Mar 11 -- The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) invites comments to OMB by April 10, 2024 regarding a proposed substantive change in the Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops surveys.
Data reported on fruit, nut, and specialty crops are used by NASS to estimate crop acreage, yield, production, utilization, price, and value in States with significant commercial production. These estimates are essential to farmers, processors, importers and exporters, shipping companies, cold storage facilities and handlers in making production and marketing decisions. Estimates from these inquiries are used by market order administrators in their determination of expected crop supplies under Federal and State market orders.
This substantive change is being submitted as a supplemental supporting statement for program changes. Every 5 years NASS conducts a program review following the completion of the Census of Agriculture. Changes will be made on state level data that will be published in NASS reports as summarized below by commodity.
Citrus Fruits
Lemons – Full Program: FL
Non-Citrus Fruits
Cherries (sweet) – Full Program: MI
Cherries (tart) – Drop: NY, WA, WI
Grapes – Full Program: NY, OR
Peaches – Drop: WA
Raspberries – Full Program: OR
Tree Nuts
No changes
Specialty Crops
Maple Syrup – Full Program: CT, IN, MA, MN, OH, WV
where
Annual Program – Acreage & Production estimates
Full Program – Acreage & Production estimates including forecasted production (when applicable)
Drop – No acreage, production, forecast estimates will be set.
NASS Fruit and Nut Surveys
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Fruits_and_Nuts/index.php
NASS submission to OMB:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202402-0535-004 Click IC List for information collection instrument, View Supporting Statement for technical documentation. Submit comments through this webpage.
Proposed changes
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/DownloadDocument?objectID=140143600 and
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/DownloadDocument?objectID=140143700
FRN:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-05086
For AEA members wishing to submit comments, "A Primer on How to Respond to Calls for Comment on Federal Data Collections" is available at
https://www.aeaweb.org/content/file?id=5806