Notice2022-23404
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 Exchanges Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 65028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23404]
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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
Exchanges 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#a8eee9fb86eecdc4c4c7dfdbc0c1d8f8dac7cfdac9c5dbe8dddbccc986cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2f4f3e19cf4d7dededdc5c1dadbc2e2c0ddd5c0d3dfc1f2c7c1d6d39cd5ddc4">[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#e9afa8bac7af8c8585869e9a818099b99b868e9b88849aa99c9a8d88c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a0a7b5c8a0838a8a8991958e8f96b694898194878b95a693958287c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Scientific Exchanges 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 Exchanges Program (SEP) supports USDA's
agricultural research goals of promoting collaborative programs among
agricultural professionals of eligible countries, agricultural
professionals of the United States, the international agricultural
research system, and U.S. entities conducting research. SEP helps
eligible countries by providing scientific training and collaborative
research opportunities to early and mid-career scientists, researchers,
and policymakers. The focus of SEP is to establish and harmonize
sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulatory regimes across the eight
Regional Economic Communities of the African Union and improve animal
health governance in Kenya.
To achieve its objectives, SEP relies on the solicitation for
qualified program applicants through a written application. FAS Posts
throughout the African Union 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
SEP application is an integral tool to Fellowship Programs Division and
FAS' strategic goals at large.
In addition to information related to program objectives, the SEP
application collects information that may be considered Personal
Identifiable Information (PII), 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 SEP varies in direct
relation to the number of fellowships that each respondent participates
in.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 165 per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 165 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#f7b396949e96d9a59890928584b782849396d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="377356545e5619655850524544774244535619505841">[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 OMB
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#0a4c4b5927586f6b7965646b68666f4b6969656767656e6b7e6365644a7f796e6b246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d0d7c5bbc4f3f7e5f9f8f7f4faf3d7f5f5f9fbfbf9f2f7e2fff9f8d6e3e5f2f7b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a> or Felice Robinson
(Senior Reasonable Accommodations Specialist),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aaeccfc6c3c9cf84f8c5c8c3c4d9c5c4eadfd9cecb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcba9990959f99d2ae939e95928f9392bc898f989dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Brooke Jamison,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-23404 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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