Nonsubstantive Change Justification for Potato Stocks Changes

October 17, 2022

Non-substantive Change Request

0535-0007 – Stocks Reports

Potato Stocks Inquiry – December 1, 2022

Potato Stocks Inquiry – February 1, 2023

Potato Stocks Inquiry – April 1, 2023

Potato Stocks Inquiry – June 1, 2023

This non-substantive change requests affects all potato stocks inquiries. The specific changes are itemized below:

Potato Stocks Inquiry – December 1, 2022

INSTRUCTION: From “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation” to “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities on this operation”

Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation on December 1, 2022?”

Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to December 1, 2022?”

The current question leaves open the possibility of double counting potatoes stored for operations that lease storage facilities from other operators. For example, the storage facility’s owner would report the stored potatoes as well as the operator who leased the storage from the storage facility’s owner.

To clarify and avoid duplication,

• Question 2 will now read: “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities on this operation on December 1, 2022?”

• Question 3 will now read “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to December 1, 2022?”

Potato Stocks Inquiry – February 1, 2023

INSTRUCTION: From “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation” to “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities on this operation”

Question 1 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation on February 1, 2023?”

Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to January 1, 2023?”

Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to February 1, 2023?”

The current question leaves open the possibility of double counting potatoes stored for operations that lease storage facilities from other operators. For example, the storage facility’s owner would report the stored potatoes as well as the operator who leased the storage from the storage facility’s owner.

To clarify and avoid duplication,

• Question 1 will now read: “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities on this operation on February 1, 2023?”

• Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to January 1, 2023?”

• Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to February 1, 2023?”

Potato Stocks Inquiry – April 1, 2023

INSTRUCTION: From “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation” to “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities on this operation”

Question 1 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation on April 1, 2023?”

Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to March 1, 2023?”

Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to April 1, 2023?”

The current question leaves open the possibility of double counting potatoes stored for operations that lease storage facilities from other operators. For example, the storage facility’s owner would report the stored potatoes as well as the operator who leased the storage from the storage facility’s owner.

To clarify and avoid duplication,

• Question 1 will now read: “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities on this operation on April 1, 2023?”

• Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to March 1, 2023?”

• Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to April 1, 2023?”

Potato Stocks Inquiry – June 1, 2023

INSTRUCTION: From “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation” to “Report for all 2022 crop potatoes in storage facilities on this operation”

Question 1 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities owned or leased by this operation on June 1, 2023?”

Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to May 1, 2023?”

Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping (include unusable potatoes hauled out of the field) from the beginning of the season to June 1, 2023?”

The current question leaves open the possibility of double counting potatoes stored for operations that lease storage facilities from other operators. For example, the storage facility’s owner would report the stored potatoes as well as the operator who leased the storage from the storage facility’s owner.

To clarify and avoid duplication,

• Question 1 will now read: “What was the Total Quantity of potatoes in storage facilities on this operation on June 1, 2023?”

• Question 2 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to May 1, 2023?”

• Question 3 currently asks the respondent “What was the Total Quantity lost due to shrinkage, cull, or dumping from the beginning of the season to June 1, 2023?”

These changes will not impact the current sample size or respondent burden.

Revised questionnaires for all affected surveys are loaded to ROCIS.

3