[Federal Register: May 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 91)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 6, 2008.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

National Agriculture Statistics Service

    Title: Childhood Injury and Adult Occupational Injury Survey of 
Minority Farm Population.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-0235.
    Summary of Collection: Primary function of the National 
Agricultural

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Statistics Services (NASS) is to prepare and issue state and national 
estimates of crop and livestock production under the authority of 7 
U.S.C. 2204. NASS will conduct a national childhood agricultural injury 
survey and an adult occupational farm injury survey focusing on the 
minority farm population. The study will provide estimates of annual 
childhood and adult nonfatal injury incidence rates, annual injury 
frequencies, and descriptive injury information for children under the 
age of 20 and farm operators and employees 20 years of age or older.
    Need and Use of the Information: Data from this survey will provide 
a source of consistent information that the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can use to target funds 
appropriated by Congress for the prevention of childhood agricultural 
injuries and adult occupational injuries. No source of data on 
childhood injuries or adult occupational farm injuries exists that 
covers all aspects of the agricultural production sector. If this 
information is not collected, NIOSH's ability to track and evaluate the 
impact of its injury prevention efforts will decrease.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 50,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One-Time).
    Total Burden Hours: 12,404.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct Survey Research Studies.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The primary objectives of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare and issue State 
and national estimates of crop and livestock production, economic 
statistics, and environmental statistics related to agriculture and to 
conduct the Census of Agriculture. The purpose of this generic 
clearance is to allow NASS to continue to develop, test, evaluate, 
adopt, and use state-of-the-art techniques to cover a broad range of 
topics designed to improve NASS' data collection on agriculture.
    Need and Use of the Information: NASS will use a number of survey 
improvement techniques, as appropriate to the individual project under 
investigation. These include focus groups, cognitive and usability 
laboratory and field techniques, exploratory interviews, behavior 
coding, respondent debriefing, pilot surveys and split-panel tests. The 
information gathered will be used mainly for questionnaire development 
and other research and evaluation. Additionally, NASS anticipates the 
benefit of increased response rates through improved survey design; a 
goal tied directly to addressing OMB requirements for higher response 
rates and measurement of non-response bias.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 1,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,650.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10392 Filed 5-8-08; 8:45 am]

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