[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16139]


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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 at 5 
CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the 
intention of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to request an 
extension of a currently approved information collection, Information 
Collection for Document Delivery Services at the National Agricultural 
Library (NAL), which expires February 28, 2022.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS-NAL, Digitization and Access 
Branch, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 305-D, Beltsville, MD 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: February 28, 2022.
    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, which is part 
of 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, monitor the return of loaned 
material to NAL, and identify and locate the requested material in NAL 
collections.
    Estimate of Burden: Average 1.00 minute per response.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to the collection of 
information are 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: 196.
    Frequency of Responses: Average nine per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 30 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have a practical use; (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 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.

Simon Y. Liu,
Acting Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. 2021-16139 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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