[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82203-82204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23452]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Request To Conduct a New Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service (NASS) to seek approval to conduct a new information collection 
to gather data related to the use of agroforestry practices.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 9, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0273, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#224d4f404d44444b414750624c4351510c575146430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff90929d909999969c9a8dbf919e8c8cd18a8c9b9ed1989089">[email protected]</span></a>. Include docket number 
above in the subject line of the message.
    <bullet> E-fax: 855-838-6382.
    <bullet> Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions to: 
Richard Hopper, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Room 5336, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20250-2024.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: Richard Hopper, 
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 J. Prusacki, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 202-720-2707. Copies of this information 
collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from 
Richard Hopper, NASS--OMB Clearance Officer, at 202-720-2206 or at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#157a78777a73737c767067557b7466663b606671743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88e7e5eae7eeeee1ebedfac8e6e9fbfba6fdfbece9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0273.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2025.
    Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an 
Information Collection for a period of three years.
    Abstract: The chemical use data collection activities in this 
clearance request would be conducted through cooperative agreements 
with State departments of agriculture, land-grant universities, or 
other organizations with which NASS has a Memorandum of Understanding 
(MOU). Previously, these collections were included in the Agricultural 
Resource Management and Chemical Use Surveys ICR (0535-0218). These 
chemical use surveys are being separated out to allow flexibility for 
survey changes and possible new surveys without affecting the surveys 
funded through USDA's Congressional appropriation.
    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 as 
amended, 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 (Pub. L. 104-113, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of 
Management and Budget regulations at

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5 CFR part 1320. 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.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information varies for the surveys in this information collection 
request, but overall will average 35 minutes per response. NASS plans 
to mail out publicity materials with the questionnaires to inform 
respondents of the importance of this survey. NASS will also use 
mailing and internet data collection tools, followed up with phone and 
limited personal enumeration of non-respondents to increase response 
rates and to minimize data collection costs.
    Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,400 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, September 13, 2024.
Joseph J. Prusacki,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-23452 Filed 10-9-24; 8:45 am]
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