Notice2026-09097
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
May 7, 2026
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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 an extension for a currently approved information collection for USDA's Cochran Fellowship Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24802-24803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09097]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and 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 an extension for a currently approved information
collection for USDA's Cochran Fellowship Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 6, 2026 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by OMB Control Number
0551-0051, 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#a5e6cac6cdd7c4cbe3c0c9c9cad2d6cdccd5e5d0d6c1c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470428242f35262901222b2b2830342f2e37073234232669202831">[email protected]</span></a>. Include OMB Control
Number 0551-0051 in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: Adam Scheinkman, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6628, 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 charge to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including
any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Scheinkman, 202-205-9824,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90d3fff3f8e2f1fed6f5fcfcffe7e3f8f9e0d0e5e3f4f1bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074468646f75666941626b6b6870746f6e77477274636629606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cochran Fellowship Program.
OMB Number: 0551-0051.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control
number.
Abstract: Since 1984, U.S. Congress has made funds available to
USDA's Cochran Fellowship Program to provide short-term training to
Fellows from middle-income and emerging market countries in order to
expose agricultural officials and industry representatives to U.S.
agriculture products and policies, helping facilitate lasting, global
relationships. The Cochran Fellowship Program is implemented by USDA's
Foreign Agricultural Service, Global Programs, Fellowship Programs, and
has hosted U.S.-based trainings for over 19,500 international
participants from 127 countries worldwide.
To achieve its objectives, the Cochran Fellowship Program relies on
the solicitation for qualified program applicants through a written
application. FAS Posts across the globe 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 Cochran Fellowship Program application is an
integral tool to Fellowship Programs Division and FAS' strategic goals
at large.
In summary, excluding discrete questions related to program
objectives, the Cochran Fellowship Program application collects the
following personal information (that may be considered Personal
Identifiable Information (PII)): first name, middle name, last name,
sex, salutation, birth date, birth city, birth country, citizenship
country, country of residence, home phone, work phone, mobile phone,
permanent home address, work address, personal email, work email,
passport information, U.S. contacts information (name, title, address,
phone number, email), emergency contact information (US implementer),
and emergency contact information (family contact: name,
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relationship, home phone, cell phone, and email).
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent
resulting from information collection under the Cochran Fellowship
Program varies in direct relation to the number of fellowships that
each respondent participates in.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 620 per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 207 hours per annum.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Kenneth
Vernon, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3378565d5d56475b1d6556415d5c5d73464057521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3378565d5d56475b1d6556415d5c5d73464057521d545c45">[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
Office of Management and Budget 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#7533342658271014061a1b141719103416161a18181a1114011c1a1b35000611145b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="672126344a35020614080906050b02260404080a0a080306130e0809271214030649000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
Daniel Whitley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-09097 Filed 5-6-26; 8:45 am]
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