[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 57680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20391]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 October 21, 2022 will be considered. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.
    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: 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 comprised of scientists 
who review current scientific research projects and who have expert 
knowledge in the fields being reviewed. The OSQR oversees the process 
of panel member selection, their personal documentation and 
certification for review, and the recording, and transmittal of panel 
reviews.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect the information 
using the following forms:
    ARS-199A, Ad Hoc Peer Review of ARES Research Project.
    ARS-200PA, Confidentiality Agreement.
    ARS-202P, Chair & Panelist Information Form.
    ARS-209P, OSQR Expense Report.
    ARS-223P Panel Recommendation on ARS Research Project Plan.
    ARS-225P, Panelist Peer Review of ARS Research Project.
    ARS-231 Reviewer Comment Form.
    The information collected 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: 2,460.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20391 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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