Change Request , Grape Survey - WA

Change Request, Washington State Wine Survey, OMB 0535-0039

NASS is submitting this non-substantive change request for the Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops information collection, OMB Control Number 0535-0039, to allow a cooperative effort between the Washington State Wine Commission and NASS to collect end of the season grape production data.

Currently, NASS is approved to conduct a variety of wine and grape surveys to obtain production, processing, and marketing data.

Washington re-formatted their questionnaire to contain some of the data items from the approved 2009 Oregon Vineyard and Wine Production Survey. A line of questioning was added for the respondent to report assessments to the Washington State Wine Commission. This line of questioning was added so the respondent will not have to respond twice (Washington State Wine Commission and NASS). The new line of questioning is in Section C, items 4-6 of the attached questionnaire. The reformatted questionnaire will not increase the length of time to complete the questionnaire. Language is also added to the cover page of the questionnaire to indicate any question may be refused and any response is implied consent to share the data with Washington State Wine Commission. Washington State Wine Commission Employees with access to the data are subject to the same confidentiality requirements as NASS.

None of these additions have resulted in sampling or scope changes for the wine or grape survey, nor are these changes expected to result in any changes to burden.