[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74973-74974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24090]


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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 December 
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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Grant and Agreement Applications and Reporting for the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-New.
    Summary of Collection: Section 503 of the Agricultural Trade 
Expansion Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5693), as delegated via 7

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CFR 2.601, empowers the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to assist 
the Secretary of Agriculture by, inter alia, providing agricultural 
technical assistance and training and by carrying out other legislated 
programs, including international agricultural research, extension, and 
teaching as authorized by the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.
    Information collection is required by 2 CFR parts 200 and 400. For 
assistance agreements awarded on or after December 26, 2014, 2 CFR part 
400 implements OMB regulations in 2 CFR part 200. These regulations 
include only those provisions mandated by statue or added by USDA to 
ensure sound and effective financial assistance management. These 
regulations set forth pre-award, post-award, and after-the-grant 
requirements. This information is needed by FAS project officers, grant 
specialists, program coordinators, managers, and finance officials to 
manage/oversee recipient programmatic and financial performance under 
FAS assistance agreements.
    Need and Use of the Information: Pre-award information is used by 
FAS personnel to qualify and select assistance agreement applicants for 
funding. Post-award reporting is used by FAS personnel to make 
amendments to established assistance agreement awards, to make payments 
pursuant to such awards, and to verify that the recipient is using 
Federal funds appropriately to comply with applicable Federal and 
agency requirements. The information is necessary to ensure minimum 
fiscal control and accountability for award funds and to deter waste, 
fraud, and abuse.
    Description of Respondents: State agricultural experiment stations, 
State cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, 
other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and 
private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other 
contractor or recipient, either foreign or domestic.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other: Varies.
    Total Burden Hours: 29,046.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24090 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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