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11078 

Vol. 74, No. 49 

Monday, March 16, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 11, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

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 

Title: Agricultural Labor Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0109. 

Summary of Collection: The 1938 

Agricultural Adjustment Act, as 

amended in 1948, requires wage rate 

data for computation of an index 

component. This component is used in 

calculation of parity prices. General 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S. Code 

Title 7, Section 2204. Agricultural labor 

statistics are an integral part of National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

primary function of collecting, 

processing, and disseminating current 

state, regional, and national agricultural 

statistics. Comprehensive and reliable 

agricultural labor data are also needed 

by the Department of Labor in the 

administration of the ‘‘H–2A’’ program 

(non-immigrants who enter the United 

States for temporary or seasonal 

agricultural labor) and for setting 

‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rates.’’ The 

Agricultural Labor Survey is the only 

timely and reliable source of 

information on the size of the farm 

worker population. NASS will collect 

information using a survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on wage 

rate estimates and the year-to-year 

changes in these rates and how changes 

in wage rates help measure the changes 

in costs of production of major farm 

commodities. NASS will also collect 

information on data to measure the 

availability of national farm workers. 

The information is used by farm worker 

organizations to help set wage rates and 

negotiate labor contracts as well as 

determine the need for additional 

workers and to help ensure federal 

assistance for farm worker assistance 

programs supported with government 

funding. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 11,750. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 11,425. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Mink Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0212. 

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. Statistics on mink 

production are published for the 15 

major states that account for 95 percent 

of the U.S. production. There is no other 

source for this type of information. 

General authority for these data 

collection activities is granted under 

U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS collects information on mink 

pelts produced by color, number of 

females bred to produce kits the 

following year, number of mink farms, 

average marketing price, and the value 

of pelts produced. The data is 

disseminated by NASS in the Mink 

Report and is used by the U.S. 

government and other groups. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 362. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 99. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5624 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0004] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Shelled Garden Peas 

From Kenya 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of 

shelled garden peas from Kenya. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 15, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: