There are no special terms of clearance. The change request is being approved before the 30-day period closes because the package was originally mistakenly submitted as part of a generic clearance and had previously undergone a 30-day comment review under the GenIC process.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2028
09/30/2028
09/30/2028
185,270
0
92,660
33,804
0
18,727
0
0
0
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) requests approval for a substantial change to incorporate the RMA Organic Price Survey into the existing Organic Survey Information Collection Request (ICR). The ICR is being renamed Organic Production and Price Surveys to accurately reflect the inclusion of both surveys. The Census of Agriculture followâon Organic Survey remains mandatory for the obligation to respond, while the RMA Organic Price Survey is voluntary. The Information Collection list has been updated accordingly to reflect these changes. Additional background on this substantive change is provided in the document â0249 Organic Production and Price Surveys OMB Memo on Substantive Change 07-22-2026.docx,â which has been uploaded to ROCIS under ICR Documents.
US Code:
7 USC 5925c
Name of Law: Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives
US Code:
7 USC 3601.1
Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information (FOIA)
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 79 508
Name of Law: Agricultural Adjustement Act of 1938 and Federal Crop Insurance Act
US Code:
7 USC 2204 (g)
Name of Law: Authority of Secretar of Ag to Conduct Census of Agriculture
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 435 302
Name of Law: CIPSEA
US Code:
7 USC 2276
Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
US Code:
18 USC 1905
Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
US Code:
7 USC 2204 (a)
Name of Law: General Duties of the Secretary
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 246 12023
Name of Law: Contracts for Additional Policies and Studies
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 246 10301
Name of Law: National Organic Certification Cost Sharing Program
The program changes and adjustments in burden result from two updates to the Information Collection. First, NASS added the voluntary RMA Organic Price Survey to the Organic Production and Price Surveys ICR. This addition increases total respondent burden by 15,077 hours and total responses by 92,610. Second, cognitive testing activities were removed from the mandatory Organic Survey Census followâon Information Collection and placed into a separate voluntary collection, reducing that componentâs burden by 50 hours. The net change in burden reflects the combined effect of adding the new voluntary survey and removing cognitive testing from the Census followâon survey.
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.
Cognitive Testing