81 FR 10211 - Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04188 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 10211-10213] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04188] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44977, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) intention to revise a currently approved information collection entitled, ``Research, Education, and Extension project online reporting tool (REEport).'' DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by May 4, 2016, to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Written comments 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, Records Officer; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Reporting Requirements for Research, Education, and Extension project online reporting tool (REEport). OMB Number: 0524-0048. Expiration Date of Current Approval: January 30, 2018. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), NIFA administers several competitive, peer-reviewed research, education, and extension programs, under which awards of a high-priority are made. These programs are authorized pursuant to the authorities contained in the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.); and other legislative authorities. NIFA also administers several capacity funded research programs. The programs are authorized pursuant to the authorities contained in the McIntire- Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a-1-582a-7); the Hatch Act of 1887, as amended (7 U.S.C. 4361a-361i); Section 1445 of Public Law 95-113, the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222); and Section 1433 of Subtitle E (Sections 1429-1439), Title XIV of Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3191-3201). Each capacity funded program is subject to a set of administrative requirements. The purpose of this revision is to collect new pieces of information from grantees funded by NIFA which are needed to complete reports by NIFA and its stakeholders. NIFA proposes to require reporting on the following data in addition to the data already approved in the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). Add to Participants' Page Of the faculty and non-student FTEs in the table below how many FTEs are new staff? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Faculty and Role non-students ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientist............................................... X.X Professional............................................ X.X Technical............................................... X.X Administrative.......................................... X.X Other................................................... X.X Computed Total...................................... (X.X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volunteer Number and Hours Indicate the number of volunteers and number of hours volunteered for persons who worked in this grant project/program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of Type of volunteer Number hours ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adults.................................. XXXXXXX XXXXX.X Youth................................... XXXXXXX XXXXX.X Computed Total...................... (XXXXXXX) (XXXXX.X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 10212]] Add to Target Audience Page Provide information on the type and number of participants who directly benefited from this grant program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Participant type Number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Youth................................................... XXXXXXXX Adults.................................................. XXXXXXXX Farmers................................................. XXXXXXXX Faculty................................................. XXXXXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Provide the following demographic information for participants who benefited directly from your grant project/program. Provide the gender of participants: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gender Number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Male.................................................... .............. Female.................................................. .............. Do not Wish to Provide (or Unknown)..................... .............. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethnicity of participants: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethnicity Number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hispanic or Latino...................................... .............. Not-Hispanic or Not-Latino.............................. .............. Do not Wish to Provide (or Unknown)..................... .............. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of participants of the following race categories: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Race Adult Youth ------------------------------------------------------------------------ American Indian or Alaska Native........ XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Asian................................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Black or African American............... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Islander............................... White................................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Do not Wish to Provide (or Unknown)..... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of participants with disabilities: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disability status Number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yes..................................................... XXXXXXX No...................................................... XXXXXXX Do not Wish to Provide (or Unknown)..................... XXXXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add to Activities Page Indicate the type and number of activities carried out as part of this grant project/program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of activity Number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Experiments............................................. XXXXXXX Teaching................................................ XXXXXXX Mentoring............................................... XXXXXXX Surveys................................................. XXXXXXX Domestic Conferences.................................... XXXXXXX International Conferences............................... XXXXXXX Demonstrations.......................................... XXXXXXX Symposia, Workshops, and Trainings...................... XXXXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add to Products Page Addition to Patent(s) and Plant Variety Protection(s) (PVP) Product Line Drop down list indicating the following: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invention. License. Patent Awarded. Patent Application. PVP Awarded. PVP Application. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date Issued (For Patent, XX/XX/XXXX License, or PVP): Add to Other Products Page Add the following to the drop down list --Decision Support Tools --Business Start-ups Please indicate the number of Web site Hits: XXXXXXXX. Add to Outcomes Page Enter number of dollars generated for products sold as a result of this grant annually, and one-time sale of inventions, technology, technique, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Dollars ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annual for Products Sold............................. XXXXXXXXXXX One-time sale of Inventions, Etc..................... XXXXXXXXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the number of domestic and international students engaged in experiential learning (includes internships). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Type of student Number domestic international ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Secondary School.................. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Undergraduate..................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Graduate.......................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Post-Doctoral..................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX ------------------------------------- Computed Total................ (XXXXXXX) (XXXXXXX) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the number of domestic and international students receiving direct benefits (fellowships, scholarships, assistantships). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Type of student Number domestic international ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Secondary school.................. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Undergraduate..................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Graduate.......................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Post-Doctoral..................... XXXXXXX XXXXXXX ------------------------------------- [[Page 10213]] Computed Total................ (XXXXXXX) (XXXXXXX) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of participants who report new leadership role in the community: XXXXXXXX. Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area Enter the number of people who have adopted effective behavioral, social, and environmental interventions to prevent childhood obesity: XXXXXXXX. Enter the number of children who increased intake of fruit and vegetables: XXXXXXX. Enter the number of dollars saved in food costs by participants: $XXXXXXXXXX. Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area Enter the number of participants who have adopted mitigation strategies for agro-ecosystems and natural resource systems: XXXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of prototypes that demonstrate new or improved processes, systems, models, or technologies to reduce agriculture's environmental footprint: XXXXXXXXXX. Food Safety Challenge Area Enter the number of participants adopting safer food handling practices at home: XXXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of new food safety management practices developed: XXXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of prototypes that demonstrate new or improved processes, systems, models, or technologies to reduce the presence of contaminants in our food systems: XXXXXXXXX. Food Security Challenge Area Enter the number of technologies and practices adopted to enhance food security: XXXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of traits developed with the capability to predict phenotype from genotype (sequence) on a large scale: XXXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of new high density SNP or genome sequences to allow capture of genetic diversity and to accurately determine the genotype-phenotype relationships to improve production: XXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of germplasm with new traits, breeding lines/ varieties released for crops, fruits, and vegetable production: XXXXXXXX. Sustainable Bioenergy Challenge Area Enter the number of sustainable strategies adopted for regional systems that materially deliver liquid transportation biofuels: XXXXXXXX. Enter the number of prototypes that demonstrate new or improved processes, systems, models, or technologies for bioenergy, bioprocessing, or waste utilization technologies to help the U.S. move toward energy independence: XXXXXXXX. Water Challenge Area Enter the number of management practices, technologies, and tools adopted by farmers, ranchers, forest owners and managers: XXXXXXXX. Enter the number of prototypes that demonstrate new or improved processes, systems, models, or technologies to reduce the consumption of water in agriculture or promote the conservation of water: XXXXXXX. Consumer and Industry Outreach, Policy, Markets and Trade Enter the number of research findings that demonstrate a benefit of combine bio-physical and social science research: XXXXXX. Enter the number of strategies and models of coexistence of multiple crop technologies throughout the supply chain: XXXXXXX. Partnerships Developed Enter the number of partnerships and new partnerships attributed to the grant project/program: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Partnerships........................................ XXXXXX --------------- Total Partnerships.................................. XXXXXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimate of the Burden: The total reporting and record keeping requirements for the submission of the new participation, products and outcome data is estimated to average 1 additional hour per response. This estimate is based on a percentage 40 percent of the burden for a full Progress Report as previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget. Estimated Number of Responses: 8,700. Estimated Burden per Response: 1 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,700 hours. Frequency of Responses: Annually. 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 including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 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 appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments should be sent to the address stated in the preamble. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments also will become a matter of public record. Done at Washington, DC, this 29 day of January 2016. Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics. [FR Doc. 2016-04188 Filed 2-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-22-P
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to attendance, please contact the person access to the facility or proceedings, Type of Request: Revision of a
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please contact the person listed in the currently approved information
CONTACT. section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION collection.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at CONTACT. All reasonable Abstract: The United States
the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake accommodation requests are managed Department of Agriculture (USDA),
College, Community Room, 6699 on a case by case basis. NIFA administers several competitive,
Campus Drive, Placerville, California. Dated: February 18 2016. peer-reviewed research, education, and
Written comments may be submitted Laurence Crabtree, extension programs, under which
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY awards of a high-priority are made.
Forest Supervisor.
INFORMATION. All comments, including These programs are authorized pursuant
[FR Doc. 2016–04010 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
names and addresses when provided, to the authorities contained in the
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
are placed in the record and are National Agricultural Research,
available for public inspection and Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
copying. The public may inspect 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101 et
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
comments received at Eldorado National seq.); the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341
Forest (NF) Supervisor’s Office. Please National Institute of Food and et seq.); and other legislative authorities.
call ahead to facilitate entry into the Agriculture NIFA also administers several capacity
building. funded research programs. The
Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently programs are authorized pursuant to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Approved Information Collection authorities contained in the McIntire-
Jennifer Chapman, RAC Coordinator, by Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research
phone at 530–621–5280 or via email at AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C.
jenniferachapman@fs.fed.us. Agriculture. 582a–1–582a–7); the Hatch Act of 1887,
Individuals who use
ACTION: Notice and request for as amended (7 U.S.C. 4361a–361i);
telecommunication devices for the deaf
comments. Section 1445 of Public Law 95–113, the
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 SUMMARY: In accordance with the amended (7 U.S.C. 3222); and Section
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 1433 of Subtitle E (Sections 1429–1439),
Eastern Standard Time, Monday Office of Management and Budget Title XIV of Public Law 95–113, as
through Friday. (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 amended (7 U.S.C. 3191–3201). Each
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (60 FR 44977, August 29, 1995), this capacity funded program is subject to a
purpose of the meeting is to: notice announces the National Institute set of administrative requirements. The
1. Continue the review and discussion of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) purpose of this revision is to collect new
of project proposals; and intention to revise a currently approved pieces of information from grantees
2. If time allows, the RAC will also information collection entitled, funded by NIFA which are needed to
prioritize and vote on its final ‘‘Research, Education, and Extension complete reports by NIFA and its
recommendations for funding. project online reporting tool (REEport).’’
The meeting is open to the public. stakeholders. NIFA proposes to require
The agenda will include time for people DATES: Written comments on this notice reporting on the following data in
to make oral statements of three minutes must be received by May 4, 2016, to be addition to the data already approved in
or less. Individuals wishing to make an assured of consideration. Comments the Research Performance Progress
oral statement should request in writing received after that date will be Report (RPPR).
at least 7 days in advance of the meeting considered to the extent practicable. Add to Participants’ Page
date to be scheduled on the agenda. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
Of the faculty and non-student FTEs
Anyone who would like to bring related submitted by any of the following
in the table below how many FTEs are
matters to the attention of the committee methods: Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov;
new staff?
may file written statements with the Fax: 202–720–0857; Mail: Office of
committee staff before or after the Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, Faculty and
meeting. Written comments and USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence Role non-students
requests for time for oral comments Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
must be sent to Jennifer Chapman, RAC 2216. Scientist ................................ X.X
Coordinator, Eldorado NF Supervisor’s Professional .......................... X.X
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical .............................. X.X
Office, 100 Forni Road, Placerville,
Robert Martin, Records Officer; email: Administrative ....................... X.X
California 95667; by email to
rmartin@nifa.usda.gov. Other ..................................... X.X
jenniferachapman@fs.fed.us, or via Computed Total ............. (X.X)
facsimile to 530–621–5297. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Accommodations: If you are Title: Reporting Requirements for
Research, Education, and Extension Volunteer Number and Hours
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests project online reporting tool (REEport). Indicate the number of volunteers and
in advance for sign language OMB Number: 0524–0048. number of hours volunteered for
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interpreting, assistive listening devices, Expiration Date of Current Approval: persons who worked in this grant
or other reasonable accommodation. For January 30, 2018. project/program.
Number of
Type of volunteer Number hours
Adults ....................................................................................................................................................................... XXXXXXX XXXXX.X
Youth ........................................................................................................................................................................ XXXXXXX XXXXX.X
Computed Total ................................................................................................................................................ (XXXXXXX) (XXXXX.X)
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Number Number
Type of student domestic international
Computed Total ........................................................................................................................................ (XXXXXXX) (XXXXXXX)
Number of participants who report Sustainable Bioenergy Challenge Area Frequency of Responses: Annually.
new leadership role in the community: Enter the number of sustainable Comments: Comments are invited on:
XXXXXXXX. strategies adopted for regional systems (a) Whether the proposed collection of
that materially deliver liquid information is necessary for the proper
Childhood Obesity Prevention
transportation biofuels: XXXXXXXX. performance of the functions of the
Challenge Area
Enter the number of prototypes that agency, including whether the
Enter the number of people who have demonstrate new or improved information will have practical utility;
adopted effective behavioral, social, and processes, systems, models, or (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
environmental interventions to prevent technologies for bioenergy, of the burden of the proposed collection
childhood obesity: XXXXXXXX. bioprocessing, or waste utilization of information including the validity of
Enter the number of children who technologies to help the U.S. move the methodology and assumptions used;
increased intake of fruit and vegetables: toward energy independence: (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX. and clarity of the information to be
Enter the number of dollars saved in collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
food costs by participants: Water Challenge Area burden of the collection of information
$XXXXXXXXXX. Enter the number of management on those who are to respond, including
practices, technologies, and tools through the use of appropriate
Climate Variability and Change adopted by farmers, ranchers, forest automated, electronic, mechanical, or
Challenge Area owners and managers: XXXXXXXX. other technological collection
Enter the number of participants who Enter the number of prototypes that techniques or other forms of information
have adopted mitigation strategies for demonstrate new or improved technology. Comments should be sent to
agro-ecosystems and natural resource processes, systems, models, or the address stated in the preamble.
systems: XXXXXXXXXX. technologies to reduce the consumption All responses to this notice will be
Enter the number of prototypes that of water in agriculture or promote the summarized and included in the request
demonstrate new or improved conservation of water: XXXXXXX. for OMB approval. All comments also
processes, systems, models, or Consumer and Industry Outreach, will become a matter of public record.
technologies to reduce agriculture’s Policy, Markets and Trade Done at Washington, DC, this 29 day of
environmental footprint: January 2016.
Enter the number of research findings
XXXXXXXXXX. Catherine E. Woteki,
that demonstrate a benefit of combine
Food Safety Challenge Area bio-physical and social science research: Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
XXXXXX. Economics.
Enter the number of participants
Enter the number of strategies and [FR Doc. 2016–04188 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
adopting safer food handling practices models of coexistence of multiple crop BILLING CODE 3410–22–P
at home: XXXXXXXXXX. technologies throughout the supply
Enter the number of new food safety chain: XXXXXXX.
management practices developed:
XXXXXXXXXX. Partnerships Developed DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Enter the number of prototypes that Enter the number of partnerships and
demonstrate new or improved Economic Development Administration
new partnerships attributed to the grant
processes, systems, models, or project/program: Notice of National Advisory Council on
technologies to reduce the presence of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
contaminants in our food systems: Type Number Meeting
XXXXXXXXX.
New Partnerships ................. XXXXXX AGENCY: Economic Development
Food Security Challenge Area
Administration.
Total Partnerships ......... XXXXXX
Enter the number of technologies and ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
practices adopted to enhance food Estimate of the Burden: The total (Amended).
security: XXXXXXXXXX. reporting and record keeping
Enter the number of traits developed requirements for the submission of the SUMMARY: The National Advisory
with the capability to predict phenotype new participation, products and Council on Innovation and
from genotype (sequence) on a large outcome data is estimated to average 1 Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a
scale: XXXXXXXXXX. additional hour per response. This public meeting on Thursday, March 3,
Enter the number of new high density estimate is based on a percentage 40 2016, 2:00—2:45 p.m. Central Standard
SNP or genome sequences to allow Time (CST) and Friday, March 4, 2016,
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
percent of the burden for a full Progress
capture of genetic diversity and to Report as previously approved by the 8:45 a.m.—12:00 p.m. CST. During this
accurately determine the genotype- Office of Management and Budget. time, members will continue to work on
phenotype relationships to improve Estimated Number of Responses: various Council initiatives which
production: XXXXXXXXX. 8,700. include: Innovation, entrepreneurship
Enter the number of germplasm with Estimated Burden per Response: 1 and workforce talent.
new traits, breeding lines/varieties hours. DATES:
released for crops, fruits, and vegetable Estimated Total Annual Burden on Thursday, March 3, 2016, Time: 2:00
production: XXXXXXXX. Respondents: 8,700 hours. p.m.—2:45 p.m. CST.
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 10211 |
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