[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 245 (Monday, December 21, 2020)]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-27989]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection--Development 
Information Solution

AGENCY: Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, 
Policy Division, United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information 
collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, USAID requests public comment on this collection from all 
interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is 
to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the 
collection to OMB.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than February 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    1. Web: Through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional 
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including 
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument, to Marcelle 
Wijesinghe at 202-916-2606 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Instructions

    All comments must be in writing and submitted through the method(s) 
specified in the Addresses section above. All submissions must include 
the information collection title. Please include your name, title, 
organization, postal address telephone number, and email address in the 
text of the message. Please note that comments submitted in response to 
this Notice are public record. We recommend that you do not submit 
detailed personal information, Confidential Business Information, or 
any information that is otherwise protected from disclosure by statute.
    USAID will only address comments that explain why the proposed 
collection would be inappropriate, ineffective, or unacceptable without 
a change. Comments that are insubstantial or outside the scope of the 
notice of request for public comment may not be considered.

Purpose

    USAID is implementing the Development Information Solution (DIS) 
Pilot to consolidate reporting, improve efficiencies, and facilitate 
evidence-based decision-making. The purpose of this information 
collection is to require USAID contractors and grant recipients who 
collect indicator data under their award terms to: (1) Submit 
information to request access to the DIS, and (2) to submit indicator 
information to the DIS, which is collected under special award 
requirements unique to each award. In order to request access to the 
DIS, contractors and recipients of grants and cooperation agreements 
will need to submit the following information to USAID: Name, contact 
telephone number, name of organization, Login.gov username (which is 
the address used for Login.gov access), award number, award expiration 
date, the activities for which access is requested, and a signature and 
date to acknowledge agreement to the listed Rules of Behavior. We 
estimate that two persons may request access for each award that 
requires the collection of indicator data.
    Contractors and recipients will use the access to DIS during the 
pilot to submit indicator data and narrative on the deviation between 
indicator results and targets, when required as a subset of performance 
reporting under special award requirements. We estimate that indicator 
information will be submitted to DIS quarterly. As the DIS pilot 
progresses, USAID will use information from the pilot to inform 
rulemaking under Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 0412-AA90, which 
will require contractors and grant recipients to submit digital 
information required under awards through the DIS, replacing other 
current methods of submission. This information collection request will 
be updated in conjunction with the rulemaking to capture digital 
information submission requirements for information collected under 
other standard award terms.

Overview of Information Collection

     Title of Information Collection: USAID Development 
Information Solution Pilot.
     Type of Review: A New Information Collection.
     Respondents: USAID contractors and grant and cooperative 
agreement recipients.
     Estimated Number of Annual Responses--DIS Access: 2,368.
     Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours--DIS Access: 
1,184.
     Estimated Number of Annual Responses--Indicator 
Information: 11,236.
     Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours--Indicator 
Information: 2,809.
     Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,604.
     Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,993.

    Dated: December 15, 2020.
Mark Walther,
Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2020-27989 Filed 12-18-20; 8:45 am]
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