Generic Clearance of Survey Improvement Projects

ICR 201209-0535-001

OMB: 0535-0248

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
New
Form and Instruction
New
Form
New
Form and Instruction
Unchanged
Form and Instruction
Unchanged
Form and Instruction
Unchanged
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2012-08-20
Supplementary Document
2011-04-05
Supporting Statement B
2011-04-05
Supporting Statement A
2012-11-28
Supplementary Document
2008-04-28
Supplementary Document
2008-04-28
ICR Details
0535-0248 201209-0535-001
Historical Active 201208-0535-001
USDA/NASS
Generic Clearance of Survey Improvement Projects
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 11/28/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/25/2012
Additional contacts are approved as specified, not to exceed allotted burden hours. Information collection activities under this clearance must continue to conform to the scope of the generic clearance supporting statement.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2014 08/31/2014 08/31/2014
7,000 0 7,000
4,950 0 4,950
0 0 0

The primary objectives of the National Agricultural Statistics Service are to prepare and issue State and National estimates of crop production, livestock production, economic statistics, and environmental statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of Agriculture. This request will allow NASS to rigorously develop, test, and evaluate its survey instruments and methodologies as part of an on-going initiative to improve NASS surveys as recommended by both its own guidelines and those of OMB.

US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Authority
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  76 FR 25 02/07/2011
76 FR 30303 05/25/2011
No

  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 7,000 7,000 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 4,950 4,950 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No

$500,000
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.
09/25/2012


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