[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14972]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 7, 1996.
    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 these information collections are best assured of having 
their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. 
Comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Department Clearance Officer, 
USDA, OIRM, Ag Box 7630, Washington, D.C. 20250-7630. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-6204 or (202) 720-
6746.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Field Crops Objective Yield.
    Summary: Data collected sets yield estimates for wheat, corn, 
cotton, soybeans, potatoes, and Burley tobacco.
    Need and Use of the Information: Yield estimates are used in 
conjunction with price data to estimate production and value of crops. 
USDA uses the production forecasts to anticipate loan receipts and 
pricing of loan stocks for grains. Congress uses the information in 
formulating farm legislation and farmers use it in marketing decisions.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 7,725.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,829.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
Washington and Northeast Oregon Marketing Order No. 956.
    Summary: The market order sets provisions regulating the handling 
of Walla sweet onion. Handlers provide information on shipments of 
onions.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose is to provide orderly 
marketing conditions in interstate commerce and to improve returns to 
growers. The information provides a mechanism to collect assessments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 82.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: on occasion; 
annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 25.
    Emergency processing of this submission has been requested by June 
15, 1996.
Donald Hulcher,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-14972 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]
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