No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
01/26/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2027
07/31/2027
1,788,881
1,788,881
139,806
139,806
0
0
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) requests approval for non-substantive change to
NASS’s Confidentiality Pledge. In the summer of 2025, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) requested that NASS update its
confidentiality pledge. This change to NASS Confidentiality Pledge
would affect all surveys conducted under NASS’s 34 active
Information Collections (ICs). Current Language: “Your responses
will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses
ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject
to a jail term, a fine, or both.” Proposed Revision: “Your
responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully
discloses ANY identifiable information about you and your
operations without your consent is subject to a jail term, a fine,
or both.”
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.