Agricultural Resource
Management and Chemical Use Surveys
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/27/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2025
05/31/2025
291,060
270,000
109,277
106,385
0
0
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) is requesting a substantive change to the ARMS and
Chemical Use Survey information collection request (OMB No.
0535-0218) for the 2022 ARMS Phase 2, and Vegetable Chemical Use
Surveys. The change is needed to accommodate the addition of the
2022 ARMS Phase 2 and 2022 Vegetable Chemical Use questionnaires.
There is an increase in burden due to the mailings that will be
made to respondents.
US Code:
18
USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential
Information
US Code: 43
USC 1905 Name of Law: Grazing Fees
US Code: 36
USC 222.51 Name of Law: Grazing Fees
US Code: 7 USC
2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
US Code: 7 USC
1441 Name of Law: Price Support Levels
US Code: 7 USC
7998 Name of Law: Estimates of Farm Income
US Code: 7
USC 136i-2 Name of Law: Collection if pesticide use
informatioin
US Code: 7 USC
35 Name of Law: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
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. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
The removal of questions from
the Production Practices Report (Potatoes) that were previously
requested by the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP)
resulted in a decrease of 370 hours of burden with no change in
number of responses. The removal of questions reduced the average
time per respondent from 50 to 35 minutes. The addition of
presurvey and initial survey mailing for the Vegetable Chemical Use
and ARMS 2 wheat and potato versions resulted in an increase of
21,060 responses and 3,262 hours.
Richard Hopper 202 720-2206
Richard.Hopper@nass.usda.gov
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.