[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11134-11135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03543]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 11, 2013.
    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: Patent License Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0003.
    Summary of Collection: Public Law 96-517, HR 209 (Technology 
Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000), and 37 CFR Part 404 requires 
Federal agencies to use the patent system to promote the utilization of 
inventions arising from federally supported research and provide the 
authority to grant patent licenses. 37 CFR 404.8 specifies the 
information which must be submitted by a patent license applicant to 
the Federal agency having custody of a patent.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Research Service 
(ARS) will collect identifying information on the applicant, 
identifying information for the business, and a detailed description 
for development and/or marketing of the invention using form AD-761. 
The information collected is used to determine whether the applicant 
has both a complete and sufficient plan for developing and marketing 
the invention and the necessary manufacturing, marketing, technical, 
and financial resources to carry out the submitted plan.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 225.

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Agricultural Research Service

    Title: Peer Review Related Forms for the Office of Scientific 
Quality Review.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0028.
    Summary of Collection: The Office of Scientific Quality Review 
(OSQR) oversees peer review of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 
research plans in response to Congressional mandate in the Agricultural 
Research Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-185, 
Section 103d). The ARS peer-review panels are scientists who review 
current scientific research projects.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect the following 
information: Confidentiality agreement, panelist information, peer 
review of an ARS research project, critique of ARS research project, 
panelist expense report, and panelist invoice. The information is used 
to manage the travel and stipend payments to panel reviewers and 
provide well-organized feedback to ARS's researchers about their 
projects. If information were not collected, ARS would not meet the 
administrative or legislative requirements of the Peer Review Process 
as mandated by Public Law 105-185; Section 103(d).
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 230.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Weekly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,057.

Agricultural Research Service

    Title: ARS Animal Health National Program Assessment Survey Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0042.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is 
charged with extending the Nation's scientific knowledge with research 
projects in agriculture, human nutrition, food safety, natural 
resources, the environment, and other topics affecting the Nation. 
Research in the Agency is conducted through coordinated National 
Programs on a five year cycle. The cycle ensures that ARS research 
meets OMB's Research and Development Investment Criteria and other 
external requirements, including the Research Title of the Farm Bill, 
and the Government Performance and results Act of 1993 (GPRA). The ARS 
National Program 103 Animal Health (NP103) runs in a five year research 
cycle and is required to conduct a national program assessment to 
gather customer, stakeholder, and partner input to the next program 
cycle.
    Need and Use of the Information: The proposed assessment instrument 
will enable ARS to ascertain the level of customer and stakeholder 
satisfaction with the quality, relevance, and performance of its Animal 
Health research program. The information collected is also necessary to 
feed into the goals of the Program's next five year cycle. Failure to 
collect input from our customers on the performance and impact of our 
research program would significantly inhibit the relevance and 
credibility of the research conducted at ARS.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (5 years).
    Total Burden Hours: 100.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-03543 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
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