[Federal Register: November 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 212)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 31, 2005.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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.
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Title: USDA eAuthentication Service Customer Registration.
OMB Control Number: 0503-0014.
Summary Of Collection: The USDA Office of the Chief Information
Officer (OCIO) developed the eAuthentication
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system as a management and technical process that addresses user
authentication and authorization prerequisites for providing services
electronically. The eAuthentication Service provides an electronic
alternative to traditional ink signatures. The process requires a
voluntary one-time electronic self-registration to obtain an
eAuthentication account for each USDA Agency customer desiring access
to USDA online services and applications protected by eAuthentication.
The information collected through the electronic self-registration
process is necessary to enable the electronic authentication of users
and grant them access to only those resources for which they are
authorized.
Need And Use of the Information: The voluntary self-registration
process applies to USDA customers and employees who request access to
online USDA services and applications that are protected by
eAuthentication. Users can register directly from the eAuthentication
Web site located at http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov. The information collected
through the online self-registration process will be used to provide an
eAuthentication account that will enable the electronic authentication
of users. The user will then have access to authorized resources
without needing to reauthenticate within the context of a single
Internet session.
Description of Respondents: Farms; individuals or households;
business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; federal
government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 38,604.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 25,453.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21935 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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