Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys

ICR 201109-0535-001

OMB: 0535-0218

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Modified
Supplementary Document
2011-12-16
Supplementary Document
2011-10-17
Supporting Statement B
2011-12-20
Supporting Statement A
2011-12-20
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-28
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
Supplementary Document
2011-09-27
ICR Details
0535-0218 201109-0535-001
Historical Active 201006-0535-002
USDA/NASS
Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 12/20/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 10/31/2011
Terms of Clearance: This information collection is approved for 1 year only. NASS and OMB have agreed on the following actions and deliverables in advance of the next submission of the ARMS ICR to OMB: 1. NASS will hold a meeting with the OIRA desk officer no later than the end of February, 2012 to discuss the information collection request agency preparation and OIRA review process. This will not be a discussion on the purpose of ARMS, but a project management and review discussion. The PRA and implementation regulations will be reviewed by the OIRA desk officer. Submission schedules, staff assignments and responsibilities for docket preparation will be reviewed. 2. OIRA expects that information collection instruments will not be printed in advance of PRA clearance in the future, and that the agency’s scheduling will allow at least 120+ days for public comment and OIRA review, as described in the PRA (60 day public notice + 30 day public notice + 30 day review period prior to OIRA’s being required to respond to the request). 3. The supporting statements for the next ARMS ICR will reference specific actions taken to address NAS 2007 report recommendations. A comprehensive response to the NAS 2007 report will be presented to the OIRA desk officer in draft form no later than the end of February, 2012 and in final form within the next ARMS ICR’s supplemental materials. This response will include a schedule of actions with estimated date of completion, staff assignment, priority ranking, and completion status. 4. Supporting statement A will be revised to reference, with limited exception, only the current ARMS information collection procedures. Supporting statement questions B.1 and B.2 will be revised to describe the sampling frame and raking process such that population controls source and raking weights will be clearly identified. Recalibration of weights to adjust for nonresponse bias and transmission of those weights to data users will be discussed. 5. Instruments will be revised. Each instrument should have the information required by the PRA to be communicated to the potential participant. This includes purpose, use, authority for collection, privacy statute citation, voluntary/mandatory nature, estimated average burden, and contact for public to inquire about the information collection. This language in the current documents is incomplete and internally inconsistent. 6. Testing procedures, analysis and recommendations for the mail vs. in person instruments and the use of propensity scoring for targeted follow up will be discussed with the OIRA desk officer at least 30 days prior to submission of the next ARMS ICR to ROCIS. 7. NASS (and ERS, as appropriate) will brief OIRA at least 30 days prior to the submission of the next ARMS ICR to report completion of the stipulations above.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2012 36 Months From Approved 12/31/2011
135,583 0 101,367
79,731 0 61,568
0 0 0

The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the primary source of information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a broad range of issues related to agricultural resource use, costs of production, and farm sector financial conditions. ARMS is the only annual source of whole farm information available for objective evaluation of many critical issues related to agriculture and the rural economy. Through the use of the Chemical Use questionnaires NASS is able to collect data and create the only comprehensive data base regarding on farm chemical usage. This is essential for the Food Quality Protection Act of 1938.

US Code: 43 USC 1905 Name of Law: Grazing Fees
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
   US Code: 7 USC 7998 Name of Law: Estimates of Farm Income
   US Code: 7 USC 136i-2 Name of Law: Collection if pesticide use informatioin
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   US Code: 7 USC 1441 Name of Law: Price Support Levels
   US Code: 7 USC 35 Name of Law: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 170 101 Name of Law: Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
   US Code: 36 USC 222.51 Name of Law: Grazing Fees
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  76 FR 162 08/22/2011
76 FR 67129 10/31/2011
Yes

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys QID 070236, QID 070238, QID 072035, QID 082-003, QID , QID, QID , QID, QID, QID, QID 082001 Version 4, QID 082001, QID 082001 Version 2, QID 082001, QID 072013, QID 044005 - CORE - Version 5, QID 113311, QID 072041, QID 113313, QID 082-002, QID 072041, QID 002009, QID 002009, QID , QID 035219, QID 070211, QID 082-006, QID 044001 - CRR Version 1, QID 072016, QID 072015, QID - Cow/Calf Version 4, QID Rice - Version 2, QID - Soybeans - Version 3, QID 113309, QID 072037, QID 113312, QID 113310, QID 072032, QID 035219 Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Broilers and Starter Pullets ,   Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Hogs and Pigs ,   Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Layers ,   Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Processed Vegetables ,   Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Turkeys ,   2010 Integrated Screening Survey ,   Integrated Screenig Survey (Master) ,   2011 Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Phase 1 ,   2011 Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Phase 1 (Master) ,   ARMS II - Winter Wheat Production Practices Report - 2011 ,   ARMS II - Soybean Production Practices Report - 2011 ,   ARMS II - Fall Potatoes Production Practices Report - 2010 ,   ARMS II - Corn Production Practices and Costs Report - 2010 ,   ARMS II - Organic Durum Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report - 2009 ,   ARMS II - Durum Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report - 2009 ,   ARMS II - Winter Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report - 2009 ,   ARMS II - Cotton Production Practices and Costs Report - 2007 ,   ARMS II - Spring Wheat Production Practices Report - 2006 ,   ARMS II - Durum Wheat Production Practices Report - 2006 ,   ARMS II - Rice Production Practices and Costs Report ,   ARMS II - Oats Production Practices and Costs Report ,   ARMS II - Peanut Production Practices and Costs Report - 2004 ,   ARMS III - Organic Corn Costs and Returns Report - 2010 ,   ARMS III - Corn Costs and Returns Report - 2010 ,   Cattle and Calves Costs and Returns Report - 2008 ,   ARMS III - Rice Costs and Returns Report - 2006 ,   ARMS III - Soybean Costs and Returns Report - 2006 ,   ARMS III - Peanut Costs and Returns Report - 2004 ,   Postharvest Chemical Use Survey - Corn - 2011 ,   Postharvest Chemical Use Survey - Peanut - 2005 ,   Fruit Chemical Use Survey - US - 2011 ,   Fruit Chemical Use Survey - CA - 2011 ,   Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US - 2010 ,   Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - CA - 2010 ,   ARMS III - Agricultural Resource Management Survey - 2011 ,   ARMS III - Costs and Returns Report - 2011 ,   ARMS III - Broiler Costs and Returns Report - 2011 ,   ARMS III - Sorghum Costs and Returns Report - 2011 ,   ARMS III - Barley Costs and Returns Report - 2011
Non-Responses

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 135,583 101,367 0 34,216 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 79,731 61,568 0 18,163 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The new average annual burden is expected to be 79,731 hours. The increase of 18,163 hours from the current burden of 61,568 hours is due to adjustments in sample sizes and the reinstatement of some of the annual surveys that had been postponed due to previous budget cuts. The increase in sample sizes for ongoing surveys, is primarily due to the rotation of target crops being surveyed each year.

$19,550,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
David Hancock 202-690-2388 [email protected]

  No

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.
10/31/2011


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