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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form QID Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction	Modified
0218 - ARMS Progress Report - July 10, 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-07-15
ARMS_Progress_Report_Summary - 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-07-15
0218 - ARMS - Chem Use - Dennis Fixler - BEA - Reply - 05-07-2015.docx Supplementary Document	2015-05-07
0218-arms-2015 PartA - 5-07-2015.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-05-07
0218-ARMS -2015 PartB - 5-07-2015.docx Supporting Statement B	2015-05-07
2011 Agricultural Chemical Use Survey - Fruit Crops Highlights.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-07
2013 Agricultural Chemical Use Survey - Peanuts Highlights.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-07
2013 Agricultural Chemical Use Survey - Rice Highlights.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-07
0218 - ARMS 2014 Peanuts Highlights - Jan 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - ARMS 2014 Rice Highlights - Jan 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - Farm Production Expenditures - 08-01-2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - Draft - 2015_ARMS3_Cover_Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - Draft - 20XX ARMS I Cover Letter Template.docx Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
~$18 - Draft - 2015_ARMS3_Contractor_Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - Microbial Post Card announcement - 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - Microbial Survey - Cover Letter - 2015.docx Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - ARMS_Response_Final_Revised 4-15-2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
Agricultural Chemical Usage - Vegetables Methodology and Quality Measures - July 27, 2011.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
Farm Production Expenditures Methodology and Quality Measures - Aug 1, 2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
Land Values Methodology and Quality Measures - Aug 1, 2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
Cash Rents Methodology and Quality Measures - Aug 1, 2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
Agricultural Chemical Usage - Fruit Methodology and Quality Measures - Aug 1, 2012.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
Agricultural Chemical Usage - Field Crop Methodology and Quality Measures - May 15, 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-06
0218 - Scientific Integrity Statement.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-06-22
0218 - NAS-004 NASDA 2009.docx Supplementary Document	2012-06-22
Assessing the Effect of Calibration on Nonresonse Bias in 2008.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-12-16
PIA - NASS UNIX MA Oct. 2011.doc Supplementary Document	2011-10-17
EDR General Instructions Page.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-09-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
185364	Non-Responses Other-Non-Response Statement	Modified
1148	Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0535-0218	ICR Reference No: 201504-0535-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-0535-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/15/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/26/2015
Terms of Clearance: The agency agrees to continue to implement and report upon improvements to the ARMS study, as indicated by the NAS report, and as resources permit.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2015
Responses	148,306	0	108,434
Time Burden (Hours)	91,208	0	54,736
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection request is for a three year renewal of a long running data collection series that collects environmental and economic data. The chemical use surveys have been restored to their previous levels with new funding. An additional survey is being added this time to collect microbial data from food packers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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 (a) 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
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 29	02/12/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 28929	05/20/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys	QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID , QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID 113312, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID, QID 113313, QID 113311, QID 113309, QID 113310, QID 002009, QID 035219, QID, QID , QID	Costs and Returns Report - 20XX - Master ,   ARMS II - Cotton Production Practices Report for 2017 ,   ARMS II - Soybean Production Practices Report for 2017 ,   ARMS III - Cotton Costs and Returns Report - 2015 ,   ARMS III - Oats Costs and Returns Report - 2015 ,   ARMS III - Hogs Costs and Returns Report - 2015 ,   ARMS III - Dairy Costs and Returns Report - 2016 ,   ARMS III - Corn Costs and Returns Report - 2016 ,   ARMS III - Wheat Costs and Returns Report - 2017 ,   20XX Contractor Expense Survey - Processed Vegetables ,   20XX Contractor Expense Survey - Turkeys ,   20XX Contractor Expense Survey - Layers ,   20XX Contractor Expense Survey - Broilers and Starter Pullets ,   20XX Contractor Expense Survey - Hogs and Pigs ,   2015 Fruit Chemical Use Survey ,   2016 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey ,   Post-Harvet Microbial Food Safety Practices - 2015 ,   Telephone Quality Control Worksheet for Fruit Chemical Use Survey ,   Telephone Quality Control Worksheet for Vegetable Chemical Use Survey ,   Quality Control Worksheet - ARMS III ,   ARMS II - Telephone Quality Control Worksheet ,   2015 Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Phase 1 (Screener) ,   2016 Integrated Screening Survey ,   2017 Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Phase 1 (Screener) ,   ARMS II - Cotton Production Practices and Costs Report for 2015 ,   ARMS II - Oat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2015 ,   ARMS II - Soybean Production Practices Report for 2015 ,   ARMS II - Winter Wheat Production Practices Report for 2015 ,   ARMS II - Spring Wheat Production Practices Report for 2015 ,   ARMS II - Duram Wheat Production Practices Report for 2015 ,   ARMS II - Fall Potatoes Production Practices Report for 2016 ,   ARMS II - Corn Production and Costs Report for 2016 ,   ARMS II - Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2017
Non-Responses

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	148,306	108,434	0	39,872	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	91,208	54,736	0	36,472	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The new average annual burden is expected to be 91,208 hours. The increase of 36,472 hours from the current burden of 54,736 hours is due to program changes that increased the budget to restore several surveys that had been curtailed, along with the addition of a new microbial food survey that will be conducted with food packers, along with the addition of 50 cognitive interviews that can be conducted each year for testing purposes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 05/26/2015

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