[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. No. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 
5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces 
the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) intention to request an 
extension of a currently approved information collection, Information 
Collection For Document Delivery Services at the National Agricultural 
Library (NAL), that expires September 30, 2002.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 16, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments to Wayne Thompson, Access Services 
Librarian, Document Delivery Services Branch, National Agricultural 
Library, Agricultural Research Service, Room 300, 10301 Baltimore Ave., 
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351. Submit electronic comments to 
[email protected].

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Thompson, Access Services 
Librarian, phone: 301-504-6503, or Fax: 301-504-7593

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Information Collection For Document Delivery Services.
    OMB Number: 0518-0027.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2002.
    Type of Request: To extend a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In its role as both a preeminent agricultural research 
library and a National Library of the United States, NAL (part of the 
Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service) provides 
loans and photocopies of materials from its collections to libraries 
and other institutions and organizations. NAL follows applicable 
copyright laws and guidelines and standard interlibrary codes and 
practices when providing loans and photocopies and charges a fee for 
this service. To request a loan or photocopy institutions must provide 
a written request to NAL using either a standard interlibrary loan 
form, interlibrary loan protocol, or an email message formatted 
according to NAL provided instructions. Information provided in these 
requests include the name, address, and telephone number of the party 
requesting the material, and depending on the method of delivery of the 
material to the party, may include either a fax number, email address, 
or Ariel IP address. The requestor must also provide a statement 
acknowledging copyright compliance, bibliographic information for the 
material they are requesting, and the maximum dollar amount they are 
willing to pay for the material. The collected information is used to 
deliver the material to the requesting party, bill for and track 
payment of applicable fees, monitor the return to NAL of loaned 
material, identify and locate the requested material in NAL 
collections, and determine whether the requesting party consents to the 
fees charged by NAL.
    Estimate of Burden: Average 1.75 minutes per response.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to the collection of 
information are those libraries or other institutions or organizations 
that request interlibrary loans or copies of material in the NAL 
collections. Each respondent must furnish the information for each loan 
or copying request.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2500.
    Frequency of Responses: Average 13 per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 963 hours (0.39 hours 
per respondent). Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have a practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, such as through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques. All responses to this notice will be summarized and 
included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become 
a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 31, 2002.
Caird E. Rexroad,
Acting Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-14734 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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