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OMB Control No: 0535-0226	ICR Reference No: 202106-0535-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-0535-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2022 Census of Agriculture
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/09/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/14/2021
Terms of Clearance: The NASS research study referenced in the supporting statements is experimental and is intended to assess the impact of including SOGI and Disability questions on survey response rates and measurement error associated with different modes of administration. The findings will inform whether and how to include these questions on the 2027 NACS. These modified survey documents will be included in a substantive change request.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2024	36 Months From Approved
Responses	16,738,427	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,276,166	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2204(a) Name of Law: General Duties of the Secretary
   US Code: 18 USC 1905 Name of Law: Disclosure of Confidential Information
   US Code: 7 USC 3601.1 Name of Law: FOIA
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 503(a) Name of Law: CIPSEA
   US Code: 7 USC 2276 Name of Law: Confidentiality of Information
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 13 3501 Name of Law: Paperwork Reduction Act
   US Code: 7 USC 2204(g) Name of Law: Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to Conduct Census of Agriculture

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	16,738,427	16,738,427
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,276,166	3,276,166
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Since the Census of Agriculture information collection is a reinstatement, there is no current inventory of burden hours. From the calculations in item 12 an estimated 3,276,166 burden hours will be needed. Non-response burden is included in this calculation. The supplemental attachments contain an overview of the changes made to questionnaire content from the 2017 Census of Agriculture.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $53,433,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: David Hancock 202-690-2388 dhancock@nass.usda.gov