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36698 

Vol. 86, No. 131 

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 8, 2021. 

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: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 

August 12, 2021. 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 

Title: 2022 Census of Agriculture. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0226. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Statistics Service conducts 

surveys in order to prepare national, 

state, and county estimates of crop and 

livestock production, disposition, 

prices, as well as statistics on related 

environmental and economic factors. 

Every five years these survey statistics 

are benchmarked with a complete 

census of agricultural producers. This 

census is required by law under the 

‘‘Census of Agriculture Act of 1997,’’ 

Public Law 105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204g). It 

is the primary source of detailed state 

and county data that provides critical 

information for the agricultural sector. 

Without the census, there would be no 

source of reliable, comparable data 

throughout the more than 3,000 

counties in the 50 States and Puerto 

Rico. For the outlying areas of American 

Samoa (AS), the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 

Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands 

(USVI), it is the only source of 

consistent, comparable agricultural data. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

data collection for the censuses of 

agriculture for the 50 states and Puerto 

Rico will be conducted primarily by 

mail-out/mail-back procedures (U.S. 

Postal Service), internet, and with 

phone and field enumeration for 

targeted non-respondents. Data 

collection for Guam, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands and American Samoa 

will be conducted using direct 

enumeration methods only. The census 

provides data on the number and types 

of farms, land use, crop area and 

selected production, livestock inventory 

and sales, production contracts, 

production expenses, farm-related 

income, and other demographic 

characteristics. This information will 

serve as the basis for many 

agriculturally-based decisions. Census 

information is used by the 

Administration, Congress, and the 

Federal Agencies to formulate and 

evaluate national agricultural programs 

and policy. The Department of 

Agriculture and the Bureau of Economic 

Analysis use Census data to compile 

farm sector economic indicators. State 

and local governments use Census data 

in the development of local agricultural 

programs. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 4,744,650. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (Every 5 years). 

Total Burden Hours: 3,276,166. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14829 Filed 7–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Clearance for 

the Stewardship Mapping and 

Assessment Project (STEW–MAP) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension without 

revisions of a currently approved 

information collection, Information 

Collection Clearance for the 

Stewardship Mapping and Assessment 

Project (STEW–MAP). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before September 13, 2021 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Erika 

Svendsen, USDA Forest Service, NYC 

Urban Field Station, 431 Walter Reed 

Rd., Bayside, NY 11359. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

email to: erika.svendsen@usda.gov. 

Please put ‘‘Comments RE: STEW– 

MAP’’ in the subject line. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 


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