Notice2022-23402
Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Information Collection in Use Without an Office of Management and Budget Control Number
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Published
October 27, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentForeign Agricultural Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to request approval for an existing collection in use without an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number for the Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65026-65027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23402]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Information
Collection in Use Without an Office of Management and Budget Control
Number
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service
(FAS) to request approval for an existing collection in use without an
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number for the Scientific
Cooperation Exchange Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 27, 2022 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by OMB Control Number
0551-New, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
This portal enables respondents to enter short comments or attach a
file containing lengthier comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a6c6b79046c4f4646455d5942435a7a58454d584b47596a5f594e4b044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185e594b365e7d7474776f6b707168486a777f6a79756b586d6b7c79367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. Include OMB
Control Number 0551-New in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: Giovanna Casas Reyes,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6609, Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
names and OMB Control Number for this notice. All comments received
will be posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including
any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giovanna Casas Reyes, 202-720-9207,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bdddac8b5ddfef7f7f4ece8f3f2ebcbe9f4fce9faf6e8dbeee8fffab5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074146542941626b6b6870746f6e775775686075666a74477274636629606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program application.
OMB Number: 0551-New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control
number.
Abstract: The Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program (SCEP) was
established in 1979 to support bilateral exchanges between teams of
scientific and technical experts from the United States and the
People's Republic of China. SCEP has facilitated exchanges for more
than 3,000 participants on topics of trade importance to USDA,
including food safety and security, animal and plant health, and
agricultural biotechnology and emerging technologies. The program
promotes U.S. agricultural priorities, encourages long-term cooperation
in agricultural science and technology, creates a positive atmosphere
for agricultural trade, and enhances overall relations between the
United States and China.
To achieve its objectives, SCEP relies on the solicitation for
qualified program applicants through a written application. FAS Posts
within China provide this application to potential Fellows to assist in
determining the adequacy of their candidacy alongside FAS Washington.
The application is designed to capture the professional status of the
applicant, the applicant's personal contact information, and the
applicant's suitability for the program. Thus, the SCEP application is
an integral tool to Fellowship Programs Division and FAS' strategic
goals at large.
In summary addition to information related to program objectives,
the SCEP application collects information that may be considered
Personal Identifiable Information, including the following: first name,
middle name, last name, gender, salutation, birth date, birth city,
citizenship country, country of residence, work phone, permanent home
address, work address, personal email, work email, and emergency
contact information (family contact: name, relationship, home phone,
cell phone, and email).
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent
resulting from information collection under SCEP varies in direct
relation to the number of fellowships that each respondent participates
in.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30 per annum.
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Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 30 hours per annum.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Dacia
Rogers, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c387a2a0aaa2ed91aca4a6b1b083b6b0a7a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642005070d054a360b0301161724111700054a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
Request for Comments: Send comments regarding (a) whether the
proposed 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 the burden of the collection of information
including validity of the methodology and assumption used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be available without change, including any personal
information provided, for inspection online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and at the mail address listed above between 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission for
Office of Management and Budget approval.
Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for
communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98ded9cbb5cafdf9ebf7f6f9faf4fdd9fbfbf7f5f5f7fcf9ecf1f7f6d8edebfcf9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="296f687a047b4c485a4647484b454c684a4a464444464d485d404647695c5a4d48074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or Felice Robinson
(Senior Reasonable Accommodations Specialist),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83c5e6efeae0e6add1ece1eaedf0ecedc3f6f0e7e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5a380898c8680cbb78a878c8b968a8ba590968184cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
Brooke Jamison,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-23402 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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