[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25154]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 14, 2018.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by December
19, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 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, email 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: 590.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 69.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Web Forms for Research Data, Models, Materials, and
Publications as well as Study and Event Registration.
OMB Control Number: 0518-0032.
Summary of Collection: OMB Circular 130 Management of Federal
Information Resources, establishes that ``agencies will use electronic
media and formats . . . in order to make government information more
easily accessible and useful to the public'' In order to provide
information and services related to its program responsibilities
defined at 7 CFR 2.65, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) needs to
obtain certain basic information from the public. Online forms allow
the public to request from ARS research data, models, materials, and
publications as well as registration for scientific studies and events.
Need and Use of the Information: ARS will use the information to
respond to requests for specific services. The information will be
collected electronically. If this collection is not conducted, ARS will
be hindered from reducing the burden on its customers by providing them
the most timely and efficient way to request services.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 8,750.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 438.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25154 Filed 11-16-18; 8:45 am]
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