[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 37375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15690]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 23, 2010.
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 [email protected] 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.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: NIFA Current Research Information System (CRIS).
OMB Control Number: 0524-0042.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers
several competitive, peer-reviewed research, education and extension
programs, under which awards of a high-priority are made. These
programs are authorized pursuant to the authorities contained in the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101); the Smith-Lever Act; and other
legislative authorities. The Current Research Information System (CRIS)
is USDA's documentation and reporting system for ongoing research and
education activities in agriculture, food science, human nutrition, and
forestry. CRIS operates administratively under NIFA, but is a
cooperative endeavor whereby information is collected on a project-by-
project basis from many participant organizations, both federal and
non-federal. Information is received from USDA agencies, State
Agricultural Experiment Stations, the state land-grant colleges and
universities, the institutions of 1890, state schools of forestry,
cooperating schools of veterinary medicine, USDA grant recipients, and
other cooperating institutions. The information is collected primarily
via the Internet using CRIS Web forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is
necessary in order to provide descriptive information regarding
individual research activities and integrated activities, to document
expenditures and staff support for the activities, and to monitor the
progress and impact of such activities. The information obtained
through the collection process for CRIS furnishes unique data that is
not available from any other source. Interruption in the collection
process, or failure to collect this information, would severely
compromise one of NIFA' primary functions stated in the agency's
strategic plan of ``providing program leadership to identify, develop,
and manage programs to support university-based and other institutional
research.''
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit; Not-for profit institutions; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 15,199.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (Varies by form).
Total Burden Hours: 74,097.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-15690 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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