Chill Out: Public Comments Sought on Farm Cold Storage Poll
Published Date: 5/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture wants your thoughts on a survey they use to track cold storage of agricultural products. They’re asking for comments by June 20, 2025, to make sure the survey is useful and not too much work for folks who respond. This helps keep the survey clear, accurate, and easy to fill out without costing extra money or time.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Cold Storage Survey Time Burden
If you operate a farm or refrigerated food warehouse, USDA asks for data in its Cold Storage Survey. The notice says there are 1,567 respondents, the survey is conducted monthly (with a biennial benchmark), and USDA estimates a combined total of 5,145 burden hours; comments are requested by June 20, 2025.
Custom Work Survey Reporting Burden
If you run or work on a farm, USDA's Custom Work Survey asks for annual information about custom agricultural work rates. The notice estimates 41,500 respondents, annual reporting frequency, and a combined total of 15,027 burden hours; comments are requested by June 20, 2025.
Chemical Use Surveys Time Commitment
If you are a farmer or business that participates in state chemical-use or field-crop surveys, USDA reports 24,200 respondents for cooperator-funded chemical use and production practice surveys with a combined total of 11,571 burden hours; comments are requested by June 20, 2025.
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