[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66816-66817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21935]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 31, 2005.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Office of the Chief Information Officer

    Title: USDA eAuthentication Service Customer Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-0014.
    Summary Of Collection: The USDA Office of the Chief Information 
Officer (OCIO) developed the eAuthentication

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system as a management and technical process that addresses user 
authentication and authorization prerequisites for providing services 
electronically. The eAuthentication Service provides an electronic 
alternative to traditional ink signatures. The process requires a 
voluntary one-time electronic self-registration to obtain an 
eAuthentication account for each USDA Agency customer desiring access 
to USDA online services and applications protected by eAuthentication. 
The information collected through the electronic self-registration 
process is necessary to enable the electronic authentication of users 
and grant them access to only those resources for which they are 
authorized.
    Need And Use of the Information: The voluntary self-registration 
process applies to USDA customers and employees who request access to 
online USDA services and applications that are protected by 
eAuthentication. Users can register directly from the eAuthentication 
Web site located at www.eauth.egov.usda.gov. The information collected 
through the online self-registration process will be used to provide an 
eAuthentication account that will enable the electronic authentication 
of users. The user will then have access to authorized resources 
without needing to reauthenticate within the context of a single 
Internet session.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; individuals or households; 
business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; federal 
government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 38,604.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,453.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21935 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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