Generic Clearance of Survey Improvement Projects

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form QID General Goat Management Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID Farmers Market - Potential Probe Questions for Cognitive Interviews	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID DRAFT Questions for Farmers Market Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 150028 Draft Operator Agricultural Labor Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 150028 Draft Contractor/Broker Agricultural Labor Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID Eye Tracking Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID Video Recording Consent Form	Form	New	Available
Form AID Audio Recording Consent Form	Form	New	Available
Form AQ-100 2018 Census of Aquaculture	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form 13-A621 2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (FRIS) - Potential probe questions for cognitive interviews	Form	New	Available
Form QID Farmers Feedback Focus Group Discussion Guide	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 153835 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID Attachment B Local Food Marketing Practices Study	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID Attachment A - Local Food Marketing	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 050801 Prices Paid for Fuels	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 051030 Retail Seed Price Inquiry	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 051029 Prices Paid for Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals FP3	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 050704 Prices Paid for Feed	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID 050601 Prices Paid for New Tractors and Farm Machinery (M2)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form QID June Area Frame - Section D for IN and NC	Form	New	Available
0248-generic-testing-Part A - Rev Apr 2016.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-04-01	Available
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-02	Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-02	Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-02	Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties[1].doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-02	Available
Public Law 107-347 Sec 503(a) - CIPSEA - Confidentiality of Data - 06-15-2007.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-02	Available
0248-generic-testing-Part B - Feb 2016.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2016-02-01	Available
General Statement for IC List - Generic Testing.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-01	Available
NASDA - 004 Revised - June 2009.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-01	Available
FRN - SORN - Apr 27, 2009.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-01	Available
PIA - NASS UNIX MA Oct. 2011.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-01	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
234260	Irrigation Organizations - Cognitive Testing	Other-Cognitive Probe Questions	New
231630	Generic Testing - General Goat Management Survey	Form and Instruction	New	General Goat Management Questionnaire
231630	Generic Testing - General Goat Management Survey	Other-probe questions	New
230662	Cognitive Testing for Farmers Market Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Farmers Market - Potential Probe Questions for Cognitive Interviews
230662	Cognitive Testing for Farmers Market Survey	Form and Instruction	New	DRAFT Questions for Farmers Market Survey
229111	Ag Labor Cognitive Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Draft Operator Agricultural Labor Survey
229111	Ag Labor Cognitive Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Draft Contractor/Broker Agricultural Labor Survey
229111	Ag Labor Cognitive Testing	Other-Cognitive Questions	New
228884	Eye Tracking	Form and Instruction	New	Eye Tracking Questionnaire
228587	Audio and Video Recording of Respondents Consent Forms	Form	New	Video Recording Consent Form
228587	Audio and Video Recording of Respondents Consent Forms	Form	New	Audio Recording Consent Form
228382	Census of Aquaculture Cognitive Testing	Form and Instruction	New	2018 Census of Aquaculture
228382	Census of Aquaculture Cognitive Testing	Other-Cognitive Questions	New
227402	Generic Testing - Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey	Form and Instruction	New	2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
227402	Generic Testing - Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey	Form	New	Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (FRIS) - Potential probe questions for cognitive interviews
226718	Farmers Feedback	Form and Instruction	New	Farmers Feedback Focus Group Discussion Guide
226706	Local Foods	Form and Instruction	New	2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey
226706	Local Foods	Form and Instruction	New	Attachment B Local Food Marketing Practices Study
226706	Local Foods	Form and Instruction	New	Attachment A - Local Food Marketing
223214	Generic Testing - Scoping Interviews for Prices Paid Surveys	Form and Instruction	New	Prices Paid for Fuels
223214	Generic Testing - Scoping Interviews for Prices Paid Surveys	Form and Instruction	New	Retail Seed Price Inquiry
223214	Generic Testing - Scoping Interviews for Prices Paid Surveys	Form and Instruction	New	Prices Paid for Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals FP3
223214	Generic Testing - Scoping Interviews for Prices Paid Surveys	Form and Instruction	New	Prices Paid for Feed
223214	Generic Testing - Scoping Interviews for Prices Paid Surveys	Form and Instruction	New	Prices Paid for New Tractors and Farm Machinery (M2)
221899	Generic Testing - SCOPE Confidentiality Testing	Other-Interview Protocol	New
221173	June Area Survey - Mobile Mapping Test	Form	New	June Area Frame - Section D for IN and NC

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0535-0248	ICR Reference No: 201601-0535-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-0535-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance of Survey Improvement Projects
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/01/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/25/2016
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	25,000	0	25,000
Time Burden (Hours)	15,000	0	15,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Authority
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information
  

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 230	12/01/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 9422	02/25/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 13

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Ag Labor Cognitive Testing	QID 150028, QID 150028	Draft Contractor/Broker Agricultural Labor Survey ,   Draft Operator Agricultural Labor Survey
Audio and Video Recording of Respondents Consent Forms	AID, QID	Audio Recording Consent Form ,   Video Recording Consent Form
Census of Aquaculture Cognitive Testing	AQ-100	2018 Census of Aquaculture
Cognitive Testing for Farmers Market Survey	QID, QID	DRAFT Questions for Farmers Market Survey ,   Farmers Market - Potential Probe Questions for Cognitive Interviews
Eye Tracking	QID	Eye Tracking Questionnaire
Farmers Feedback	QID	Farmers Feedback Focus Group Discussion Guide
Generic Testing - Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey	13-A621, QID	Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (FRIS) - Potential probe questions for cognitive interviews ,   2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
Generic Testing - General Goat Management Survey	QID	General Goat Management Questionnaire
Generic Testing - SCOPE Confidentiality Testing
Generic Testing - Scoping Interviews for Prices Paid Surveys	QID 050601, QID 050704, QID 051029, QID 051030, QID 050801	Prices Paid for New Tractors and Farm Machinery (M2) ,   Prices Paid for Feed ,   Prices Paid for Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals FP3 ,   Retail Seed Price Inquiry ,   Prices Paid for Fuels
Irrigation Organizations - Cognitive Testing
June Area Survey - Mobile Mapping Test	QID	June Area Frame - Section D for IN and NC
Local Foods	QID, QID, QID 153835	Attachment A - Local Food Marketing ,   Attachment B Local Food Marketing Practices Study ,   2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	25,000	25,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,000	15,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,000,000

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: 02/25/2016

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