Reply Letter to Dr. Dennis Fixler, BEA

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

June 12, 2023

Dr. Dennis J. Fixler
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis
1441 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20230
Dear Dr. Fixler and Ms. Burrell,
Thank you for the letter of support and sharing the specific uses that BEA has of the data.
NASS evaluates our programs every five years following the Census of Agriculture to see
what changes can be made to improve and strengthen our data to better serve the needs of
our data users. Currently, we are only looking at three minor program changes to the
prices docket:
• Addition of the Tobacco Price Inquiry. The Tobacco Price Inquiry is included in the
Field Crops Information Collection Request (0535-0002).
• Removal of the biennial hay production and sales survey.
• Addition of collecting hay prices on the Cattle on Feed Survey. The Cattle on Feed
questionnaire (OMB No. 0535-0213) has a total burden of 15 minutes on the
questionnaire (6 minutes for cattle on feed questions, 9 minutes for hay prices).
All other changes to this group of surveys are just minor adjustments to the sample sizes
due to changes in the target population since the previous approval in November 2023.
We will keep you informed of any future modifications.
Sincerely,
JOSEPH
PARSONS

Digitally signed by
JOSEPH PARSONS
Date: 2023.06.12
07:08:13 -04'00'

Joseph L. Parsons
Chair, Agricultural Statistics Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

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