20466 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 73 / Thursday, April 16, 2015 / Notices 

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Dated: April 9, 2015. 

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Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08683 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Discontinue the 

Annual Publication of the Prices Paid 

Data 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to discontinue 

the annual publication of prices paid 

data in the April Prices report. NASS 

will continue to publish monthly Prices 

Paid Indexes. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) to discontinue 

the publication of annual prices paid 

data. These data include prices paid for 

fuels, feed, seeds, fertilizer, machinery, 

and chemicals. These prices were 

published each year in the April 

Agricultural Prices report. NASS will 

continue to collect data on prices paid 

by farmers and use those data to 

generate the monthly indexes published 

in the monthly Prices report. The Prices 

Paid surveys and publications are 

approved under OMB #0535–0003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, 

National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 

720–4333, or through the NASS OMB 

Clearance Officer at ombofficer@

nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Discontinuation of the Prices 

Paid Data found in the April 2015 

Agricultural Prices publication. 

OMB Control Numbers: 0535–0003. 

Expiration Dates of Approval: May 31, 

2016. 

Type of Request: To discontinue the 

publication of data from the Prices Paid 

Surveys. 

Abstract: The primary functions of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

include the collection of data and the 

preparation and issuance of state and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition, prices, and 

environmental and economic factors. 

On March 11, 2015, NASS announced 

via agricultural news media, Prices 

report subscribers and its Web site that 

it would be modifying the Agricultural 

Prices program. www.nass.usda.gov/

Newsroom/Notices/03_11_2015a.asp. 

For more information about the NASS 

Prices program, visit: 

www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_

NASS_Surveys/Prices/index.asp 

Agricultural farm input price data for 

2014 and prior years are available at 

www.nass.usda.gov. 

Timeline: NASS will discontinue this 

information publication as of April 16, 

2015. 

Authority: These data were collected 

under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a) 

(General Duties of the Secretary of 

Agriculture). 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. 

Estimate of Burden: There will be no 

change in public reporting burden for 

this collection of information. 

Signed at Washington, DC, April 1, 2015. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08785 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

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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 for Field Crops 

Production. Revision to burden hours 

will be needed due to changes in the 

size of the target population, sampling 

design, the combining of several smaller 

surveys, and/or changes in 

questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 15, 2015 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0002, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

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: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, 

National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 

720–4333. Copies of this information 

collection and related instructions can 

be obtained without charge from David 

Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at 

(202) 690–2388 or at ombofficer@

nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Field Crops Production. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0002. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection for 3 years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 


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