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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0535-0039	ICR Reference No: 200912-0535-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-0535-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/27/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/28/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	93,806	0	85,292
Time Burden (Hours)	16,489	0	12,907
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	93,806	85,292	3,700	4,814
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,489	12,907	1,245	2,337
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The program changes include the addition of a new pomegranate survey, the renewal of a maple syrup survey that is conducted once every five years, the merging of several smaller specialty surveys into a couple of more comprehensive surveys, along with several other miscellaneous activities. Following the data capture of the 2007 Census of Agriculture data, NASS was able to adjust its sample size estimates.