Notice2025-00506
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
January 13, 2025
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2670-2671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00506]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by February
12, 2025 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<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. 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
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unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data.
OMB Control No.: 0579-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-
Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3583; hereafter referred to
as the Evidence Act) mandates that OMB establish a Standard Application
Process (SAP) for requesting access to certain confidential data
assets. While the adoption of the SAP is required for statistical
agencies and units designated under the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018 (CIPSEA), it is
recognized that other agencies and organizational units within the
Executive Branch may benefit from the adoption of the SAP to accept
applications for access to confidential data assets. The SAP is to be a
process through which agencies, the Congressional Budget Office, State,
local, and Tribal governments, researchers, and other individuals, as
appropriate, may apply to access confidential data assets held by a
federal statistical agency or unit for the purposes of developing
evidence. With the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP) as
advisors, the entities upon whom this requirement is levied are working
with the SAP Project Management Office (PMO) and with OMB to implement
the SAP.
The SAP Portal is to be a single web-based common application
designed to collect information from individuals requesting access to
confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies and units.
When an application for confidential data is approved through the SAP
Portal, APHIS-NAHMS will collect information to fulfill its data
security requirements. This is a required step before providing the
individual with access to restricted use microdata for the purpose of
evidence building. APHIS-NAHMS's data security agreements and other
paperwork, along with the corresponding security protocols, allow
APHIS-NAHMS to maintain careful controls on confidentiality and
privacy, as required by law. APHIS-NAHMS's collection of data security
information will occur outside of the SAP Portal.
The following bullets outline the major components and processes in
and around the SAP Portal, leading up to APHIS-NAHMS' collection of
security requirements.
<bullet> SAP Policy: At the recommendation of the ICSP, the SAP
Policy establishes the SAP to be implemented by statistical agencies
and units and incorporates directives from the Evidence Act. The SAP
Policy may be found in OMB Memorandum 23-04.
<bullet> The SAP Portal: The SAP Portal is an application
interface connecting applicants seeking data with a catalog of
metadata for data assets owned by the federal statistical agencies
and units. The SAP Portal is not a new data repository or warehouse;
confidential data assets will continue to be stored in secure data
access facilities owned and hosted by the federal statistical
agencies and units. The Portal provides a streamlined application
process across agencies, reducing redundancies in the application
process.
<bullet> Data Discovery: Individuals begin the process of
accessing restricted use data by discovering confidential data
assets through the SAP metadata catalog, maintained by federal
statistical agencies at <a href="http://www.researchdatagov.org">www.researchdatagov.org</a>.
<bullet> SAP Portal Application Process: Individuals who have
identified and wish to access confidential data assets apply through
the SAP Portal. Applicants must create an account and follow all
steps to complete the application. Applicants enter personal,
contact, and institutional information for the research team and
provide summary information about their proposed project.
<bullet> Submission for Review: Agencies approve or reject an
application within a prompt timeframe. Agencies may also request
applicants to revise and resubmit their application.
<bullet> Access to Confidential Data: Approved applicants are
notified through the SAP Portal that their proposal has been
accepted. This concludes the SAP Portal process. Agencies will
contact approved applicants to initiate completion of their security
documents. The completion and submission of the agency's security
requirements will take place outside of the SAP Portal.
<bullet> Collection of Information for Data Security
Requirements: In the instance of a positive determination for an
application requesting access to an APHIS-NAHMS-owned confidential
data asset, APHIS-NAHMS will contact the applicant(s) to initiate
the process of collecting information to fulfill its data security
requirements. This process allows APHIS-NAHMS to place the
applicant(s) in a trusted access category.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS-NAHMS is required by law to
uphold rigorous controls that allow it to minimize disclosure risk and
protect confidentiality. The Data Security Requirements will allow
APHIS-NAHMS to provide required training to applicants on the laws and
regulations protecting the confidentiality of the data it collects,
policies and procedures for data access, handling, and export, and to
designate the applicant agency status according to Section 3572 of
U.S.C. 44.
Description of Respondents: State governments, researchers, and
other individuals, as appropriate.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses:
Reporting: Other (one time).
Total Burden Hours: 26.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-00506 Filed 1-10-25; 8:45 am]
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