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OMB Control No: 0535-0004	ICR Reference No: 201207-0535-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201107-0535-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Egg, Chicken and Turkey Surveys
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: 01/24/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/27/2012
Terms of Clearance: NASS agrees, once the instruments have been fully standardized across participating states, to implement the response rate calculation identified in the OMB statistical directive (1 and 2), Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys, when calculating and publishing response rates for prospective rounds of this information collection. NASS estimates this to occur in approximately 3-5 years. If the instruments have not been standardized at the time of renewal, NASS agrees to submit an appropriate plan for prompt implementation of

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2013
Responses	23,515	0	40,977
Time Burden (Hours)	3,675	0	5,512
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	23,515	40,977	-12,727	-4,735
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,675	5,512	-1,393	-444
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The program changes include the standardizing of questionnaires, improved sampling, and removal of several surveys, these program changes have resulted in a reduction of 12,727 responses and 1,393 hours of burden. Changes due to adjustments in agency estimates result in a reduction of 4,735 responses and 444 hours of burden.