12110 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 54 / Monday, March 23, 2009 / Notices 

Ouachita-Ozark Resource Advisory 

Committee pursuant to Section 205 of 

the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self Determination Act of 

2000, Public Law 106–393. Topics to be 

discussed include: General information, 

updates on current or completed Title II 

projects, and next meeting agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 23, 2009, beginning at 6 p.m. and 

ending at approximately 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River 

Valley Nature Center, 8300 Wells Lake 

Road, Barling, Arkansas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Mitchell, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Ouachita National 

Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 

71902. (501–321–5318). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff, Committee 

members, and elected officials. 

However, persons who wish to bring 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Individuals wishing to 

speak or propose agenda items must 

send their names and proposals to Bill 

Pell, DFO, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, 

AR 71902. 

Dated: March 16, 2009. 

Bill Pell, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–6100 Filed 3–20–09; 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. 

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 the 

Floriculture Survey. Revision to burden 

hours may be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 22, 2009 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0093, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• 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: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Floriculture Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2009. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to revise and extend an 

information collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition. The 

Floriculture Survey is currently 

conducted in 15 States and obtains basic 

agricultural statistics on production and 

value of floriculture and nursery 

products. The target population for this 

survey is all operations with production 

and sales of at least $10,000 of 

floriculture products. New floriculture 

operations that were discovered during 

the 2007 Census of Agriculture will be 

added to the list of potential 

respondents. The retail and wholesale 

quantity and value of sales are collected 

for fresh cut flowers, potted flowering 

plants, foliage plants, annual bedding/ 

garden plants, herbaceous perennials, 

cut cultivated florist greens, propagative 

floriculture material, and unfinished 

plants. Additional detail on area in 

production, operation value of sales, 

and agricultural workers is included. 

Content changes are minimal year to 

year, but always managed to avoid 

significant changes to the length and 

burden associated with each 

questionnaire. These statistics are used 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to 

help administer programs and by 

growers and marketers in making 

production and marketing decisions. 

Authority: 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. This notice is 

submitted in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) and Office of Management 

and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 

1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average between 10 and 

60 minutes per respondent. Operations 

with less than $100,000 in sales of 

floriculture products respond to a 

reduced number of questions related to 

operation characteristics while 

operations with sales greater than 

$100,000 complete the entire 

questionnaire. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,250 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388. 

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 techniques. 

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, February 2, 

2009. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

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