[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87324-87325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25484]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by December 2, 2024. 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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

    Title: Commercial Floriculture Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0093.
    Summary of Collection: The primary function of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare and issue current 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production. 
The Commercial Floriculture Survey (CFS) is conducted annually and 
represents all growers that produced and sold $10,000 or more of 
floriculture crops during the previous year. Currently, the survey is 
conducted

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in all 50 States. General authority for these data collection 
activities is granted under 7 U.S.C. 2204.
    Need and Use of the Information: The CFS is conducted annually to 
collect total production and sales figures for the floriculture 
industry. Since many items included in this survey are seasonal, such 
as cut roses for Valentine's Day, bedding plants for summertime, 
chrysanthemums for fall, and poinsettias for Christmas, the survey must 
be conducted annually to get a complete data set for this industry.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 12,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,673.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Cost of Pollination Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0258.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue 
official State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, 
disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental 
statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of 
Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. Pollinators (honeybees) are 
vital to the agricultural industry for producing food for the world's 
population. NASS' primary focus will center on costs associated with 
honey bee pollination, but will also collect some basic information 
relating to other forms of pollination. General authority for these 
data collection activities is granted under 7 U.S.C. 2204.
    Need and Use of The Information: NASS plans to collect economic 
data under this new collection using the ``Cost of Pollination 
Inquiry'' survey. Data relating to the targeted crops (fruits, nuts, 
vegetables and specialty crops) will be collected for the total number 
of acres that rely on honey bee pollination, the number of honey bee 
colonies that were used on those acres, and any cash fees associated 
with honey bee pollination. By publishing both regional and crop 
specific pollination costs, both, crop farmers and beekeepers will be 
able to benefit from this additional data.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Businesses or other for-profits.
    Number of Respondents: 16,050.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,231.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-25484 Filed 10-31-24; 8:45 am]
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