of the United 

States; describe animal management 

practices, such as information sources 

owners use to learn about animal health, 

access to veterinary care, length of 

ownership, and biosecurity practices 

including those relevant to 

antimicrobial stewardship; for 

households that both own and do not 

own poultry, pigs, rabbits, and goats, 

describe opinions of backyard and 

urban ownership of chickens, and, for 

non-owners only, describe any contact 

with live poultry and intention to own 

any one of these species of interest in 

the future; estimate the prevalence of 

chicken, pig, rabbit, and goat ownership 

in two of the cities surveyed on urban 

chicken ownership in 2012 (Denver, 

Colorado and Miami, Florida), and 

describe respondents’ beliefs about 

chicken ownership to determine 

changes in prevalence and beliefs 

between 2012 and 2024; and conduct a 

preliminary evaluation of the 

relationship between backyard animal 

keeping and food security status. 

Without the aforementioned data 

collection, the United States’ ability to 

collect and analyze information on the 

national prevalence of these species of 

interest and to obtain data on animal 

management practices and biosecurity 

practices would be reduced or 

nonexistent. 

Description of respondents: 

Households or individuals. 

Number of respondents: 112,745. 

Frequency of responses: Reporting: 

Other (one time). 


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Total burden hours: 4,080. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23785 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Economic Research Service 

(ERS), Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request to comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ERS 

is proposing a new information 

collection to study farmers’ practices 

and participation in cover crops, ‘‘Corn 

and Soybean Grower Survey.’’ 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by December 26, 2023 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to ers.pra@

usda.gov identified by docket number 

0536–NEW. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Julie Parker at 

ers.pra@usda.gov or 202–868–7945. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of collection: Corn and Soybean 

Grower Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW. 

Type of Request: A new information 

collection. 

Abstract: 

Collection of Information for Corn and 

Soybean Grower Survey 

The proposed data collection will 

survey corn and soybean farmers in the 

Midwestern United States to study 

farmers’ preferences for participating in 

programs that support cover cropping 

and gather new information about 

current cover cropping practices. This 

survey sample will be drawn from 

Midwestern states as they represent a 

large majority corn and soy acreage, 

similar policy contexts, and potential 

for growth in cover crop adoption. 

USDA agencies are interested in 

supporting voluntary long-run adoption 

of climate smart conservation practices 

such as cover crops through technical 

assistance and financial incentives. 

There are multiple Federal, state, and 

private programs that support planting 

cover crops. This study is interested in 

Federal programs, the two largest of 

which are the Environmental Quality 

Incentive Program (EQIP) and the 

Conservation Stewardship Program 

(CSP). 

The survey will use questions on 

contract enrollment to examine how 

contract flexibility, ease of applying, 

payments, and other aspects of cover 

crop contracts affect farmers’ 

willingness to enroll their corn and 

soybean fields in cover crop programs. 

Results will be compared between 

farmers with no history of cover 

cropping in Federal programs and those 

who have cover cropped in Federal 

Programs. 

Participation in the survey will be 

voluntary, and subjects will be recruited 

by mail with options to participate 

either online or by mail. Data will be 

analyzed using discrete choice models 

to estimate farmer preferences for cover 

crop contracts. Results from the survey 

will be used in academic and Federal 

research publications to provide 

information to stakeholders and the 

public regarding farmer preferences for 

planting cover crops and participating 

in cover crop programs. This work will 

also inform future studies on adoption 

of cover crops and other conservation 

practices. 

Authority: These data will be collected 

under the authority of U.S. Code (U.S.C.) 7 

U.S.C. 2204(a) General duties of Secretary, 

advisory functions, research and 

development and 7 U.S.C 6971, Under 

Secretary of Agriculture for Research, 

Education, and Economics, as implemented 

under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

7 CFR 2.21 which delegates to the Under 

Secretary, as Chief Scientist, the 

responsibility for agricultural systems and 

technology, including emerging agricultural 

research, education, and extension needs. 

This Notice is submitted in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (at 44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR 

part 1320. 5 CFR part 1320. 

Confidentiality: All ERS employees 

and ERS contractors must also fully 

comply with all provisions of the 

Confidential Information Protection and 

Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 

2018, title III of Public Law 115–435, 

codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average approximately 

30 minutes per respondent. 

Respondents: The respondents will be 

farmers who grow corn or soy in 

Midwestern states. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Up to 2,250 respondents. This is based 

on a 15% response rate from a sample 

of 15,000 farmers. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: Up to 3,625 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of ERS, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

ERS’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, use, and 

clarity of the information for 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

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, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Spiro Stefanou, 

Administrator, Economic Research Service, 

United States Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23755 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–18–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a Zoom meeting 

on Wednesday November 15, 2023 from 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Eastern time. The 

purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 

Committee’s next topic of civil rights 

study. 

Wednesday November 15, 2023 from 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

Registration (Audio/Visual): https://

www.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1608473377?pwd=OGxt

WWNMTE94YnB2bGowSEREb1VKZz09. 

Telephone (Audio Only): (833) 435– 

1820 Toll Free; Meeting ID: 160 847 

3377. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or (202) 618– 

4158. 


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