[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2060]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 26, 2011.
    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, D.C. 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: National Program 216 Technology Transfer Project--End Users' 
Inputs.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) 
Agricultural System Competitiveness and Sustainability National Program 
(NP 216) focuses on understanding farms function and how changing or 
introducing new technology will affect their productivity, 
profitability, energy efficiency, and natural resource stewardship. The 
first step of developing more effective methods for delivering new 
technology to farmers is to assess the effectiveness of the current 
technology transfer methods and gather information as to how the 
farmers would prefer to learn about new technology. ARS will conduct a 
farmer survey to collect information needed to streamline the diffusion 
of new farming systems technology developed by ARS scientists. The 
authority to collect this information is contained in CFR, title 7, 
volume 1, part 2, subpart K, Sec. 2.65(92).
    Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect information to 
identify challenges and barriers to technology transfer and help in 
developing alternatives to improve technology transfer from ARS to end-
users. The information will also be used as part of a project to 
identify the effective educational methods and communication channels 
in transferring new technologies developed under the Agricultural 
System Competitiveness and Sustainability National Program (NP-216) of 
the ARS to customers and producers and document the societal impacts of 
those new technologies.
    Description of Respondents: Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 5,113.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 315.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2060 Filed 1-28-11; 8:45 am]
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