Information Collection Request

Agricultural Resource Management Phase 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Surveys

ICR 202504-0535-004 · OMB 0535-0218 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Form Survey ID: 1222 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
0218 - ARMS Chem Use - Supplementary Supporting Statements AB - Substantive Change Request - May 2025.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-28 Repair queued
0218 - Fruit Chemical Use - Questionnaire Changes for 2025.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-05-06 Repair queued
0218 - ARMS 2 - Questionnaire Changes for 2025.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-28 Repair queued
0218 - ARMS Chem Use - Substantive Change Request For 2024 Program Changes - Supplemental Supporting Statement B - 05-06-2024.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-05-09 Missing upstream
0218 - ARMS Chem Use - Substantive Change Request For 2024 Program Changes - Supplemental Supporting Statement A - 05-06-2024.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-05-09 Missing upstream
0218 - ARMS Chem Use - Substantive Change Request For 2024 Screening - Supplemental Supporting Statement B - 02-08-2024.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-02-08 Missing upstream
0218 - ARMS Chem Use - Substantive Change Request For 2024 Screening - Supplemental Supporting Statement A - 02-08-2024.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-02-08 Repair queued
0218 - ARMS 2 and CUS - Non-substantive Change Request - July 14, 2023.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change Uploaded 2023-07-13 Repair queued
0218 - ARMS Chem Use 2023 - PartB - 04-20-2023.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2023-04-20 Repair queued
0218 - ARMS Chem Use 2023 - PartA - 04-24-2023.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2023-04-24 Missing upstream
0218 - ARMS 12ChemUse - Public Comment - Dennis Fixler - BEA - Reply - 02-06-2023.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Template VCUS Survey Packet Letter - September 13, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Veg_Chem_Use_Postcard_2022_FINAL - August, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - 2022_VCUS_backgrounder_FINAL - August, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - VegChemUse_NewsRelease - September, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - 2021 Fruit Chem Use - cover letter.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - 2021 Fruit Chem Use - Introductory Postcard.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - 2021 Fruit Chem Use - Backgrounder.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - 2021 Fruit Chem Use - News Release.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Introductory Mailing - Here to Help Postcard - November 2021.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Template ARMS2 Pressure Seal Reminder - August 15, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Template ARMS2 Survey Packet Letter - September 21, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - 2022 ARMS2 Mailing (No questionnaire) Draft - July, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - ARMS Brochure - November 2021.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Missing upstream
0218 - Template ARMS Press Release - April 27, 2021.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Example Reminder E-Mail - July 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Template ARMS1 Pressure Seal Reminder - April 20, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Sample ARMS1 Cover Letter - June 8, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Sample ARMS1 Press Release - April 20, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218-Agricultual Chemical Usage - Vegetable Methodology and Quality Measures - July 21, 2021.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218-Agricultual Chemical Usage - Fruit Methodology and Quality Measures - July 20, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Missing upstream
0218-Agricultual Chemical Usage - Field Crop Methodology and Quality Measures - May13, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Vegetables - 2020 - July, 2021.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Fruit - 2021 - July, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Potatoes - 2016 - May, 2017.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Barley - 2019 - May, 2020.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Peanuts - 2018 - May, 2019.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Missing upstream
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Oats - 2015 - May, 2016.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Cotton - 2021 - May, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Soybeans - 2020 - May, 2021.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Wheat - 2019 - May, 2020.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Sorghum - 2019 - May, 2020.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Missing upstream
Title 7 USC - Sec 35 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
Public Law 104-170 - Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
Public Law 115-435 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Missing upstream
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
Title 7 USC - Sec 136i-2-Pesticide Data Collection.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Missing upstream
0218 - Scientific Integrity Statement.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
NASDA - 004 Revised - Dec 2020.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
PIA - NASS DA MA PIA v2_2 - Dec 1, 2017.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2023-03-15 Repair queued
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
185364 Non-Responses Other-Non-Response Statement Unchanged
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified
ICR Details
0535-0218 202504-0535-004
Received in OIRA 202405-0535-003
USDA/NASS
Agricultural Resource Management Phase 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Surveys
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 05/19/2025
  Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2027 07/31/2027
416,150 416,150
52,147 52,147
0 0

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is proposing a substantive change to the ARMS 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Survey IC (0535-0218) to incorporate updates to the ARMS 2 Cotton Questionnaire and the Fruit Chemical Use questionnaire. The ARMS 2 Potato questionnaire will remain unchanged.

US Code: 7 USC 2204 (a) Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: General Statement of Public Information
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 170 101 Name of Law: Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
   PL: Pub.L. 115 - 435 301 Name of Law: CIPSEA
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   US Code: 7 USC 136i-2 Name of Law: Collection of pesticide use information
   US Code: 7 USC 35 Name of Law: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  89 FR 13680 02/23/2024
90 FR 20997 05/16/2025
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys SurveyID: 2069, QID, SMetaKey: 1344, SMetaKey: 1344, SMetaKey: 1344, SMetaKey: 1344, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 2604, QID, QID, QID 035219, SurveyID: 1344, QID, QID, QID, SMetaKey: 3102, QID, QID , SMetaKey: 1344, SurveyID: 1241, SurveyID: 1241, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 2069, Survey ID: 1222, SurveyID: 9087, SurveyID: 1342, SurveyID: 590, SurveyID: 2054, Survey ID: 1241, Survey ID: 1241, SurveyID: 9127, SurveyID: 9126, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 1241, SurveyID: 1241, SurveyID: 2604 2023 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 1 ,   2024 Integrated Screening Survey ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Oat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Peanut Production Practices and Costs Report for 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Soybean Production Practices and Costs Report for 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Barley Production Practices Report For 2023 ,   2023 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (US Version) ,   2023 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 2 Consent Form ,   Fruit Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Sorghum Production Practices Report For 2024 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Winter Wheat Production Practices Report For 2024 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Durum Wheat Production Practices Report For 2024 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Other Spring Wheat Production Practices Report For 2024 ,   2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey ,   2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - CA Enterprise Version ,   2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version ,   Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Cotton Production Practices and Costs Report For 2025 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Potato Production Practices Report For 2025 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 2 - Telephone Quality Control Worksheet ,   Telephone Quality Control Worksheet for Fruit Chemical Use Survey ,   Telephone Quality Control Worksheet for 20xx Vegetable Chemical Use Survey ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Barley Production Practices Report For 2023 - Rev June 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Oat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2023 - Rev June 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Peanut Production Practices and Costs Report for 2023 - Rev June 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Soybean Production Practices and Costs Report for 2023 - Rev June 2023 ,   2023 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (US Version) - Rev July 2023 ,   2023 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) - Rev July 2023 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Wheat Production Practices Report For 2024 - May 2024 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Sorghum Production Practices Report For 2024 - May 2024 ,   2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version - May 2024 ,   2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) - May 2024 ,   2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (AZ Version) - May 2024 ,   2025 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (US Version) - May 2025 ,   2025 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) - May 2025 ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Cotton Production Practices and Costs Report For 2025 - May 2025
Non-Responses

  Total Request 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 416,150 416,150 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 52,147 52,147 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No

$9,500,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Brent Chittenden 512 501-3221 [email protected]

  No

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.
05/19/2025