Organic Survey

OMB Control No: 0535-0249	ICR Reference No: 201509-0535-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201503-0535-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Organic Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/26/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/01/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	12/31/2017	12/31/2017
Responses	44,032	0	44,032
Time Burden (Hours)	13,004	0	14,249
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for a non-substantive change. NASS would like to change the reporting requirement from mandatory to voluntary for the remainder of this approval. The previous collection was done under the Census of Agriculture authority. The upcoming data collection will be done under the NASS normal data collection authority. There have been several minor changes to the questionnaire and several sections of the questionnaire that will be omitted in the next round of data collection. There will be a small reduction in respondent burden as a result.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information    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    US Code: 7 USC 2204 (a) Name of Law: General Duties of the Secretary    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 5925c Name of Law: Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives    US Code: 7 USC 2204 (g) Name of Law: Authority of Secretar of Ag to Conduct Census of Agriculture    US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information    PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA

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:
	79 FR 160	08/19/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 214	11/13/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Organic Survey QID 113245, QID, QID, 14-A623 Draft 10 2014 Organic Survey - Census of Agriculture Sepecial Study ,   Organic Survey Quality Control Form ,   2014 Organic Survey Telephone Follow-Up Quality Control Form ,   2015 Organic Survey Organic Survey - non response

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	44,032	44,032	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,004	14,249	0	-1,245	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The forms were shortened to remove questions that only need to be asked once every five years rather than annually. The questionnaire also had some minor changes due to the quality control testing NASS conducted following the previous data collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: David Hancock 202-690-2388 [email protected]

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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: 10/01/2015

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