Notice2025-21918
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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December 4, 2025
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 231 (Thursday, December 4, 2025)]
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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: 2025-21918]
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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 January
5, 2026 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 unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Economic Research Service
Title: ERS Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential
Data.
OMB Control Number: 0536-0079.
Summary of Collection: Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-
Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (hereafter referred to as the Evidence
Act) mandates that OMB establish a Standard Application Process (SAP)
for requesting access to certain confidential data assets.
Specifically, the Evidence Act requires OMB to establish a common
application process through which agencies, the Congressional Budget
Office, State, local, and Tribal governments, researchers, and other
individuals, as appropriate, may apply for access to confidential data
assets collected, accessed, or acquired by a statistical agency or
unit. The Economic Research Service (ERS) is proposing a substantive
change to the ERS Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential
Data. This information collection supports ERS' data security
requirements for individuals approved to access confidential data
through the SAP. The proposed change will allow ERS to collect
administrative personally identifiable information (PII) from all
researchers--regardless of citizenship--who are approved to access ERS
data.
Need and Use of the Information: Data collected, accessed, or
acquired by statistical agencies and units is vital for developing
evidence on conditions, characteristics, and behaviors of the public
and on the operations and outcomes of public programs and policies.
Access to confidential data on businesses, households, and individuals
from federal statistical agencies and units enables agencies, the
Congressional Budget Office, State, local, and Tribal governments,
researchers, and other individuals to contribute evidence-based
information to research and policy questions on economic, social, and
environmental issues of national, regional, and local importance. This
evidence can benefit stakeholders, the broader public, and policymakers
and program managers at all levels of government.
Specifically, researchers will be required to complete the OF-306
(Declaration for Federal Employment) to support onboarding into USDA's
human capital management system. This step is necessary to establish a
formal relationship between ERS and the researcher and to ensure
compliance with federal identity verification and personnel tracking
requirements. The OF-306 collects administrative PII such as Social
Security Number (SSN), date of birth, sex, and citizenship. This
information will be submitted directly to REE Onboarding and will not
be retained or processed by ERS.
The collection and maintenance of this data are governed by USDA's
Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN) OCFO/NFC-1--Systems for
Personnel, Payroll, and Time & Attendance (89 FR 5481, January 29,
2024). The OF-306 is approved under OMB Control No. 3206-0182. As such,
burden associated with completing the OF-306 is not included in this
ICR.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 96.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-21918 Filed 12-3-25; 8:45 am]
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