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All NASS employees and NASS 

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. CIPSEA supports NASS’s 

pledge of confidentiality to all 

respondents and facilitates the agency’s 

efforts to reduce burden by supporting 

statistical activities of collaborative 

agencies through designation of NASS 

agents, subject to the limitations and 

penalties described in CIPSEA. NASS 

uses the information only for statistical 

purposes and publishes only tabulated 

total data. 

Estimate of Burden: This information 

collection comprises 14 individual 

surveys that are conducted either 1, 4, 

5, or 12 times a year for an estimated 

total of 28,500 responses. Average 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information ranges from 10 to 25 

minutes per response. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 5,900 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, 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, August 6, 2024. 

Joseph J. Prusacki, 

Acting Associate Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to reestablish 

the Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics and call for member 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to reestablish the Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics for two-years as a 

discretionary committee and call for 

member nominations to fill vacancies. 

Effective October 1, 1996, responsibility 

for the census of agriculture program 

was transferred to the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at 

USDA from the Bureau of the Census, 

U.S. Department of Commerce. Effective 

February 2, 1997, NASS also received 

the transferred program positions and 

staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

Responsibility for the Advisory 

Committee on Agriculture Statistics was 

established by agency authority, was 

transferred, along with its allocated slot, 

to USDA with the census of agriculture 

program. The Committee is also 

established in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: The nomination period for 

interested candidates will remain open 

and continuous during the two-year 

charter period. Nomination received 

during this period will be considered for 

any open positions on the committee. 

Applications will remain valid for a 

one-year period. A resubmission may be 

required annually if not appointed to 

the committee. 

ADDRESSES: Contact Joseph J. Prusacki, 

Acting Associate Administrator, 

National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, (314) 

595–9501, or email SM.NASS.OA@

usda.gov. 

You may submit nominations by any 

of the following methods: 

• Email: submit the completed form 

to: SM.NASS.OA@usda.gov. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Nominations should be mailed to Joseph 

J. Prusacki, Acting Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Room 5041, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph J. Prusacki, Acting Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, (314) 595–9501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The Advisory Committee 

on Agriculture Statistics was originally 

established by the Secretary of 

Commerce on July 16, 1962. The 

Committee is also established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 10. 

Purpose: The purpose of the 

Committee is to advise the Secretary on 

the conduct of the periodic censuses 

and surveys of agriculture, other related 

surveys, and the types of agricultural 

information to obtain from respondents. 

The Committee also prepares 

recommendations regarding the content 

of agriculture reports and presents the 

views and needs for data of major 

suppliers and users of agriculture 

statistics. The Committee draws on the 

experience and expertise of its members 

to form a collective judgment 

concerning agriculture data collected 

and the statistics issued by the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 

Each person nominated to serve on 

the committee is required to submit the 

following form: AD–755 (Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information, OMB Number 0505–0001), 

available on the internet at https://

www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

documents/ad-755.pdf. This form may 

also be requested by telephone or email 

using the information above. Completed 

forms may be mailed or emailed directly 

to SM.NASS.OA@usda.gov. Members 

serve staggered two-year terms, with 

terms for half of the Committee 

members expiring in any given year. 

Nominations are being sought for 22 

open Committee seats. Members serve a 

two-year term and may apply to be 

reappointed for up to three terms for a 

total of six consecutive years at the 

Secretary of Agriculture’s discretion. 

The Chairperson of the Committee shall 

be elected by members to serve a oneyear term. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with USDA policies, will be followed in 

all membership appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Committee 

have taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the 

Department, membership shall include, 

to the extent practicable, individuals 

with demonstrated ability to represent 

the many communities, identities, races, 

ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, 

cultures, and beliefs of the American 

people, including underserved 

communities. USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender. 

The duties of the Committee are 

solely advisory. The Committee will 

make recommendations to the Secretary 

of Agriculture with regards to the 

agricultural statistics programs of NASS, 

and such other matters as it may deem 

advisable, or which the Secretary of 

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Research, Education, and Economics; or 

the Administrator of NASS may request. 

The Committee will meet at least 

annually. All meetings are open to the 

public. Committee members are 

reimbursed for official travel expenses 

only. 

Description of Duties: The duties of 

the Committee are solely advisory in 

nature. The Committee makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture regarding the agricultural 

statistics program of NASS, and such 

other matters as it may deem advisable, 

or which the Secretary of Agriculture; 

the Under Secretary for Research, 

Education, and Economics; or the 

Administrator of NASS may request. 

Agency or Official to Whom the 

Committee Reports: The Committee 

reports to the Secretary of Agriculture 

through the Under Secretary for 

Research, Education, and Economics. 

Committee Membership: The 

Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the 

membership of the Committee. 

Furthermore, members will serve for 

two-year terms, and may serve no more 

than three consecutive terms for a total 

of six consecutive years. Membership 

will consist of 22 individuals with 

diverse capabilities distinguished by 

their broad range of knowledge and 

interest in, though not limited to, 

agricultural economics, rural sociology, 

farm policy analysis, and agricultural 

education. Members will also be drawn 

from Educational and Research 

Organizations; Farm Service and 

Marketing Organizations; State 

Government Agricultural Agencies; and 

Farm, Ranch and Agriculture Producers. 

A representative from the Bureau of the 

Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

and a representative from the Economic 

Research Service, USDA, shall serve as 

ex-officio members of the Committee. 

This Committee will be fairly 

balanced in its membership in terms of 

the points of view represented and the 

functions to be performed. Steps will be 

taken to encourage fresh points of view, 

such as establishing staggered 

membership terms and limiting the 

number of renewed memberships. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA policies will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Committee 

have taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the 

Department, membership shall include, 

to the extent practicable, individuals 

with demonstrated ability to represent 

the many communities, identities, races, 

ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, 

cultures, and beliefs of the American 

people, including underserved 

communities. 

The USDA prohibits discrimination in 

all of its programs and activities on the 

basis of race, color, national origin, 

religion, sex, (including gender identity 

and sexual orientation), disability, age, 

marital status, familial or parental 

status, income derived from a public 

assistance program, political beliefs, 

genetic information, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). 

Ethics Statement: To maintain the 

highest levels of honesty, integrity and 

ethical conduct, no Committee or 

Subcommittee member shall participate 

in any ‘‘specific party matters’’ (i.e., 

matters are narrowly focused and 

typically involve specific transactions 

between identified parties) such as a 

lease, license, permit, contract, claim, 

grant, agreement, or related litigation 

with the Department in which the 

member has a direct or indirect 

financial interest. This includes the 

requirement for Committee or 

Subcommittee members to immediately 

disclose to the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) any specific party matter 

in which the member’s immediate 

family, relatives, business partners or 

employer would be directly seeking to 

financially benefit from the Committee’s 

recommendations. 

All members will receive ethics 

training to identify and avoid any 

actions that would cause the public to 

question the integrity of the 

Committee’s advice and 

recommendations. Members who are 

appointed as ‘‘Representatives’’ are not 

subject to Federal ethics laws because 

such appointment allows them to 

represent the point(s) of view of a 

particular group, business sector or 

segment of the public. 

Members appointed as ‘‘Special 

Government Employees’’ (SGEs) are 

considered intermittent Federal 

employees and are subject to Federal 

ethics laws. SGEs are appointed due to 

their personal knowledge, academic 

scholarship, background or expertise. 

No SGE may participate in any activity 

in which the member has a prohibited 

financial interest. Appointees who are 

SGEs are required to complete and 

submit a Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report (OGE–450 form) and, 

upon request, USDA will assist SGEs in 

preparing these financial reports. To 

ensure the highest level of compliance 

with applicable ethical standards USDA 

will provide ethics training to SGEs on 

an annual basis. The provisions of these 

paragraphs are not meant to 

exhaustively cover all Federal ethics 

laws and do not affect any other 

statutory or regulatory obligations to 

which advisory committee members are 

subject. 

Recordkeeping: The records of this 

Committee, formally and informally 

established subcommittees, or other 

subgroups of the committee, shall be 

handled in accordance with General 

Records Schedule (GRS) 6.2 or other 

approved agency records disposition 

schedule. These records shall be 

available for public inspection and 

copying, subject to the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. 

Information about this Committee is 

available online at: USDA—National 

Agricultural Statistics Service—About 

NASS—Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics 

Dated: August 21, 2024. 

Cikena Reid, Committee Management Officer, 

USDA. 

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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 Generic 

Clearance for Survey Research Studies. 

There are minimal changes to burden 

hours and number of contacts to 

accommodate the proposed testing for 

the upcoming three-year period. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 12, 2024 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0248, 

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 CDROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 


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