[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04075]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by March 30, 2023. 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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Title: NASS Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential 
Data.
    OMB Control Number: 0535-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-
Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (hereafter referred to as the Evidence 
Act) mandates that OMB establish a Standard Application Process (SAP) 
for requesting access to certain confidential data assets. 
Specifically, the Evidence Act requires OMB to establish a common 
application process through which agencies, the Congressional Budget 
Office, State, local, and Tribal governments, researchers, and other 
individuals, as appropriate, may apply for access to confidential data 
assets collected, accessed, or acquired by a statistical agency or 
unit. This new process will be implemented while maintaining stringent 
controls to protect confidentiality and privacy, as required by law.
    Need and Use of the Information: Data collected, accessed, or 
acquired by statistical agencies and units is vital for developing 
evidence on conditions, characteristics, and behaviors of the public 
and on the operations and outcomes of public programs and policies. 
Access to confidential data on businesses, households, and individuals 
from federal statistical agencies and units enables agencies, the 
Congressional Budget Office, State, local, and Tribal governments, 
researchers, and other individuals to contribute evidence-based 
information to research and policy questions on economic, social, and 
environmental issues of national, regional, and local importance. This 
evidence can benefit the stakeholders in the programs, the broader 
public, as well as policymakers and program managers at the local, 
State, Tribal, and National levels.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 484.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-04075 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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