Large/Impact Farms - Generic Testing

LARGE/COMPLEX OPERATION COVER LETTER

[Date]

Dear [Mr./Ms. LastName]:

As we discussed over the phone, I am sending you a packet of materials relating to your company and the data collection efforts of the National Agricultural Statistics Service over the next 6 months. As a large farming business in <state>, your data are extremely important to the overall statistics produced.

Please find the following materials in this packet:

• A calendar showing the data collections that your business has been selected for from now through April 2013, and

• Information about the Impact/Large Farm Program.

Please look over the materials and call me if you have any questions. I look forward to meeting with you on [Date] to discuss how we can best collect the important data items needed from your company.

Under Title 7 of the U.S. Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347), facts about your operation are kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes. Response is voluntary.

Thank you for taking part in this effort to provide complete, accurate, and timely statistics. Again, if you have questions, please contact me at [Field Office phone number].

Sincerely,

[Director’s Name]

Director

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0248. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average a total of 60 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.