Water Use Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form QID Water Use Survey - Non Response Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form Survey ID 3043 Water Use Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0535-0000 NonSub Change for NASS CIPSEA Statement .docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2026-01-23
0262 - Water Use Survey - 2020 Agricultural Water Use Publication.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
0262 - Water Use Survey - SSA - 2024.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-01-24
0262 - Water Use Survey - SSB - 2024.docx Supporting Statement B	2024-01-24
FR-SORN - Apr 27, 2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).docx Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
Public Law 115-435 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure.docx Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties.docx Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.docx Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
PIA - NASS DA MA PIA v2_2 - Dec 1, 2017 (1).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-01-16
NASDA - 004 Revised - Dec 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-01-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
229417	Water Use Survey - Non Response Form and Instruction	Unchanged
229415	Water Use Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0535-0262	ICR Reference No: 202601-0535-028
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-0535-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Water Use Survey
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: 01/26/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	05/31/2027
Responses	6,600	6,600
Time Burden (Hours)	1,918	1,918
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: 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.”

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 3501 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 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of 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:
	88 FR 80688	11/20/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 12302	02/16/2024
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
Water Use Survey	Survey ID 3043	2024 Water Use Survey
Water Use Survey - Non Response	QID	Water Use Survey - Non Response

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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	6,600	6,600	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,918	1,918	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: There is an increase in the burden hours from the previous submission. The increase resulted from changes to the target population. The previous submission was 1,773 hours annually and this submission is 1,918 hours. There is an increase in the sample size from the previous submission. The previous submission was 3700 and this submission is 4000.

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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: 01/26/2026

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