80 FR 43706 - Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)
| Page Range | 43706-43706 | |
| FR Document | 2015-18104 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 43706] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18104] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations (5 CFR 1320) that implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) intention to request approval for the renewal of a currently approved information collection for Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September 21, 2015 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice and requests for copies of the information collection may be submitted by any of the following methods: Email: [email protected]; Fax: 202-720-0857; Mail: Office of Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2216. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Martin, eGovernment Program Leader; Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report. OMB Number: 0524-0043. Expiration Date of Current Approval: January 31, 2016. Type of Request: Intent to seek renewal of a currently approved information collection for three years. Abstract: Funding for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) community project grants is authorized under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended, and other relevant authorizing legislation, which provides jurisdictional basis for the establishment and operation of Extension educational work for the benefit of youth and families in communities. The CYFAR funding program supports community-based programs serving children, youth, and families in at-risk environments. CYFAR funds are intended to support the development of high quality, effective programs based on research and to document the impact of these programs on intended audiences. The CYFAR Year End Report collects demographic and impact data from each community site to conduct impact evaluations of the programs on its intended audience. The collection of information serves several purposes. It allows NIFA staff to gauge if the program is reaching the target audience and make programmatic improvements. This collection also allows program staff to demonstrate the impacts and capacity that is developed in the locales where federal assistance is provided. The evaluation processes of CYFAR are consistent with the requirements of Congressional legislation and OMB. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62), the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (FAIR) (Pub. L. 105-207), and the Agricultural, Research, Extension and Education Reform Act (AREERA) of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-185), together with OMB requirements, support the reporting requirements requested in this information collection. One of the five Presidential Management Agenda initiatives, Budget and Performance Integration, builds on GPRA and earlier efforts to identify program goals and performance measures, and link them to the budget process. The FAIR Act requires the development and implementation of a system to monitor and evaluate agricultural research and extension activities in order to measure the impact and effectiveness of research, extension, and education programs. AREERA requires a performance evaluation to be conducted to determine whether federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education programs result in public goods that have national or multi-state significance. The immediate need of this information collection is to provide a means for satisfying accountability requirements. The long term objective is to provide a means to enable the evaluation and assessment of the effectiveness of programs receiving federal funds and to fully satisfy requirements of performance and accountability legislation in GPRA, the FAIR Act, and AREERA. Estimate of Burden: There are currently CYFAR projects in 40 states. Each state and territory is required to submit an annual year end report which includes demographic and impact data on each of the community projects. NIFA estimates the burden of this collection to be 322 hours per response. There are currently 51 respondents, thus making the total annual burden of this collection an estimated 12,880 hours. Comments: Comments are invited on: (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 proposed collection of information; (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 appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Done in Washington, DC, this 15 day of July, 2015. Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics. 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Estimated Number of Estimated total
Total annual Estimated total
Affected public Form number of responses per hours per
responses burden hours
respondents respondent response
State, Territorial, and Tribal Govern-
ments .................................................... FNS–339 124 1 124 .25 31
Total Burden ..................................... ........................ 124 1 124 .25 31
Dated: July 16, 2015. Abstract: Funding for the Children, evaluation to be conducted to determine
Audrey Rowe, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) whether federally funded agricultural
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. community project grants is authorized research, extension, and education
[FR Doc. 2015–18063 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever programs result in public goods that
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Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended, have national or multi-state
and other relevant authorizing significance.
legislation, which provides The immediate need of this
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE jurisdictional basis for the establishment information collection is to provide a
and operation of Extension educational means for satisfying accountability
National Institute of Food and work for the benefit of youth and requirements. The long term objective is
Agriculture families in communities. The CYFAR to provide a means to enable the
funding program supports community- evaluation and assessment of the
Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently based programs serving children, youth,
Approved Information Collection effectiveness of programs receiving
and families in at-risk environments. federal funds and to fully satisfy
CYFAR funds are intended to support requirements of performance and
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and
the development of high quality, accountability legislation in GPRA, the
Agriculture (NIFA), USDA.
effective programs based on research FAIR Act, and AREERA.
ACTION: Notice and request for and to document the impact of these
comments. programs on intended audiences. The Estimate of Burden: There are
CYFAR Year End Report collects currently CYFAR projects in 40 states.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office Each state and territory is required to
demographic and impact data from each
of Management and Budget (OMB) submit an annual year end report which
community site to conduct impact
regulations (5 CFR 1320) that implement includes demographic and impact data
evaluations of the programs on its
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 on each of the community projects.
intended audience.
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice The collection of information serves NIFA estimates the burden of this
announces the National Institute of several purposes. It allows NIFA staff to collection to be 322 hours per response.
Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) intention gauge if the program is reaching the There are currently 51 respondents, thus
to request approval for the renewal of a target audience and make programmatic making the total annual burden of this
currently approved information improvements. This collection also collection an estimated 12,880 hours.
collection for Children, Youth, and allows program staff to demonstrate the Comments: Comments are invited on:
Families at Risk (CYFAR). impacts and capacity that is developed (a) Whether the proposed collection of
DATES: Written comments on this notice in the locales where federal assistance is information is necessary for the proper
must be received by September 21, 2015 provided. performance of the functions of the
to be assured of consideration. The evaluation processes of CYFAR Agency, including whether the
Comments received after that date will are consistent with the requirements of information will have practical utility;
be considered to the extent practicable. Congressional legislation and OMB. The (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
ADDRESSES: Written comments Government Performance and Results estimate of the burden of the proposed
concerning this notice and requests for Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–62), collection of information; (c) ways to
copies of the information collection may the Federal Activities Inventory Reform enhance the quality, utility and clarity
be submitted by any of the following Act (FAIR) (Pub. L. 105–207), and the of the information to be collected; and
methods: Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; Agricultural, Research, Extension and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
Fax: 202–720–0857; Mail: Office of Education Reform Act (AREERA) of collection of information on those who
Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, 1998 (Pub. L. 105–185), together with are to respond, including through the
USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence OMB requirements, support the use of appropriate automated,
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– reporting requirements requested in this electronic, mechanical, or other
2216. information collection. One of the five technological collection techniques or
Presidential Management Agenda other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
initiatives, Budget and Performance
Robert Martin, eGovernment Program All responses to this notice will be
Integration, builds on GPRA and earlier
Leader; Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov. summarized and included in the request
efforts to identify program goals and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to OMB for approval. All comments will
performance measures, and link them to
Title: Children, Youth, and Families become a matter of public record.
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the budget process. The FAIR Act
at Risk (CYFAR) Year End Report. requires the development and Done in Washington, DC, this 15 day of
OMB Number: 0524–0043. implementation of a system to monitor July, 2015.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: and evaluate agricultural research and Ann Bartuska,
January 31, 2016. extension activities in order to measure Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Type of Request: Intent to seek the impact and effectiveness of research, Education, and Economics.
renewal of a currently approved extension, and education programs. [FR Doc. 2015–18104 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am]
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Written comments on this notice must be received by September 21, 2015 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. | |
| Contact | Robert Martin, eGovernment Program Leader; Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 43706 |
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