Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SurveyId 3879 Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys Form and Instruction	Modified
0273 - Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys - Non-substantive Change Request for MN BMP - Sept 14, 2023.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2023-09-19
0273 - Substantive Change Request MN Best Practices Survey March 2023 - Supplemental Supporting Statement B - March 1, 2023.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2023-03-07
0273 - Substantive Change Request MN Best Practices Survey March 2023 - Supplemental Supporting Statement A - March 7, 2023.docx Supplementary Document	2023-03-07
0273 - Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys - Non-substantive Change Request for Maryland Pesticide Use Survey - July 25, 2022.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-07-25
0273 - Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys - Non-substantive Change Request for Minnesota BMP Survey - June 1, 2022.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-05-26
NEW - Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys - SSB - 2022Mar16.docx Supporting Statement B	2022-03-16
NEW - Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys - SSA - 2022Mar16.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-03-16
NEW - Best Management Practices - Minnesota Only - Cover Letter.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Pesticide and Fertilizer Survey - Minnesota Only - Cover Letter.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Pesticide Useage Survey - Maryland Only - Survey Postcard.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Pesticide Useage Survey - Maryland Only - Cover Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Survey News Release - 2023 - 2022Feb09.docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Survey Cover Letter - 2023 - 2022Feb09.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Rice 2022 Planning Budgets - Mississippi Only - November 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Cotton 2022 Planning Budgets - Mississippi Only - November 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Corn, Grain Sorghum, & Wheat 2022 Planning Budgets - Mississippi Only - November 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - 2014 Herbicide Selection and Management Practices on Corn - Minnesota Only - September, 2016.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - 2016 Fertilizer Usage and Management Practices on Soybean and Wheat - Minnesota Only - May 11, 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - 2015 Pesticide Usage on Corn and Hay - Minnesota Only - March 5, 2019.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - 2018 Pesticide Usage on Wheat and Hay - Minnesota Only - June 23, 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Pesticide Useage Survey 2020 Survey Publication - Maryland Only - December 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NEW - Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Survey Results - Illinois Only - July 6, 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
NASDA - 004 Revised - Dec 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
FRN - SORN - Apr 27, 2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
Public Law 115-435 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure.docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties.docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-06
PIA - NASS DA MA PIA v2_2 - Dec 1, 2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
251982	Non-Responses Other-Non-Response Statement	Unchanged
251981	Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0535-0273	ICR Reference No: 202309-0535-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-0535-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/21/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2025	05/31/2025
Responses	54,730	54,730
Time Burden (Hours)	11,882	11,882
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Minnesota Best Management Practices Survey, scheduled for August-September, 2023 was postponed per a request by the client, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). MDA staff are responsible for the content of the survey instrument and prior to the start of the data collection for this survey, a review of data from another project they conduct suggested that the question wording for this project needed to be clarified to avoid misreporting problems that could reduce the value of the data. With that new and last minute information, the MDA staff asked us to postpone the data collection and they went back through the questionnaire to clarify the wording of questions, removed a few particularly troublesome questions and replaced those with more direct and understandable questions to collect the data they need. The purpose, desired goals, and content theme of the Minnesota Best Management Practices Survey have not changed from the original OMB review request. However, a number of the questions have been re-worded, clarified or replaced with others to improve the expected quality of the reported data.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 115 - 435 302 Name of Law: Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
   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:
	86 FR 68628	12/03/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 21172	04/10/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cooperator Funded Chemical Use Surveys	ID: 9041, SurveyId 3879, SurveyId 3785, QID, QID, ID: 9041, QID: 153674, QID: 153675, QID: 153676, ID: 9041, QID	Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Survey ,   Maryland Pesticide Usage Survey ,   Maryland Re-Certification Fullcredit Information Form ,   Minnesota Annual Pesticide And Fertilizer Survey ,   Minnesota Best Management Practices Survey ,   Mississippi Cropping Practices Cotton - 2022 ,   Mississippi Cropping Practices Rice - 2023 ,   Mississippi Cropping Practices Wheat - 2024 ,   Minnesota Best Management Practices Survey - 2022 Enumerated July 2023 ,   Minnesota Pesticide & Fertilizer Survey - Crop Year 2023 Enumerated in 2024 ,   Minnesota Best Management Practices Survey - 2022 Enumerated September 2023
Non-Responses

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	54,730	54,730	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,882	11,882	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: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 09/21/2023

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