[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 77057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27365]


 ========================================================================
 Notices
                                                 Federal Register
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
 or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
 and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
 delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
 statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
 appearing in this section.
 
 ========================================================================
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 241 / Friday, December 16, 2022 / 
Notices  

[[Page 77057]]



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 (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 January 
17, 2023 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.

Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

    Title: USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-0016.
    Summary of Collection: The purpose of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture 1994 Tribal Scholars Program is to strengthen the long-term 
partnership between USDA and the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions to 
increase the number of students studying and graduating in food, 
agricultural, natural resources, and other related fields of study, and 
to develop a pool of scientists and professionals to annually fill 
50,000 jobs in the food, agricultural, and natural resources system. 
The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program is an annual joint human capital 
initiative between USDA and the Nation's 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, 
also known as 1994 Tribal Colleges and Universities. This program 
offers a combination of paid work experience with a USDA sponsoring 
agency through an appointment under the Fellowship Experience Program. 
USDA Tribal Scholarship recipients are required to study in the food, 
and agricultural, and related sciences, as defined by the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3103 (8)).
    Need and Use of the Information: Information will be collected to 
determine the eligibility of applicants to the USDA Tribal Scholars 
Program. Each applicant to the program will be required to submit the 
following: An essay, resume, two letters of recommendation, and 
transcripts. The collected information is needed for identifying and 
tracking capital needs of USDA agencies and the hiring of students from 
1994 Land-Grant Institutions through a paid training program and 
associated scholarship with the objective of preparing the student to 
complete for placement into USDA's workforce.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 170.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 663.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-27365 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3412-88-P