# Federal Register #2026-20237

USDA NASS proposes changes to Field Crops Production information collection

**Buyer:** United States Department of Agriculture
**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** November 02, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20237

This USDA notice concerns proposed changes to an agricultural information collection, not a purchase solicitation.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
- **Collection:** Field Crops Production information collection, OMB Control Number 0535-0002. NASS uses the information to monitor agricultural developments and prepare crop production estimates.
- **Proposed changes:** Add two questions to the sugarcane questionnaires for the January and June collection cycles, and allow text-message and email reminders for respondents who opt in.
- **Scale and burden:** The collection lists 426,675 respondents and 140,289 total burden hours; the proposed changes add 483 burden hours.
- **OEMs, vendors, and products:** None are identified. No goods or commercial services are being requested.

### Description

The Department of Agriculture submitted information collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The notice covers the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Field Crops Production collection, including two added questions for sugarcane questionnaires and use of text and email reminders for respondents who opt in. The collection is used to monitor agricultural developments and inform crop production estimates. Comments were requested by November 2, 2026.

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