[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 120-121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28836]


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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY


Extension of the Agency's Current Approval for Information 
Collection

AGENCY: United States Trade and Development Agency.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has submitted a request to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and approve an 
extension for a currently approved information collection for 
Evaluation of USTDA Performance.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 
2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all of the documents related to the 
data collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the agency name. 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 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function and 
entering the title of the collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Contact Shene[eacute] Turner, Administrative Officer, Attn: PRA, 
U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, 
Arlington, VA 22209-3901; Tel.: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 775-4037; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTDA published its first Federal Register 
Notice on this data request extension on November 6, 2023, at 88 FR 
7626782, at which time a 60-day comment period was announced. No 
comments were received in response to this notice at the end of the 
comment period.
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including

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whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information 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 the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

Summary Collection Under Review

    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 01/31/2024.
    Title: Evaluation of USTDA Performance.
    Form Number: USTDA 1000E-2014a.
    Frequency of Use: Annually for duration of projects.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other for profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; farms; Federal, State, and local government.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,000 to 1,300 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 334 to 434 hours per 
year.
    Federal Cost: $402,523.
    Authority for Information Collection: Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993 Public Law 103-62 or GPRA; 107 Stat. 285, the 
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-191) or 
FATAA, the Information Quality Act (IQA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554), and 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 Public Law 115-
435.
    Abstract: USTDA will collect information from various stakeholders 
on USTDA-funded activities regarding development and/or commercial 
benefits as well as evaluate success regarding GPRA objectives and 
support evidence-based policymaking. This information collection 
enables USTDA to assess the outcomes that its program investments have 
on U.S. commercial interests and economic development abroad. The goal 
of this information collection is to gather evidence and stakeholder 
feedback to continually improve program performance and deliver better 
results to U.S. taxpayers. Such information is necessary to responsibly 
carry out the Agency's monitoring and evaluation policy and applicable 
legal requirements to implement a monitoring and evaluation framework.

    Dated: December 26, 2023.
Shene[eacute] Turner,
Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-28836 Filed 12-29-23; 8:45 am]
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