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Published Date: 1/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on a new info collection that helps track farm and livestock stats. Farmers, researchers, and agencies will be involved, and comments are due by February 10, 2025. This update aims to make data gathering easier and clearer without adding extra costs or hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Up to 10 cooperator surveys yearly
You could be asked to respond to one of up to 10 cooperator-funded surveys NASS may run each year. The notice says responses are voluntary, the surveys will be conducted on a full-cost recovery basis, NASS expects 225,000 respondents, and the total estimated burden is 111,512 hours; comments are due by February 10, 2025.
Federal legal protection for responses
If you respond, NASS says the data you report are protected by Federal law (18 U.S.C. 1905; 7 U.S.C. 2276; and title III of Pub. L. 115-435 codified in 44 U.S.C. ch. 35). NASS also says published summaries will be used by the sponsoring cooperators and agricultural stakeholders.
Topics you may be asked about
You may be asked questions on topics such as farm management practices, food safety, workplace safety, conservation and land use, chemical use management practices, crop quality, and agri‑tourism or local foods. NASS says these topic surveys would be requested by cooperators and used to analyze production and program impacts.
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