[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 12107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6251]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

 March 18, 2009.
    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.

Agricultural Research Service

    Title: Information Collection for Document Delivery Services.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0027.
    Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Library (NAL) 
accepts requests from libraries and other organizations in accordance 
with the national and international interlibrary loan code and 
guidelines. In its national role, NAL collects and supplies copies or 
loans of agricultural materials not found elsewhere. 7 U.S.C. 3125a and 
7 CFR part 505 gives NAL the authority to collect this information. NAL 
provides photocopies and loans of materials directly to USDA staff, 
other Federal agencies, libraries and other institutions, and 
indirectly to the public through their libraries. The Library charges 
for some of these activities through a fee schedule. In order to fill a 
request for reproduction or loan of items the library must have the 
name, mailing address, phone number of the respondent initiating the 
request, and may require either a fax number, e-mail address, or Ariel 
IP address. The collected information is used to deliver the material 
to the respondent, 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 
respondent consents to the fees charged by NAL.
    Need and Use of the Information: The NAL document delivery staff 
uses the information collected to identify the protocol for processing 
the request. The information collected determines whether the 
respondent is charged or exempt from any charges and what process the 
recipient uses to make payment if the request is chargeable. The staff 
also uses the information provided to process/package the reproduction 
or loan for delivery. Without the requested information NAL has no way 
to locate and deliver the loan or reproduction to the respondent, and 
thus cannot meet its mandate to supply agricultural material.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government; business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,525.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 506.

Agricultural Research Service

    Title: Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare 
Act Workshop Registration Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0033.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, National 
Agricultural Library (NAL), Animal Welfare Information Center conducts 
a workshop titled ``Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal 
Welfare Act''. The registration form collects information from 
interested parties necessary to register them for the workshop. The 
information includes: workshop data preferences, signature, name, 
title, organization name, mailing address, phone and fax numbers and e-
mail address. The information will be collected using online and 
printed versions of the form. Also forms can be faxed or mailed.
    Need and Use of the Information: NAL will collect information to 
register participants, contact them regarding schedule changes, control 
the number of participants due to limited resources and training space, 
and compile and customize class materials to meet the needs of the 
participants. Failure to collect the information would prohibit the 
delivery of the workshop and significantly inhibit NAL's ability to 
provide up-to-date information on the requirements of the Animal 
Welfare Act.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit Institutions; business 
or other for-profit; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 34.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-6251 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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