Provide information for building and
maintaining a list of farm operators. Control data is asked for use
in drawing more efficient samples. There is no summarization or
publication resulting from this survey.
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 347 501 Name of Law: Confidential Information
Protection
US Code: 7 USC
2204 Name of Law: General Duties of the Secretary
US Code: 7 USC
2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
US Code: 18
USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential
Information
The estimated burden of 96,800
hours is a little more than one and three quarters as much as the
current inventory of 55,000 hours due to increased efforts to
improve response rates (two mailings followed up by a phone call
for non-respondents) along with the increase in minutes per
questionnaire from 10 minutes to 15 minutes for the more detailed
criteria questionnaire.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.