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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 Cotton 

Ginnings Survey. 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 July 16, 2007 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0220, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: gmcbride@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Mail or 

deliver any paper, disk, or CD-ROM 

submissions to: Ginny McBride, 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: Cotton Ginning Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0220. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition. 

NASS’s Cotton Ginnings survey reports 

provide cotton ginnings statistics from 

August through February by State to aid 

in forecasting cotton production. Data 

collected consists of bales of cotton 

ginned to date, cotton to be ginned, lint 

cotton produced, cottonseed produced, 

cottonseed sold to oil mills, cottonseed 

used for other uses, number of gins by 

type, bales produced by county of 

origin, and cottonseed prices received 

by producers. The forecasting procedure 

involves calculating a weighted percent 

ginned to date as well as an allowance 

for cross-state movement and bale 

weight adjustments. Production by State 

allows adjustments for year-end State 

and county estimates. Total pounds of 

lint cotton produced is used to derive an 

actual bale weight which increases the 

precision of production estimates. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under 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, 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, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 

5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 6 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Cotton Ginners. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,000 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from Ginny McBride, 

NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–

5778. 

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, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

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 20, 2007. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–9238 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of 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 comprising the 

Nursery and Christmas Tree Production 

Survey and the Nursery and Floriculture 

Chemical Use Survey. 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 July 16, 2007 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0244, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: gmcbride@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: Ginny McBride, 

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: Ginny McBride, 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: Nursery and Christmas Tree 

Production Survey and Nursery and 

Floriculture Chemical Use Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0244. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 


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production, prices, and disposition, as 

well as environmental statistics. This 

includes estimates of production and 

value of key nursery products and 

chemical use by nursery and floriculture 

production operations. 

• As nursery production continues to 

be one of the fastest growing segments 

of American agriculture, the Nursery 

Production and Christmas Tree Survey 

will update the production and 

economic contribution of the nursery 

industry to U.S. agriculture every 3 

years by conducting a census of nursery 

and greenhouse operations with sales 

over $10,000 in the 17 major producing 

States. These operations will receive the 

production questionnaire by mail with 

telephone and personal interview 

follow-up for non-response. 

• The Nursery and Floriculture 

Chemical Use Survey, also conducted 

every 3 years, measures chemical use 

related to the production of nursery and 

floriculture crops in six major 

producing States. The resulting 

publication, part of the NASS series on 

Agricultural Chemical Usage, 

summarizes rates of application, total 

amount of active ingredients applied, 

and use of pest management practices. 

NASS collects on-farm chemical use 

data to enhance the quality of 

information used in the evaluation of 

issues related to agricultural chemicals, 

including pesticide registrations. Pest 

management data are used to measure 

integrated pest management adoption 

levels and evaluate the impact of 

alternative pesticide regulations, 

policies, and practices. A sample of 

nursery and floriculture operations with 

sales over $10,000 in the major States 

will be personally interviewed, since 

chemical use data are not accurately 

collected by telephone or mail. 

• A separate nursery production 

survey is conducted every year only in 

Oregon. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under 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, 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, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 

5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 

29, 1995). 

Estimate of Burden: Based on 

previous data collected, the Nursery and 

Christmas Tree Production Survey 

questionnaire is expected to average 35 

minutes per respondent. Based on 

previous data, the Nursery and 

Floriculture Chemical Use Survey 

questionnaire is estimated questionnaire 

average 45 minutes per respondent. 

Respondents: Producers of nursery, 

greenhouse, and floriculture products. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: (Nursery Production 

Survey at 13,000 respondents × annual 

frequency of 1/3) + (Chemical Use 

Survey at 4,200 × frequency of 1/3) + 

(Oregon Production Survey at 700 × 

frequency of 1.0) = approximately 6,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,000 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from Ginny McBride, 

NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–

5778. 

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, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, April 20, 2007. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–9240 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of 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 Aquaculture 

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 July 16, 2007 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0150, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: gmcbride@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail or Hand Deliver: Mail deliver 

any paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions to: Ginny McBride, 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: Aquaculture Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0150. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition. The 

Aquaculture Surveys collect 

information on trout and catfish; trout 

surveys include water surface acreage 

and sales, and catfish surveys include 

inventory, water surface acreage, sales, 

catfish processed, and catfish feed. 

Survey results are used by government 

agencies in planning farm programs. 

• Twenty States are in the trout 

growers survey. In January, previous 

year trout sales data are collected from 

farmers, and distributed fish data are 

collected from State and federal 

hatcheries. 

• Eleven States are in the catfish 

growers survey. Data are collected from 

farmers in January for January 

inventory, water surface acreage, and 

previous year sales. In addition, farmers 

in the four major catfish producing 

States are surveyed in July for mid-year 

inventory and water surface acreage. 

• All twenty catfish processing plants 

across the nation are in the catfish 

processing survey. Plants are surveyed 

monthly for amount purchased, prices 

paid, amount sold, prices received, and 

end-of-month inventories. 


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