Stocks data are used by the Department
of Agriculture to administer various programs; including foreign
trade, marketing, nutrition, economic and administration of farm
programs.
US Code:
7 USC
2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
US Code: 18
USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Information
US Code: 7 USC
2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
US Code: 7
USC 3306.1 Name of Law: FOIA
US Code: 7
USC 951-958 Name of Law: Peanut Statistics Act
The decrease in number of
respondents for the Off-farm Grain and Oilseed surveys is due to a
program change based on the way NASS calculates respondents. In
previous dockets. NASS indicated the number of facilities that data
were requested from. Many of these facilities are operated by
parent companies where one respondent will report for multiple
facilities. In 2011, about 5,300 companies operated the 8,900
facilities. This adjustment resulted in a reduction of 3,600
samples and 3,132 hours of burden. Program changes also include the
standardizing of questionnaires, national sampling, along with the
addition and removal of several surveys, these program changes have
resulted in an increase of 319 samples and 2,754 hours of burden.
The most significant program change was for potatoes.
Questionnaires, sampling, and surveys have been consolidated based
on data needs and industry structure. This request includes a new
monthly buyers survey to collect price information. This adds an
estimated 2,480 hours of burden. On-farm potato stocks are included
in this docket instead of relying on the Agricultural Surveys ICR
(0535-0213), The estimated sample for on-farm potato stocks is 1000
with estimated burden of 827 hours.
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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.