No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
01/26/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2028
06/30/2028
68,170
68,170
28,792
28,792
0
0
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) requests approval for non-substantive change to
NASS’s Confidentiality Pledge. In the summer of 2025, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requested that NASS update its
confidentiality pledge. This change to NASS Confidentiality Pledge
would affect all surveys conducted under NASS’s 34 active
Information Collections (ICs). Current Language: “Your responses
will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses
ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject
to a jail term, a fine, or both.” Proposed Revision: “Your
responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully
discloses ANY identifiable information about you and your
operations without your consent is subject to a jail term, a fine,
or both.”
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 435 301 Name of Law: Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency
US Code: 7
USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information
(FOIA)
US Code: 7 USC
2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
US Code: 18
USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosue of Confidential Information
US Code: 7
USC 1421d Name of Law: Commodity Reports
US Code: 7 USC
2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
NASS proposes a programmatic
change to the Florida citrus data collection strategy by
discontinuing the Florida Citrus Processors Inquiry and
incorporating Florida into the Quarterly Citrus Survey. This change
will align Florida’s data collection with the methodology used in
other citrus-producing states and streamline internal operations.
Although this adjustment does not reduce respondent burden, it
enhances consistency across states and improves operational
efficiency.
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.
Form SurveyID: 3656 Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops
0535-0000 NonSub Change for NASS CIPSEA Statement .docx
Quick Stats Only.pdf
Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops - non responses