[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 38811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12683]



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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 July 14, 
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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Scientific Exchange Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-New.
    Summary of Collection: The primary purpose for this information 
collection is for the Scientific Exchanges Program implemented by 
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, Fellowship 
Programs. The program aims to educate a new generation of agricultural 
scientists from middle-income and emerging market countries, promote 
collaborative research, and extend knowledge to users and 
intermediaries in the international agricultural marketplace. USDA also 
uses the program as a market development tool to assist in opening 
markets and decreasing or eliminating trade barriers, which ultimately 
increases and creates new opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports. 
Authority for these programs falls under: 7 U.S. Code Sec.  3291--
Agricultural fellowship program for middle income countries, emerging 
democracies, and emerging markets.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected by 
Fellowship Programs is used to implement the USDA FAS Scientific 
Exchanges Program. The information is collected through the Scientific 
Exchanges Program Application that candidates submit to FAS staff 
through a form application submitted by email. This information is 
collected to execute each Scientific Exchanges Program. Applicants are 
interviewed verbally as part of the application process. Based on this 
interview, the best qualified candidates are selected to participate in 
the Program.
    The evaluation form is used by Scientific Exchanges Program staff 
to assess the success of each training program. Fellowship staff uses 
this form to assess whether programs goals were achieved and receive 
feedback from participants on how to improve future programming. This 
is a critical part of Fellowship Programs as it helps improve programs 
and ensure Fellowship Programs is meeting FAS goals.
    Without the application and evaluation form, the Foreign 
Agricultural Service would not be able execute the Scientific Exchange 
Program and it would be severely impacted and the objected and goals 
would not be met.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 426.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-12683 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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