82 FR 13428 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; APHIS Student Outreach Program

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)

Page Range		13428-13428
FR Document		2017-04876

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request the reinstatement of an information collection associated with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Student Outreach Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0011]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; 
APHIS Student Outreach Program

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reinstatement of an information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request the reinstatement of an information collection 
associated with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
Student Outreach Program.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0011.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0011, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-
0011 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on documents 
associated with the APHIS Student Outreach Program, contact Ms. Tammy 
Lowry, AgDiscovery Program Manager, Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, 
and Inclusion, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 92, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
(301) 851-4181. For copies of more detailed information on the 
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information 
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: APHIS Student Outreach Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0362.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
    Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') 
Student Outreach Program is designed to help students learn about 
careers in animal science, veterinary medicine, plant pathology, and 
agribusiness. The program allows participants to live on a college 
campus and learn about agricultural science and agribusiness from 
university professors, practicing veterinarians, and professionals 
working for the U.S. Government.
    The Student Outreach Program is designed to enrich students' lives 
while they are still in their formative years. APHIS' investment in the 
Student Outreach Program not only exposes students to careers in APHIS, 
it also gives APHIS' employees the opportunity to meet and invest in 
APHIS' future workforce. Students chosen to participate in the Student 
Outreach Program will gain experience through hands-on labs, workshops, 
and field trips. Students will also participate in character and team 
building activities and diversity workshops. Two programs currently in 
the Student Outreach Program are AgDiscovery and Safeguarding Natural 
Heritage Program: Strengthening Navajo Youth Connections to the Land.
    To participate in these programs, students and their parents must 
submit essays, letters of recommendation, and application packages. 
These submissions are reviewed and rated by officials to select the 
participants. In addition, cooperative agreements are used to 
facilitate the partnerships between APHIS and the participating 
universities to carry out these programs.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 5.62 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals and public and private universities.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,126.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,126.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 6,330 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of March 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For We are asking the Office of
contains documents other than rules or information on documents associated Management and Budget (OMB) to
proposed rules that are applicable to the with the APHIS Student Outreach approve our use of these information
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Program, contact Ms. Tammy Lowry, collection activities for 3 years.
committee meetings, agency decisions and AgDiscovery Program Manager, Office of
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of The purpose of this notice is to solicit
petitions and applications and agency
Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion, comments from the public (as well as
statements of organization and functions are APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 92, affected agencies) concerning our
examples of documents appearing in this Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–4181. information collection. These comments
section. For copies of more detailed information will help us:
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Information Collection Coordinator, at information is necessary for the proper
(301) 851–2483. performance of the functions of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency, including whether the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Service information will have practical utility;
Title: APHIS Student Outreach
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0011] Program. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
OMB Control Number: 0579–0362.
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of of information, including the validity of
an Information Collection; APHIS Type of Request: Reinstatement of an the methodology and assumptions used;
Student Outreach Program information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS’) clarity of the information to be
Inspection Service, USDA. Student Outreach Program is designed collected; and
ACTION: Reinstatement of an information to help students learn about careers in (4) Minimize the burden of the
collection; comment request. animal science, veterinary medicine, collection of information on those who
plant pathology, and agribusiness. The are to respond, through use, as
SUMMARY: In accordance with the program allows participants to live on a appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this college campus and learn about mechanical, and other collection
notice announces the Animal and Plant agricultural science and agribusiness technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Health Inspection Service’s intention to from university professors, practicing submission of responses.
request the reinstatement of an veterinarians, and professionals working
information collection associated with Estimate of burden: The public
for the U.S. Government. reporting burden for this collection of
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection The Student Outreach Program is
Service’s Student Outreach Program. information is estimated to average 5.62
designed to enrich students’ lives while hours per response.
DATES: We will consider all comments they are still in their formative years.
that we receive on or before May 12, APHIS’ investment in the Student Respondents: Individuals and public
2017. Outreach Program not only exposes and private universities.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments students to careers in APHIS, it also Estimated annual number of
by either of the following methods: gives APHIS’ employees the opportunity respondents: 1,126.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to to meet and invest in APHIS’ future Estimated annual number of
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket workforce. Students chosen to responses per respondent: 1.
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0011. participate in the Student Outreach
Estimated annual number of
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Program will gain experience through
responses: 1,126.
Send your comment to Docket No. hands-on labs, workshops, and field
APHIS–2017–0011, Regulatory Analysis trips. Students will also participate in Estimated total annual burden on
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station character and team building activities respondents: 6,330 hours. (Due to
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, and diversity workshops. Two programs averaging, the total annual burden hours
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. currently in the Student Outreach may not equal the product of the annual
Supporting documents and any Program are AgDiscovery and number of responses multiplied by the
comments we receive on this docket Safeguarding Natural Heritage Program: reporting burden per response.)
may be viewed at http://www. Strengthening Navajo Youth All responses to this notice will be
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= Connections to the Land. summarized and included in the request
APHIS-2017-0011 or in our reading To participate in these programs, for OMB approval. All comments will
room, which is located in Room 1141 of students and their parents must submit also become a matter of public record.
the USDA South Building, 14th Street essays, letters of recommendation, and
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and Independence Avenue SW., application packages. These
March 2017.
Washington, DC. Normal reading room submissions are reviewed and rated by
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday officials to select the participants. In Michael C. Gregoire,
through Friday, except holidays. To be addition, cooperative agreements are Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
sure someone is there to help you, used to facilitate the partnerships Health Inspection Service.
please call (202) 799–7039 before between APHIS and the participating [FR Doc. 2017–04876 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am]
coming. universities to carry out these programs. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Reinstatement of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 12, 2017.
Contact		For information on documents associated with the APHIS Student Outreach Program, contact Ms. Tammy Lowry, AgDiscovery Program Manager, Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 92, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-4181. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation		82 FR 13428

82 FR 13428 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; APHIS Student Outreach Program

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service