81 FR 24052 - 1994 Tribal Scholars Program; Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Office of Advocacy and Outreach's (OAO) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the reinstatement of a previously approved data collection for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Advocacy and Outreach


1994 Tribal Scholars Program; Notice of Request for Reinstatement 
of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach's (OAO) intention to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for the reinstatement of a previously 
approved data collection for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
1994 Tribal Scholars Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 24, 2016 to be 
assured of consideration.
    Additional Information or Comments:
    Contact: Lawrence Shorty, Program Director, USDA 1994 Program, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop: 0601, Washington, DC 20250.
    Phone: (202) 720-7265.
    Fax: (202) 720-7704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
    OMB Number: 0503-0016.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
1994 Tribal Scholars Program is to strengthen the long-term partnership 
between USDA and the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions to increase the 
number of students studying and graduating in food, agriculture, 
natural resources, and other related fields of study, and to develop 
the pool of scientists and professionals to annually fill 50,000 jobs 
in the food, agricultural, and natural resources system.
    The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program, within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach, is an annual, joint human capital initiative between USDA and 
the Nation's 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, also known as 1994 Tribal 
Colleges and Universities (1994 TCUs). This program offers a 
combination of paid work experience with a USDA sponsoring agency 
through an appointment under the Fellowship Experience Program (FEP). 
FEP will permit the recruitment and selection of exceptional students 
majoring in agriculture related fields of study at USDA partner 
colleges and universities. Under the FEP, students will fill Excepted 
Service positions, receive mentoring, and be provided developmental 
assignments. These temporary appointments will be made using the 
Schedule A in 5 CFR 213.3102(r) and may not exceed 4 years based on 
defined criteria.
    When students graduate, they will be eligible to compete for job 
opportunities at USDA. Additionally, the experience the students gain 
via classroom instruction in their respective degree paths, along with 
their USDA work experience, will make them strong candidates for 
opportunities in agriculture and agri-business related fields. The USDA 
1994 Tribal Scholars Program is designed to integrate classroom study 
into a degreed college or university program such as agriculture and 
natural resources, which prepares the student for competing for 
positions in the sponsoring agency's future workforce and with paid 
tuition, fees, books, use of a laptop computer, and leadership 
training. The program is conducted in accordance with a planned 
schedule and a working agreement between USDA agencies and the student.
    The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program will offer scholarships and 
internships to U.S. citizens for a period of up to 4 years. The 
eligibility standards are:
    1. Must be at least 16 years old.
    2. Must be able to complete required occupation-related work 
experience (640 hours) prior to or concurrently with the completion of 
course requirements for the degree.
    3. Must be a United States citizen or national (resident of 
American Samoa or Swains Island). If you are not a citizen, you may 
participate if you are legally admitted to the United States as a 
permanent resident, and are able to meet United States citizenship 
requirements prior to completion of your degree.
    4. Must be in good academic standing. Cannot be on academic 
probation. Must furnish course registration information at the start of 
each school term; must provide verification of academic status at the 
end of each academic term (grade report or transcript); must meet 
academic standards as set forth by the school they are attending; 
maintain satisfactory progress in completing academic requirements; and 
demonstrate satisfactory performance and conduct.
    5. If selected, students must sign USDA Fellowship agreements.
    6. Must be enrolled in, accepted, or plan to seek a Bachelor's or 
Associate's degree in an accredited 1994 Tribal Land-Grant College or 
University as demonstrated by a declaration of a major course of study.
    7. Carry at a minimum, a half-time course load as defined by the 
institution.
    8. Be enrolled in an academic major related to the occupation being 
considered.
    Summary of Collection: Each applicant will be required to submit an 
application for the USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program; proof of 
acceptance or enrollment in school via transcript (mandatory for 
current students and recent graduates); and a letter of acceptance (or 
proof of registration, or letter from school official) on official 
letterhead; if applicable.
    If selected, each student must furnish course registration at the 
start of each school term, provide verification of academic status at 
the end of each academic term (grade report or transcript), meet 
academic standards as set forth by the school they are attending, 
maintain satisfactory progress in completing academic requirements, and 
demonstrate satisfactory performance and conduct.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is needed for 
identifying and tracking applicants that match the human capital needs 
of USDA agencies from 1994 Land-Grant Institutions

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through an internship and an award of an annually reviewed and renewed 
scholarship with the objective of preparing the student to compete for 
placement into USDA's workforce.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.2 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals attending or interested in attending 1994 
Land Grant Institutions, teachers, principals, and guidance counselors, 
and USDA Agency supervisors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 480.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1440.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4320 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Comments may be sent to Lawrence Shorty, Program Director, 
USDA 1994 Program, Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Mail Stop 0601, Washington, DC 20250.
    All comments received will be available for public inspection 
during regular business hours at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

Carolyn C. Parker,
Office of Advocacy and Outreach, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER professionals to annually fill 50,000 jobs 3. Must be a United States citizen or
contains documents other than rules or in the food, agricultural, and natural national (resident of American Samoa or
proposed rules that are applicable to the resources system. Swains Island). If you are not a citizen,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars you may participate if you are legally
committee meetings, agency decisions and Program, within the Office of the admitted to the United States as a
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
Assistant Secretary for Administration, permanent resident, and are able to
statements of organization and functions are Office of Advocacy and Outreach, is an meet United States citizenship
examples of documents appearing in this annual, joint human capital initiative requirements prior to completion of
section. between USDA and the Nation’s 1994 your degree.
Land-Grant Institutions, also known as 4. Must be in good academic standing.
1994 Tribal Colleges and Universities Cannot be on academic probation. Must
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (1994 TCUs). This program offers a furnish course registration information
combination of paid work experience at the start of each school term; must
Office of Advocacy and Outreach with a USDA sponsoring agency provide verification of academic status
through an appointment under the at the end of each academic term (grade
1994 Tribal Scholars Program; Notice Fellowship Experience Program (FEP). report or transcript); must meet
of Request for Reinstatement of a FEP will permit the recruitment and academic standards as set forth by the
Previously Approved Collection selection of exceptional students school they are attending; maintain
AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and majoring in agriculture related fields of satisfactory progress in completing
Outreach, USDA. study at USDA partner colleges and academic requirements; and
ACTION: Notice and request for universities. Under the FEP, students demonstrate satisfactory performance
comments. will fill Excepted Service positions, and conduct.
receive mentoring, and be provided 5. If selected, students must sign
SUMMARY: In accordance with the developmental assignments. These USDA Fellowship agreements.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 temporary appointments will be made 6. Must be enrolled in, accepted, or
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice using the Schedule A in 5 CFR plan to seek a Bachelor’s or Associate’s
announces the Office of Advocacy and 213.3102(r) and may not exceed 4 years degree in an accredited 1994 Tribal
Outreach’s (OAO) intention to request based on defined criteria. Land-Grant College or University as
approval from the Office of Management When students graduate, they will be demonstrated by a declaration of a
and Budget (OMB) for the reinstatement eligible to compete for job opportunities major course of study.
of a previously approved data collection at USDA. Additionally, the experience 7. Carry at a minimum, a half-time
for the U.S. Department of Agriculture the students gain via classroom course load as defined by the
(USDA) 1994 Tribal Scholars Program. instruction in their respective degree institution.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be paths, along with their USDA work 8. Be enrolled in an academic major
received by June 24, 2016 to be assured experience, will make them strong related to the occupation being
of consideration. candidates for opportunities in considered.
Additional Information or Comments: agriculture and agri-business related Summary of Collection: Each
Contact: Lawrence Shorty, Program fields. The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars applicant will be required to submit an
Director, USDA 1994 Program, 1400 Program is designed to integrate application for the USDA 1994 Tribal
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop: classroom study into a degreed college Scholars Program; proof of acceptance
0601, Washington, DC 20250. or university program such as or enrollment in school via transcript
Phone: (202) 720–7265. agriculture and natural resources, which (mandatory for current students and
Fax: (202) 720–7704. prepares the student for competing for recent graduates); and a letter of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: positions in the sponsoring agency’s acceptance (or proof of registration, or
Title: USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars future workforce and with paid tuition, letter from school official) on official
Program. fees, books, use of a laptop computer, letterhead; if applicable.
OMB Number: 0503–0016. and leadership training. The program is If selected, each student must furnish
Expiration Date of Approval: Three conducted in accordance with a course registration at the start of each
years from approval date. planned schedule and a working school term, provide verification of
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a agreement between USDA agencies and academic status at the end of each
previously approved information the student. academic term (grade report or
collection. The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars transcript), meet academic standards as
Abstract: The purpose of the U.S. Program will offer scholarships and set forth by the school they are
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1994 internships to U.S. citizens for a period attending, maintain satisfactory progress
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Tribal Scholars Program is to strengthen of up to 4 years. The eligibility in completing academic requirements,
the long-term partnership between standards are: and demonstrate satisfactory
USDA and the 1994 Land-Grant 1. Must be at least 16 years old. performance and conduct.
Institutions to increase the number of 2. Must be able to complete required Need and Use of the Information: The
students studying and graduating in occupation-related work experience information is needed for identifying
food, agriculture, natural resources, and (640 hours) prior to or concurrently and tracking applicants that match the
other related fields of study, and to with the completion of course human capital needs of USDA agencies
develop the pool of scientists and requirements for the degree. from 1994 Land-Grant Institutions

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through an internship and an award of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE identification and plan for adequate
an annually reviewed and renewed time to pass through security screening
scholarship with the objective of Food Safety and Inspection Service systems. Attendees that are not able to
preparing the student to compete for attend the meeting in person, but wish
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0013]
placement into USDA’s workforce. to participate may do so by phone.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Codex Alimentarius Commission: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
burden for this collection of information Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius 39TH SESSION OF THE CAC CONTACT:
is estimated to average 1.2 hours per Commission Barbara McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
response. Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Washington, DC 20250, Telephone:
Respondents: Individuals attending or Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. (202) 690–4719, Fax: (202)720–3157,
interested in attending 1994 Land Grant ACTION: Notice of public meeting and Email: Barbara.Mcniff@fsis.usda.gov.
Institutions, teachers, principals, and request for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
guidance counselors, and USDA Agency
SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jasmine Curtis,
supervisors.
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Estimated Number of Respondents: Department of Agriculture (USDA), is Avenue SW., Room 4865, Washington,
480. sponsoring a public meeting on June 10, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 205–7760,
Estimated Number of Responses: 2016. The objective of the public Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
1440. meeting is to provide information and Jasmine.Curtis@fsis.usda.gov.
Estimated Number of Responses per receive public comments on agenda SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Respondent: 3. items and draft United States (U.S.)
positions to be discussed at the 39th Background
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Session of the Codex Alimentarius The CAC was established in 1963 by
Respondents: 4320 hours. Commission (CAC) taking place in two United Nations organizations, the
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether Rome, Italy, June 27–July 1, 2016. The Food and Agriculture Organization
the proposed collection of information Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety (FAO) and the World Health
is necessary for the proper performance recognizes the importance of providing Organization (WHO). Through adoption
of the functions of the agency, including interested parties the opportunity to of food standards, codes of practice, and
whether the information will have obtain background information on the other guidelines developed by its
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 39th Session of the CAC and to address committees, and by promoting their
agency’s estimate of the burden of the items on the agenda. adoption and implementation by
proposed collection of information DATES: The public meeting is scheduled governments, the CAC seeks to protect
including the validity of the for Friday, June 10, 2016, from 1:00 the health of consumers and ensure fair
methodology and assumptions used; (3) p.m.–4:00 p.m. practices in the food trade; promotes
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and ADDRESSES: The public meeting will coordination of all food standards work
clarity of the information to be take place at the Jamie L. Whitten undertaken by international
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Building, United States Department of governmental and non-governmental
burden of the collection of information Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence organizations; determines priorities and
on respondents, including the use of Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, initiates and guides the preparation of
appropriate automated, electronic, DC 20250. Documents related to the draft standards through and with the aid
39th Session of the CAC will be of appropriate organizations; finalizes
mechanical, or other technological
accessible via the Internet at the standards elaborated and publishes
collection techniques or other forms of
following address: http:// them in a Codex Alimentarius (food
information technology. Comments may code) either as regional or worldwide
be sent to Lawrence Shorty, Program www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-
reports/en/. standards, together with international
Director, USDA 1994 Program, Office of standards already finalized by other
The U.S. Delegate to the 39th Session
Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 bodies, wherever this is practicable; and
of the CAC invites U.S. interested
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop amends published standards, as
parties to submit their comments
0601, Washington, DC 20250. electronically to the following email appropriate, in the light of new
All comments received will be address: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov. developments.
available for public inspection during Call-in-Number: If you wish to Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
regular business hours at the same participate in the public meeting for the Meeting
address. 39th Session of the CAC by conference
call, please use the call-in-number and The following items on the Agenda
All responses to this notice will be
the participant code listed below: for the 39th Session of the CAC will be
summarized and included in the request discussed during the public meeting:
for OMB approval. All comments will Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
become a matter of public record.
The participant code will be posted • Report by the Chairperson on the 71st
on the Web page below: http:// Session of the Executive Committee
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ • Final adoption of Codex text at Steps 8, 5/
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Carolyn C. Parker,
topics/international-affairs/us-codex- 8 and 5A
Office of Advocacy and Outreach, U.S.
alimentarius/public-meetings. • Adoption of Codex texts at Step 5
Department of Agriculture.
Registration: Attendees may register • Revocation of Codex texts
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to attend the public meeting by emailing • Discontinuation of Work
barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by June 3, • Amendments to Codex Standards and
2016. Early registration is encouraged as Related Texts
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81 FR 24052 - 1994 Tribal Scholars Program; Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREOffice of Advocacy and Outreach

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach