This supporting statement is
requesting a three-year renewal for a group of list frame and two
area frame surveys that comprise the National Agricultural
Statistics Service’s (NASS) core program. Several program changes
are being made to some of the surveys conducted in 2020 as a result
of the COVID-19 virus. A couple of surveys are being changed due to
cooperative agreements with other agencies.
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 347 512 Name of Law: CIPSEA
US Code: 18
USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential
Information
US Code: 7 USC
2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
US Code: 7
USC 3601.1 Name of Law: Freedom of Information Act
US Code: 16
USC 3834(c) Name of Law: Rental Rates
US Code: 7 USC
2204 Name of Law: Duties of Secretary
Due to the COVID-19 virus,
several changes have taken place for the 2020 calendar year. The
June Area Survey will be suspended for this year and will be
conducted again in 2021 and 2022. This survey relies on face to
face interviews with farmers and ranchers. Instead the data from
the 2019 survey will be used to adjust for list incompleteness in
2020. Several of the surveys will have adjusted sample sizes due to
this change in 2020. In Jan. 2021 some additional predator loss
questions will be added to the Cattle Report and the Sheep/Goat
Report due to a cooperative agreement with APHIS and several State
governments.
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.