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OMB Control No: 0535-0226	ICR Reference No: 202605-0535-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202109-0535-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NASS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2027 Census of Agriculture
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/02/2026
Terms of Clearance: The package is approved with the proposed change.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	14,100,773	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,859,794	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. 115 - 435 301 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	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	14,100,773	13,997,423	-54,575	157,925
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,859,794	2,856,348	-12,519	15,965
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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 2,859,794 burden hours will be needed. Non-response burden is included in this calculation. Burden for this renewal takes into account the removal of 2022 Census of Agriculture pilot study work.

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: Struther VanHorn 202 973-4538 struther.vanhorn@usda.gov

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