[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65026-65027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23402]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Information 
Collection in Use Without an Office of Management and Budget Control 
Number

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service 
(FAS) to request approval for an existing collection in use without an 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number for the Scientific 
Cooperation Exchange Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 27, 2022 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by OMB Control Number 
0551-New, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
This portal enables respondents to enter short comments or attach a 
file containing lengthier comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include OMB 
Control Number 0551-New in the subject line of the message.
     Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: Giovanna Casas Reyes, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6609, Washington, DC 20250.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
names and OMB Control Number for this notice. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giovanna Casas Reyes, 202-720-9207, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program application.
    OMB Number: 0551-New.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Abstract: The Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program (SCEP) was 
established in 1979 to support bilateral exchanges between teams of 
scientific and technical experts from the United States and the 
People's Republic of China. SCEP has facilitated exchanges for more 
than 3,000 participants on topics of trade importance to USDA, 
including food safety and security, animal and plant health, and 
agricultural biotechnology and emerging technologies. The program 
promotes U.S. agricultural priorities, encourages long-term cooperation 
in agricultural science and technology, creates a positive atmosphere 
for agricultural trade, and enhances overall relations between the 
United States and China.
    To achieve its objectives, SCEP relies on the solicitation for 
qualified program applicants through a written application. FAS Posts 
within China provide this application to potential Fellows to assist in 
determining the adequacy of their candidacy alongside FAS Washington. 
The application is designed to capture the professional status of the 
applicant, the applicant's personal contact information, and the 
applicant's suitability for the program. Thus, the SCEP application is 
an integral tool to Fellowship Programs Division and FAS' strategic 
goals at large.
    In summary addition to information related to program objectives, 
the SCEP application collects information that may be considered 
Personal Identifiable Information, including the following: first name, 
middle name, last name, gender, salutation, birth date, birth city, 
citizenship country, country of residence, work phone, permanent home 
address, work address, personal email, work email, and emergency 
contact information (family contact: name, relationship, home phone, 
cell phone, and email).
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent 
resulting from information collection under SCEP varies in direct 
relation to the number of fellowships that each respondent participates 
in.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30 per annum.

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    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 30 hours per annum.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Dacia 
Rogers, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at 
[email protected].
    Request for Comments: Send comments regarding (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 practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information 
including validity of the methodology and assumption 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, including through the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. 
Comments will be available without change, including any personal 
information provided, for inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov and at the mail address listed above between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for 
Office of Management and Budget approval.
    Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for 
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 
should contact [email protected] or Felice Robinson 
(Senior Reasonable Accommodations Specialist), 
[email protected].

Brooke Jamison,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-23402 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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