[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23716-23717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11498]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an 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 (Pub. 
L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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regulations at 5 CFR Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this 
notice announces the National Agricultural Statistics Service's (NASS) 
intention to request approval for a new information collection, the 
Childhood Agricultural Injury Study.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 6, 1998 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Rich Allen, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4117 
South Building, Washington, D.C. 20250-2000, (202) 720-4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Childhood Agricultural Injury Study.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to conduct an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Childhood Agricultural Injury Study is designed to 
provide estimates of childhood nonfatal injury incidence and 
description of injury occurred. Data will be collected for children 
injured on farms in 50 states. Data will relate to accidents and 
injuries occurring during the 1998 calendar year. These data will be 
used by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to 
establish a measure of the number and rate of childhood injuries 
associated with production agriculture; to study the specific types of 
injuries sustained; and to generate reports and disseminate information 
to all interested parties concerning the finding of this study. These 
data will be collected under the 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.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 3 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Farms.
    Estimated number of Respondents: 42,500.
    Estimated total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,125 hours.
    Copies of this information collection and related instructions can 
be obtained without charge from Larry Gambrell, the Agency OMB 
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. Comments may be sent to: Larry 
Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4162 South Building, Washington, 
D.C. 20250-2000. All responses to this notice will be summarized and 
included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become 
a matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., March 19, 1998.
Rich Allen,
Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
[FR Doc. 98-11498 Filed 4-29-98; 8:45 am]
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