[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34971-34972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14844]
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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, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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, the Aquaculture Surveys. 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 August 20, 2010 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535-
0150, by any of the following methods:
E-mail: [email protected]. 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: Aquaculture Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535-0150.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2010.
Type of Request: To revise and extend a currently approved
information collection for a period of three years.
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
Aquaculture Surveys collect information on both trout and catfish. The
trout surveys include: Inventory counts, sales (dollars, pounds and
quantity), percent of product sold by outlet at the point of first
sale, number of fish raised for release into open waters, and losses.
The catfish surveys include: inventory counts, water surface acreage
used for production, sales (dollars, pounds, and quantity), number of
catfish processed, and amount of catfish feed delivered to catfish
producers. Survey results are used by government agencies in planning
farm programs.
Twenty-five States are in the trout growers' survey. In
January, previous year trout sales data are collected from farmers and
distributed fish data are collected from State and federal hatcheries.
Nine States are in the catfish grower's survey. Data are
collected from farmers in January for January inventory, water surface
acreage, and previous year sales. In addition, farmers in the three
major catfish producing States are surveyed in July for mid-year
inventory and water surface acreage.
All catfish processing plants, with the capacity to
process 2,000 pounds of live weight per 8 hour shift are in the catfish
processing survey. Plants are surveyed monthly for amount purchased,
prices paid, amount sold, prices received, and end-of-month
inventories.
Fourteen catfish millers are surveyed monthly for the
amount of feed delivered for food-size fish and fingerlings and
broodfish.
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Authority: These data will be collected under 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 as
amended, 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). NASS also complies
with OMB Implementation Guidance, ``Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),'' Federal Register, Vol.
72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362.
Estimate of Burden: Individual questionnaire burden ranges from 5
minutes to 15 minutes per response. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average less than 15 minutes
per response with 1.5 responses per grower and 12 responses each for
feed mills and processors. Pre-survey publicity or cover letters will
also be included to encourage respondents to complete and return the
surveys.
Respondents: Farms, feed mills and processors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 825 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 methods.
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, June 3, 2010.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-14844 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
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