[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 155 (Thursday, August 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40808-40809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19428]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 10, 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

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the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    Title: USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-0016.
    Summary of Collection: The USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars Program, 
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office 
of Outreach and Diversity, is an annual joint human capital initiative 
between USDA and the Nation's thirty-two 1994 Land-Grant Tribal 
Colleges and Universities (1994 TCUs). The purpose of the USDA/1994 
Tribal Scholars Program is to: (1) Strengthen the long-term partnership 
between USDA and the 1994 Land-Grant Tribal Colleges and Universities 
Institutions; (2) Increase the number of students studying agriculture, 
food, natural resources sciences, or other related disciplines; and (3) 
Offer career opportunities to USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars at the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture. Tribal Scholars are required to study in the 
food and agricultural and related sciences, so defined by the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(U.S.C. 3103 (8)).
    Need and Use of the Information: This program offers a combination 
of work experience and academic study leading to career positions 
within USDA through a Student Career Experience Program designed to 
integrate classroom study with paid work experience. Without the 
information, USDA would be unable to award scholarships to students.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,440.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,320.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-19428 Filed 8-12-09; 8:45 am]
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