[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27431-27432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09254]


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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 June 1, 
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.

Economic Research Service

    Title: Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data.
    OMB Control Number: 0536-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

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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: 20.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 96.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-09254 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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