[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63757-63758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28220]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Library


Notice of Intent To Seek Approval to Collect Information

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 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 
National Agricultural Library's intent to request approval for a new 
information collection from the Information Services Division to obtain 
an evaluation of user satisfaction with NAL Internet sites.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 14, 2004, to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to John 
Gladstone, Project Manager, 10301 Baltimore Ave., Room 011; Beltsville, 
MD 20705. Submit electronic comments to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Gladstone, Phone: 301-504-5462; 
Fax: (301) 504-7473.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: ``Evaluation of User Satisfaction with NAL Internet Sites.''
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Type of Request: Approval for new data collection.
    Abstract: This is a request, made by the National Agricultural 
Library (NAL) Office of the Director (OD), Office of the Associate 
Director of Information Services, that the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a 
three year generic clearance for the NAL to conduct user satisfaction 
research around its Internet sites. This effort is made according to 
Executive Order 12862 (Attachment A, ppl-2), which directs federal 
agencies that provide significant services directly to the public to 
survey customers to determine the kind and quality of services they 
want and their level of satisfaction with existing services.
    The National Agricultural Library Internet sites are a vast 
collection of Web pages created and maintained by component 
organizations of the NAL, and is visited by 3.4 million people per 
month on average. All seven of the NAL Information Centers and a dozen 
special interest collections have established a Web presence with a 
home page and links to sub-pages that provide information to their 
respective audiences.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response.
    Respondents: The agricultural community, USDA personnel and their 
cooperators, and including public and private users or providers of 
agricultural information.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1200 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1003 hours.
    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 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 the 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 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technology. Comments should be sent to the address 
in the preamble. All

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responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record.

    Dated: October 24, 2003.
Caird E. Rexroad,
Acting Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. 03-28220 Filed 11-7-03; 8:45 am]
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