99-16948. Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an Information Collection

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36327]
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[FR Doc No: 99-16948]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Conduct an Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 
5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces 
the intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to 
request approval for a new information collection, the Agricultural 
Economics and Land Ownership Survey.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 9, 1999 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Rich Allen, Associate 
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4117 South 
Building, Washington, DC 20250-2000, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 1999 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to conduct an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The 1999 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey 
(AELOS) will be conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service. This national survey will obtain data to describe the economic 
status of the U.S. farm operations and farm households. Data collected 
will provide information on agricultural land ownership, financing, and 
inputs by farm operators and landlords. The AELOS is designed to 
provide data that are valid for each state and the U.S. as a whole. The 
AELOS will be conducted in 2000 for the 1999 calendar year. The last 
AELOS covered the 1988 calendar year. The respondent universe consists 
of two populations. First, is the official USDA farm population which 
is defined as ``all establishments that sold or would have normally 
sold at least $1,000 of agricultural products during the year.'' Second 
are the landlords of farm operators selected for the survey. These data 
will be collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually 
identifiable data collected under this authority are governed by 
Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which 
requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data 
provided by respondents.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 51 minutes per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 65,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 55,250 hours.
    Copies of this information collection and related instructions can 
be obtained without charge from Larry Gambrell, the Agency OMB 
Clearance Officer, at [phone].

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (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. Comments may be sent to: Larry 
Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4162 South Building, Washington, DC 
20250-2000. All responses to this notice will be summarized and 
included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become 
a matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, June 14, 1999.
Rich Allen,
Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
[FR Doc. 99-16948 Filed 7-2-99; 8:45 am]
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