[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44776-44777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14853]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Institute of Food and Agriculture


Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Previously Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice 
announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) 
intention to extend and revise a previously approved information 
collection entitled ``Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) 
Year End Report.''

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September 
11, 2023 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that 
date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments.
    Instructions: All comments received will be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCTACT: Laura Givens, 816-527-5379, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) 
Year End Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0524-0043.
    Expiration Date of Current Approval: 12/31/2023.
    Type of Request: Notice of intent to extend and revise a previously 
approved information collection for three years.
    Abstract: Funding for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk 
(CYFAR) community project grants is authorized under section 3(d) of 
the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended, and other 
relevant authorizing legislation, which provide jurisdictional basis 
for the establishment and operation of Extension educational work for 
benefit of youth and families in communities.
    CYFAR funding supports community programs serving children, youth, 
and families in at-risk environments.
    CYFAR funds are intended to support the development of high 
quality, effective programs based on research and to document the 
impact of programs on intended audiences. The CYFAR Year End Report 
collects demographic and impact data from each community site to 
conduct impact evaluations of the programs on its intended audience. 
The collection of information serves several purposes. It allows NIFA 
staff to gauge if the program is reaching the target audience and make 
programmatic improvements. This collection also allows program staff to 
demonstrate the impacts and capacity that is developed in the locales 
where federal assistance is provided.
    The evaluation processes of CYFAR are consistent with the 
requirements of Congressional legislation and OMB. The Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62), the 
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (FAIR) (Pub. L. 105-270), and 
the Agricultural, Research, Extension and Education Reform Act (AREERA) 
of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-185), together with OMB requirements, support the 
reporting requirements requested in this information collection. One of 
the five Presidential Management Agenda evaluations to be conducted to 
determine whether federally funded agricultural research, extension, 
and education programs result in public goods that have national or 
multi-state significance. The immediate need of this information 
collection is to provide a means for satisfying accountability 
requirements. The long-term objective is to provide a means to enable 
the evaluation and assessment of the effectiveness of programs 
receiving federal funds and to fully satisfy requirements of 
performance and accountability legislation in GPRA, the FAIR Act, and 
AREERA.
    NIFA is proposing revisions to the currently approved collection. 
Specifically, NIFA proposes integrating new CYFAR Common Measures 
(survey questions) into the online CYFAR Suite Survey Builder 
application. The new questions will serve to consolidate participant 
audiences (reducing number of groups from five to three), unify 
measures across all programs, and link pre- and post-test survey data 
for reduced administrative burden. The CYFAR Suite will also improve 
automatic reporting by summarizing data.
    Estimate of Burden: The total annual estimated burden for this 
information collection is 1,173 hours. This includes the time needed 
for participant education; survey creation and administration; data 
entry, aggregation, and reporting; and preparation, review, and 
submission of CYFAR program plans. The only respondents are not-for-
profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 51.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Burden per Response: 23 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,173 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (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 proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and

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(d) 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.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.
    Obtaining a Copy of the Information Collection: A copy of the 
information collection and related instructions may be obtained free of 
charge by contacting Laura Givens as directed above.

    Done at Washington, DC, this day of July 7, 2023.
Dionne F. Toombs,
Associate Director for Programs, National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2023-14853 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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