[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 218 (Monday, November 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 66591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26662]



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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. 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's) 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 March 31, 2009.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: ARS-NAL, Collection Services Branch, 10301 
Baltimore Ave., Room 300, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Thompson, Access Services 
Librarian, telephone: 301-504-6503; fax: 301-504-7593; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Information Collection For Document 
Delivery Services.
    OMB Number: 0518-0027.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2009.
    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 interlibrary loan guidelines, standards, codes, and 
practices when providing loans and photocopies and charges a fee, if 
applicable, for this service. To request a loan or photocopy, 
institutions must provide a written request to NAL using either NAL's 
Web-based online request system or an interlibrary loan request system 
such as the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) or the National 
Library of Medicine's Docline. 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, e-mail 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 1.00 minute per response.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to the collection of 
information are those libraries, 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: 1525.
    Frequency of Responses: Average 11 per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 280 hours.
    Comments: 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. Comments may be sent to Wayne Thompson at the address 
listed above within 65 days after date of publication. 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: October 22, 2008.
Antoinette A. Betschart,
Associate Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. E8-26662 Filed 11-7-08; 8:45 am]
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