[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24967-24968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11582]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Library

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Library, 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, dated 
August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Agricultural Research 
Service's (ARS) intention to request an extension of a currently 
approved information collection, Information Collection for Document 
Delivery Services at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), which 
expires November 30, 2018.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, NAL, Digitization and Access 
Branch, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 305-D, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-
2351.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay Derr, Librarian, telephone: 301-
504-5879; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Information Collection for Document Delivery Services.
    OMB Number: 0518-0027.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2018.
    Type of Request: To extend a currently approved information 
collection process.
    Abstract: In its role as both a preeminent agricultural research 
library and a national library of the United States, NAL (part of the 
USDA's ARS) provides loans and copies 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 copies and charges a fee, 
if applicable, for this service. To request a loan or copy, 
institutions must provide a formal 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 or the National Library of 
Medicine's Docline. Information in these requests includes the name, 
mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the party 
requesting the material. 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 requestor, bill for and track payment of 
applicable fees, monitor the return of loaned material to NAL, 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: 590.
    Frequency of Responses: Average 7 per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 69 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 
collection of

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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 Kay Derr at the address listed above within 60 
days of the 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: May 17, 2018.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-11582 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-03-P