[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 65836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18018]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Information Collection Generic Clearance Request for USAID 
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Under the Foreign Assistance Act

AGENCY: Agency for International Development (USAID).

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: USAID invites public comment on our intent to request the 
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for a new 
information collection. USAID proposes a generic clearance to collect 
feedback and conduct research, monitoring and evaluations of programs 
and policies through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to 
understand effectiveness of programs and policies and to discern how 
programs are affected by crises and other unexpected changes in 
context. This will help the Agency make better decisions to improve the 
effectiveness of programs and achieve development and foreign 
assistance objectives through activities pursuant to Foreign Assistance 
Act, including under rapidly changing conditions. This will also help 
safeguard U.S. National Security interests and ensure accountability to 
U.S. taxpayers. Information collected from USAID partners, stakeholders 
and program participants is a valuable resource to ensure the Agency 
programs and operations remain safe, relevant, efficient and effective.

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 30 calendar days from 
the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Roen, [email protected], 202-
712-1493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID is requesting a general clearance to 
collect feedback and conduct research, monitoring and evaluations of 
programs and policies through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to 
understand effectiveness of programs and policies and to discern how 
programs are affected by crises and other unexpected changes in 
context. USAID conducts programs outside of the United States and will 
collect data from approximately 450,000 respondents per year, made up 
primarily of foreign nationals participating in USAID programs, other 
stakeholders local to the programs, and federal contractors and 
grantees implementing the programs. The collection of personally 
identifiable information will be kept to the minimum. The total 
estimated number of annual burden hours is 225,000 hours. USAID, in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on the proposed information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), USAID is providing the general public and Federal 
agencies with an opportunity to comment on the proposed collection of 
information. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register (89 FR 48550) on June 7, 2024. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    OMB Control Number: To be issued by OMB.

Elizabeth Roen,
Deputy Director, Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research, Bureau 
for Planning, Learning and Resource Management, USAID.
[FR Doc. 2024-18018 Filed 8-12-24; 8:45 am]
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