Notice2023-14853
Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Previously Approved Information Collection
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Published
July 13, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentNational Institute of Food and Agriculture
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) intention to extend and revise a previously approved information collection entitled "Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44776-44777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14853]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Previously Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA)
intention to extend and revise a previously approved information
collection entitled ``Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR)
Year End Report.''
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September
11, 2023 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that
date will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments.
Instructions: All comments received will be posted without change
to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCTACT: Laura Givens, 816-527-5379,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdb19c888f9cd3ba948b98938ebd888e999cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d79bb6a2a5b6f990bea1b2b9a497a2a4b3b6f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR)
Year End Report.
OMB Control Number: 0524-0043.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: 12/31/2023.
Type of Request: Notice of intent to extend and revise a previously
approved information collection for three years.
Abstract: Funding for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
(CYFAR) community project grants is authorized under section 3(d) of
the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended, and other
relevant authorizing legislation, which provide jurisdictional basis
for the establishment and operation of Extension educational work for
benefit of youth and families in communities.
CYFAR funding supports community programs serving children, youth,
and families in at-risk environments.
CYFAR funds are intended to support the development of high
quality, effective programs based on research and to document the
impact of programs on intended audiences. The CYFAR Year End Report
collects demographic and impact data from each community site to
conduct impact evaluations of the programs on its intended audience.
The collection of information serves several purposes. It allows NIFA
staff to gauge if the program is reaching the target audience and make
programmatic improvements. This collection also allows program staff to
demonstrate the impacts and capacity that is developed in the locales
where federal assistance is provided.
The evaluation processes of CYFAR are consistent with the
requirements of Congressional legislation and OMB. The Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62), the
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (FAIR) (Pub. L. 105-270), and
the Agricultural, Research, Extension and Education Reform Act (AREERA)
of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-185), together with OMB requirements, support the
reporting requirements requested in this information collection. One of
the five Presidential Management Agenda evaluations to be conducted to
determine whether federally funded agricultural research, extension,
and education programs result in public goods that have national or
multi-state significance. The immediate need of this information
collection is to provide a means for satisfying accountability
requirements. The long-term objective is to provide a means to enable
the evaluation and assessment of the effectiveness of programs
receiving federal funds and to fully satisfy requirements of
performance and accountability legislation in GPRA, the FAIR Act, and
AREERA.
NIFA is proposing revisions to the currently approved collection.
Specifically, NIFA proposes integrating new CYFAR Common Measures
(survey questions) into the online CYFAR Suite Survey Builder
application. The new questions will serve to consolidate participant
audiences (reducing number of groups from five to three), unify
measures across all programs, and link pre- and post-test survey data
for reduced administrative burden. The CYFAR Suite will also improve
automatic reporting by summarizing data.
Estimate of Burden: The total annual estimated burden for this
information collection is 1,173 hours. This includes the time needed
for participant education; survey creation and administration; data
entry, aggregation, and reporting; and preparation, review, and
submission of CYFAR program plans. The only respondents are not-for-
profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 51.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: 23 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,173 hours.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (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 proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
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(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.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Obtaining a Copy of the Information Collection: A copy of the
information collection and related instructions may be obtained free of
charge by contacting Laura Givens as directed above.
Done at Washington, DC, this day of July 7, 2023.
Dionne F. Toombs,
Associate Director for Programs, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2023-14853 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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