Stocks Reports

OMB Control No: 0535-0007	ICR Reference No: 201811-0535-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201702-0535-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Stocks Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/22/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/06/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2019
Responses	25,030	0	26,830
Time Burden (Hours)	5,230	0	5,585
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a renewal of a long running series of surveys collecting stocks data for grain, hops, potatoes, rice and peanuts.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2204 Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary    US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information    PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA    US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Information    US Code: 7 USC 3306.1 Name of Law: FOIA    US Code: 7 USC 951-958 Name of Law: Peanut Statistics Act

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:
	83 FR 170	08/31/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 2151	02/06/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title Form No. Form Name Stocks Reports - Voluntary Surveys 3837, 3853, 3853, 3901, 3941, 3941, 3940, 3940, 3798, 1852, 1852, 3569, 3569, 3569, 3569, 3774, 3837, 3901, 3931, 3931, 3774, 3774, 3774 March Grain Stocks Report - MN ,   June Grain Stocks Report - CA ,   June Grain Stocks Report - MN ,   September Grain Stocks Report - CA ,   September Grain Stocks Report - MN ,   December Grain Stocks Report - CA ,   December Grain Stocks Report - MN ,   Brewers Hop Stocks Report - March ,   Brewers Hop Stocks Report - September ,   Dealers and Growers Hop Stocks Report - March ,   Dealer and Growers Hop Stocks Report - September ,   Potato Stocks Inquiry - February ,   Potato Stocks Inquiry - April ,   Potato Stocks Inquiry - June ,   Potato Stocks Inquiry - December ,   Potato Processing Inquiry - February ,   Potato Processing Inquiry - April ,   Potato Processing Inquiry - June ,   Potato Processing Inquiry - December ,   Annual Potato Processing Inquiry - August ,   Rice Stocks Report - December ,   Rice Stocks in Transit - August ,   March Grain Stocks Report - CA Peanut Stocks - Mandatory Surveys 2072, 2075, 2073, 2074 Peanut Stocks and Processing Report A ,   Peanut Stocks Processing Report CB ,   Peanut Stocks and Processing Report CP ,   Peanut Stocks and Processing Report B Stocks Surveys - 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	25,030	26,830	0	0	-1,800	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,230	5,585	0	0	-355	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: Since the previous approval only small adjustments have been made to the surveys included in this docket. The hops dealers and growers samples have been combined. In previous publications NASS has combined the summarized data from these two groups. Through a program review NASS decided to merge the samples together so that NASS commodity statisticians only had to run one edit and summary, since the final data would be merged before publication. The other changes to the sample sizes and respondent burden are adjustments due to changes in the populations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,800,000

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? 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: 02/06/2019

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