87 FR 207 pgs. 65027-65028 - Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 207Pages: 65027 - 65028
Pages: 65027, 65028FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-23393 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Approval of an Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number
AGENCY:
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to request approval for an existing collection in use without an OMB control number for the Borlaug Fellowship Program.
DATES:
Comments on this notice must be received by December 27, 2022 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES:
You may send comments, identified by OMB Control Number 0551-New, by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. This portal enables respondents to enter short comments or attach a file containing lengthier comments.
• Email: FAS.FellowshipPrograms@usda.gov. Include OMB Control Number 0551-New in the subject line of the message.
• Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: Giovanna Casas Reyes, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6609, 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 change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Giovanna Casas Reyes, 202-720-9207, FAS.FellowshipPrograms@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Borlaug Fellowship Program.
OMB Number: 0551-New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control number.
Abstract: The Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (Borlaug) was established in 2008. Borlaug promotes agricultural productivity, food security, trade, and economic growth by providing training and collaborative research opportunities to early and mid-career scientists, researchers, or policymakers from eligible countries. An eligible country is a developing country, as determined by the Secretary using a gross national income per capita test selected by the Secretary. Since the program's inception, USDA has sponsored more than 920 Borlaug Fellows from 69 countries.
To achieve its objectives, Borlaug 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 Borlaug 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 Borlaug application collects the following personal information (that may be considered Personal Identifiable Information (PII)): first name, middle name, last name, gender, salutation, birth date, birth city, country of birth, citizenship country, country of residence, home/mobile phone, work phone, permanent home address, work address, personal email, work email, and emergency contact information (family contact: name, phone, and email), supervisors' contact information (name, email, phone number), professional contacts' information (name, email, phone number), and passport information.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for each respondent resulting from information collection under Borlaug varies in direct relation to the number of fellowships that each respondent participates in.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 145 per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 218 hours per annum.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at Dacia.Rogers@usda.gov.
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.
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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 FAS-ReasonableAccommodation@usda.gov or Felice Robinson (Senior Reasonable Accommodations Specialist), Felice.Robinson@usda.gov.
Brooke Jamison,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-23393 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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