# Federal Register #2026-22632

USDA information-collection notice on agricultural survey figures and SBIR/STTR certification

**Buyer:** Department of Agriculture (USDA)
**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22632

This USDA notice updates information-collection figures and reviews a small-business grant certification form; it is not a procurement opportunity.
- **Government agencies:** U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
- **NASS Agricultural Surveys Program:** Corrected figures are 605,600 respondents and 207,710 total burden hours.
- **NIFA SBIR/STTR Lifecycle Certification:** The form confirms that small-business grantees continue to meet program eligibility requirements during interim and final reporting and closeout; the collection lists 180 individual respondents and 90 total burden hours.
- **Procurement details:** No OEMs, vendors, products, or services for purchase are identified.

### Description

The Department of Agriculture notice corrects information in an October 16, 2026 Federal Register notice about the Agricultural Surveys Program (OMB Control Number 0535-0213). The previously published figures for respondents and total burden hours were incorrect; the corrected figures are 605,600 respondents and 207,710 burden hours. The notice also reports a separate USDA information collection for the SBIR/STTR Lifecycle Certification form. Comments on the information collection are to be submitted through reginfo.gov, with comments received by December 7, 2026 considered.

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