Information Collection Request

Agricultural Resource Management Phase 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Surveys

ICR 202604-0535-002 · OMB 0535-0218 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Form SurveyID: 1344 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Potatoes Production Practices Report for 2028 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 9071 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2028 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Corn Production Practices Report for 2027 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 1342 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Oats Production Practices Report for 2027 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID:3247 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Sorghum Production Practices and Costs Report for 2027 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID:3248 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Barley Production Practices and Costs Report for 2027 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID:4036 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Peanuts Production Practices Report for 2026 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2038 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Rice Production Practices and Costs Report for 2026 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form Survey ID: 1312 Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Corn Production Practices and Costs Report for 2026 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form Survey ID: 3102 2026 Integrated Screening Survey Version 2 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2069 2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (AZ Version) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2069 2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2069 2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID Telephone Quality Control Worksheet for 20xx Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID Telephone Quality Control Worksheet for Fruit Chemical Use Survey Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 2 - Telephone Quality Control Worksheet Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID 035219 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2069 2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2069 2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - CA Enterprise Version Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 2069 2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID Fruit Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form QID Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 2 Consent Form Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 1241 2027 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SurveyID: 1241 2027 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (US Version) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form Survey ID: 3102 2026 Integrated Screening Survey Version 1 Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form Survey ID: 1222 2026 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 1 Form and Instruction Modified Available
0218 - Example ARMS 2 Respondent Letter - Potatoes 2025.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-22 Available
0218 - Example ARMS 2 Respondent Booklet Letter.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-22 Available
0218 - ARMS Chem Use 2026 - Part B - 04-10-2026.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - ARMS Chem Use 2026 - Part A - 04-10-2026.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 -Template Veg Chem Respondent Booklet .pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Veg Chem Use Postcard 2026.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - 2026_VCUS_backgrounder_FINAL.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - VegChemUse_NewsRelease - September, 2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - 2025 Fruit Chem Use - Cover Letter.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-22 Available
0218 - 2025 Fruit Chem Use - Postcard.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - 2025 Fruit Chem Use - Backgrounder.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - 2025 Fruit Chem Use News Release .docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Example ARMS Postcard - 2025.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Template ARMS 2 Pressure Seal Reminder - 2025.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 Template ARMS 2 Survey Packet Letter - 2025.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - ARMS General Brochure - 2024.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Template ARMS 2 Press Release - 2025.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Example Reminder E-Mail.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Template ARMS 1 Pressure Sealer Reminder - 2026.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Sample ARMS 1 Cover Letter - 2026.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Sample ARMS 1 Press Release - 2025.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218-Agricultual Chemical Usage - Vegetable Methodology and Quality Measures.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218-Agricultual Chemical Usage - Fruit Methodology and Quality Measures .pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218-Agricultual Chemical Usage - Field Crop Methodology and Quality Measures.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Vegetables - 2024.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Fruit - 2023.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Potatoes - 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Barley - 2023.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Peanuts - 2023.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Oats - 2023.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Cotton - 2021 - May, 2022.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Soybeans - 2023.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Wheat - 2024.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
0218 - Chem Use Highlights - Sorghum - 2024.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-20 Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 35 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Title 18 USC - Sec 1905 - Disclosure (1).docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Public Law 104-170 - Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Public Law 115-435 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (1).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 3601.1 - General Statement of Public Information (FOIA).docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 2204(a) Gen Duties.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 2276-Confidentiality[1] - Section 1770 of Food Security Act.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Title 7 USC - Sec 136i-2-Pesticide Data Collection.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0218 - Scientific Integrity Statement.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
NASDA - 004 Revised - Dec 2020.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
PIA - NASS DA MA PIA v2_2 - Dec 1, 2017 (1).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
185364 Non-Responses Other-Non-Response Statement Modified
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Potatoes Production Practices Report for 2028
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2028
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Corn Production Practices Report for 2027
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Oats Production Practices Report for 2027
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Sorghum Production Practices and Costs Report for 2027
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Barley Production Practices and Costs Report for 2027
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Peanuts Production Practices Report for 2026
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Rice Production Practices and Costs Report for 2026
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Corn Production Practices and Costs Report for 2026
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2026 Integrated Screening Survey Version 2
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (AZ Version)
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (CA Version)
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedTelephone Quality Control Worksheet for 20xx Vegetable Chemical Use Survey
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedTelephone Quality Control Worksheet for Fruit Chemical Use Survey
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 2 - Telephone Quality Control Worksheet
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedVegetable Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - CA Enterprise Version
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedFruit Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction ModifiedAgricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 2 Consent Form
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2027 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (CA Version)
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2027 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (US Version)
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2026 Integrated Screening Survey Version 1
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Form and Instruction Modified2026 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 1
1148 Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys Other-Respondent Booklet Modified
ICR Details
0535-0218 202604-0535-002
Received in OIRA 202601-0535-017
USDA/NASS
Agricultural Resource Management Phase 1 & 2 and Chemical Use Surveys
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 05/06/2026
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 07/31/2027
414,017 416,150
51,364 52,147
0 0

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a three-year renewal for a long-standing data collection series focused on production practices and chemical use. This renewal seeks continued authority to conduct the following survey programs for the next three years: • Agricultural Resources Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 1 / Integrated Screening Survey (ISS) • ARMS Phase 2, which covers field crop production practices and chemical use • Vegetable Chemical Use Survey • Fruit Chemical Use Survey

US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   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: 7 USC 2204 (a) Name of Law: General Duties of Secretary
   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

  90 FR 57729 12/12/2025
91 FR 23240 04/30/2026
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys SurveyID: 2038 , SurveyID:4036, SurveyID:3248, SurveyID:3247, SurveyID: 1342, QID, SurveyID: 9071, SurveyID: 1344, Survey ID: 1312, QID, Survey ID: 3102, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 2069, QID, QID 035219, QID, QID, QID, Survey ID: 3102, SurveyID: 1241, SurveyID: 1241, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 2069, Survey ID: 1222, SurveyID: 2069, SurveyID: 2069 2026 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase 1 ,   2026 Integrated Screening Survey Version 1 ,   2027 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (US Version) ,   2027 Fruit Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) ,   Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 2 Consent Form ,   Fruit Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form ,   2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey ,   2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - CA Enterprise Version ,   2026 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version ,   Vegetable Chemical Use Survey Chemical Applications Consent Form ,   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 ,   2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey - US Enterprise Version ,   2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (CA Version) ,   2028 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey (AZ Version) ,   2026 Integrated Screening Survey Version 2 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Corn Production Practices and Costs Report for 2026 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Rice Production Practices and Costs Report for 2026 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Peanuts Production Practices Report for 2026 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Barley Production Practices and Costs Report for 2027 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Sorghum Production Practices and Costs Report for 2027 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Oats Production Practices Report for 2027 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Corn Production Practices Report for 2027 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Wheat Production Practices and Costs Report for 2028 ,   Agriculture Resource Management Survey Phase 2 – Potatoes Production Practices Report for 2028
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 414,017 416,150 0 -2,133 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 51,364 52,147 0 -783 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
The revised average annual burden is estimated at 51,364 hours, reflecting a decrease of 783 hours over the current burden of 52,147 hours. This change is attributed to commodities in rotation for this data collection.

$9,500,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Struther VanHorn 202 973-4538 [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.
05/06/2026