[Federal Register: March 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 53)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 14, 2006.
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,
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) 720-8681.
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.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Title: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for
Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds.
OMB Control Number: 0524-0036.
Summary of Collection: Section 202 and 225 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) requires
that a plan of work must be submitted by each institution and approved
by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
(CSREES) before formula funds may be provided to the 1862 and 1890
land-grant institutions. The plan of work must address critical
agricultural issues in the State and describe the programs and project
targeted to address these issues using the CSREES formula funds. The
plan of work also must describe the institution's multistate activities
as well as their integrated research and extension activities.
Need and Use of the Information: Institutions are required to
annually report to CSREES the following: (1) The actions taken to seek
stakeholder input to encourage their participation; (2) a brief
statement of the process used by the recipient institution to identify
individuals or groups who are stakeholders and to collect input from
them; and (3) a statement of how collected input was considered. CSREES
uses the information to provide feedback to the institutions on their
Plans of Work and Annual Reports of Accomplishments and Results in
order for institutions to improve the conduct and the delivery of their
programs. Failure to comply with the requirements may result in the
withholding of a recipient institution's formula funds and
redistribution of its share of formula funds to other eligible
institutions.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 135,600.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3962 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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