29928 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Notices

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Ginny McBride, 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:

Ginny McBride, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Room 5330B South Building, 1400

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–2024 or

gmcbride@nass.usda.gov.

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, May 18, 2001.

Rich Allen,

Associate Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–13909 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Request an

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 (Pub.

L. No. 104–13) and Office of

Management and Budget regulations at

5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August

29, 1995), this notice announces the

intention of the National Agricultural

Statistics Service (NASS) to request an

extension of a currently approved

information collection, Field Crops

Production.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 8, 2001 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 4117 South Building,

1400 Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–2001, (202) 720–

4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Field Crops Production.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0002.

Expiration Date of Approval: 09/30/

01.

Type of Request: To extend a

currently approved 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. The Field Crops Production

program consists of probability field

crops surveys and supplemental panel

surveys. The panel surveys capture

unique crop characteristics such as the

concentration of crops in localized

geographical areas. These surveys are

extremely valuable for commodities

where acreage and yield are published

at the county level. The Field Crops

Production Program was last approved

by OMB in 1998 for a 3-year period.

NASS intends to request that the survey

be approved for another 3 years.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 14 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Farmers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

536,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 150,000 hours.

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.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Ginny McBride, 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:

Ginny McBride, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Room 5330B South Building, 1400

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–2024 or

gmcbride@nass.usda.gov.

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, May 18, 2001.

Rich Allen,

Associate Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–13910 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Reinstate a

Previously 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 (Pub.

L. No. 104–13) and Office of

Management and Budget regulations at

5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August

29, 1995), this notice announces the

intention of the National Agricultural

Statistics Service (NASS) to request

reinstatement of a previously approved

information collection, the 2002 Census

of Agriculture.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 8, 2001 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 4117 South Building,

1400 Independence Avenue SW,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2000, (202)

720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: The

2002 Census of Agriculture.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0226.

Type of Request: Intent to Request

Reinstatement of a Previously Approved

Information Collection.

Abstract: The census of agriculture is

the primary source of statistics