Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Collection Generic Clearance Request for USAID Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Under the Foreign Assistance Act
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USAID invites public comment on our intent to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for a new information collection. USAID proposes a generic clearance to collect feedback and conduct research, monitoring and evaluations of programs and policies through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to understand effectiveness of programs and policies and to discern how programs are affected by crises and other unexpected changes in context. This will help the Agency make better decisions to improve the effectiveness of programs and achieve development and foreign assistance objectives through activities pursuant to Foreign Assistance Act, including under rapidly changing conditions. This will also help safeguard U.S. National Security interests and ensure accountability to U.S. taxpayers. Information collected from USAID partners, stakeholders and program participants is a valuable resource to ensure the Agency programs and operations remain safe, relevant, efficient and effective.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18018]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 13, 2024 /
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Information Collection Generic Clearance Request for USAID
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Under the Foreign Assistance Act
AGENCY: Agency for International Development (USAID).
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: USAID invites public comment on our intent to request the
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for a new
information collection. USAID proposes a generic clearance to collect
feedback and conduct research, monitoring and evaluations of programs
and policies through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to
understand effectiveness of programs and policies and to discern how
programs are affected by crises and other unexpected changes in
context. This will help the Agency make better decisions to improve the
effectiveness of programs and achieve development and foreign
assistance objectives through activities pursuant to Foreign Assistance
Act, including under rapidly changing conditions. This will also help
safeguard U.S. National Security interests and ensure accountability to
U.S. taxpayers. Information collected from USAID partners, stakeholders
and program participants is a valuable resource to ensure the Agency
programs and operations remain safe, relevant, efficient and effective.
DATES: All comments should be submitted within 30 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Roen, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7411061b111a340107151d105a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="debbacb1bbb09eabadbfb7baf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-
712-1493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID is requesting a general clearance to
collect feedback and conduct research, monitoring and evaluations of
programs and policies through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to
understand effectiveness of programs and policies and to discern how
programs are affected by crises and other unexpected changes in
context. USAID conducts programs outside of the United States and will
collect data from approximately 450,000 respondents per year, made up
primarily of foreign nationals participating in USAID programs, other
stakeholders local to the programs, and federal contractors and
grantees implementing the programs. The collection of personally
identifiable information will be kept to the minimum. The total
estimated number of annual burden hours is 225,000 hours. USAID, in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on the proposed information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), USAID is providing the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on the proposed collection of
information. This proposed information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register (89 FR 48550) on June 7, 2024. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
OMB Control Number: To be issued by OMB.
Elizabeth Roen,
Deputy Director, Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research, Bureau
for Planning, Learning and Resource Management, USAID.
[FR Doc. 2024-18018 Filed 8-12-24; 8:45 am]
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