83 FR 32619 - Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 135 (July 13, 2018)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 135 (July 13, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-14997 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 32619-32620] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14997] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) intention to extend and revise a currently approved information collection entitled, ``Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension Formula Funds.'' DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September 11, 2018 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: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; 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: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; Phone: 202-401-5924. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension Capacity Grants. OMB Number: 0524-0036. Expiration Date of Current Approval: January 1, 2019. Type of Request: Notice of intent to extend and revise the submission requirements for a currently approved information collection. The burden for this submission remains unchanged. Abstract: Type of Request: Intent to seek approval for the extension and revision of a currently approved information collection for three years. Abstract: The purpose of this collection of information is to continue implementing the requirements of sections 202 and 225 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) which require that a plan of work must be submitted by each institution and approved by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) before formula funds may be provided to the 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions. The formula funds are authorized under the Hatch Act for agricultural research activities at the 1862 land-grant institutions, under the Smith-Lever Act for the extension activities at the 1862 land-grant institutions, and under sections 1444 and 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 for research and extension activities at the 1890 land-grant institutions. The plan of work must address critical agricultural issues in the State and describe the programs and projects targeted to address these issues using the NIFA formula funds. The plan of work also must describe the institution's multistate activities as well as their integrated research and extension activities. This collection of information also includes the reporting requirements of section 102(c) of AREERA for the 1862 and 1890 land- grant institutions. This section requires the 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant institutions receiving agricultural research, education, and extension formula funds from NIFA of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and implement processes for obtaining input from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education concerning the use of such funds effective October 1, 1999. Section 102(c) further requires that the Secretary of Agriculture promulgate regulations that prescribe what the institutions must do to meet this requirement and the consequences of not complying with this requirement. The Stakeholder Input Requirements for Recipients of Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Formula Funds (7 CFR part 3418) final rule (65 FR 5993, Feb. 8, 2000) applies not only to the land-grant institutions receiving formula funds but also to the veterinary and forestry schools that are not land-grant institutions but receive forestry research funds under the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 and animal health and disease research funds under section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA). Failure to comply with the requirements of this rule may result in the withholding of a recipient institution's formula funds and redistribution of its share of formula funds to other eligible institutions. The institutions are required to annually report to NIFA: (1) The actions taken to seek stakeholder input to encourage [[Page 32620]] their participation; (2) a brief statement of the process used by the recipient institution to identify individuals and groups who are stakeholders and to collect input from them; and (3) a statement of how collected input was considered. There is no legislatively prescribed form or format for this reporting requirement. However, the 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions are required to report on their Stakeholder Input Process annually as part of their Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results. Section 103(e) of AREERA requires that the 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant institutions establish a merit review process, prior to October 1, 1999, in order to obtain agricultural research and extension funds. Section 104 of AREERA also stipulated that a scientific peer review process be established for research programs funded under section 3(c)(3) of the Hatch Act (commonly referred to as Hatch Multistate Research Funds). This notice also revises the Plan of Work to include Extension Program Initiations and Annual Reports in the REEport platform in place of the current Planned Programs and make the current REEport Hatch and Evans-Allen approved Research Project Initiations and Annual Progress Reports as a part of the Plan of Work and Annual Report of Accomplishments. This will reduce the overall burden for Hatch and Evans-Allen research grant recipients. The burden for Extension Grant recipients is estimated to remain the same. The revised Plan of Work will have the following sections: (1). Institutional Profile and Executive Summary (2). Merit Review Process (3). Stakeholder Input (4). Multistate Extension and Integrated Research and Extension (5). Critical Issues (6). Extension Program Initiations and Research Project Initiations in the REEport Platform I. Initial 5-Year Plan of Work Estimate of Burden: The Initial 5-Year Plan of Work as revised will submitted for the FY 2020-2024 Plan of Work in 2019. The total reporting and record keeping requirements for the submission of the ``Initial 5-Year Plan of Work'' is estimated to average 64 hours per response. There are six components of this ``5-Year Plan of Work'': ``Critical Issues,'' ``Extension Program and Research Project Initiations in the REEport Platform,'' ``Stakeholder Input Process,'' ``Merit Review Process,'' ``Multi state Activities,'' and ``Integrated Activities.'' Estimated Number of Respondents: 75. Estimated Number of Responses: 150. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,600 hours. Frequency of Responses: Annually. II. Annual Update to 5-Year Plan of Work Estimate of the Burden: The total reporting and record keeping requirements for the submission of the ``Annual Update to the 5-Year Plan of Work'' is estimated to average 64 hours per response. There are six components of this ``5-Year Plan of Work'': ``Critical Issues,'' ``Extension Program and Research Project Initiations in the REEport Platform,'' ``Stakeholder Input Process,'' ``Merit Review Process,'' ``Multi state Activities,'' and ``Integrated Activities.'' Estimated Number of Respondents: 75. Estimated Number of Responses: 150. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,600 hours. Frequency of Responses: Annually. III. Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Estimate of the Burden: The total annual reporting and record keeping requirements of the ``Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results'' is estimated to average 260 hours per response. Estimated Number of Respondents: 75. Estimated Number of Responses: 150. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 39,000 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. 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, on June 7, 2018. Thomas G. Shanower, Acting Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. [FR Doc. 2018-14997 Filed 7-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-22-P
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FSIS also will make copies of this DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE approved by the National Institute of
publication available through the FSIS Food and Agriculture (NIFA) before
Constituent Update, which is used to National Institute of Food and formula funds may be provided to the
provide information regarding FSIS Agriculture 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions.
policies, procedures, regulations, The formula funds are authorized
Federal Register notices, FSIS public Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise under the Hatch Act for agricultural
meetings, and other types of information a Currently Approved Information research activities at the 1862 land-grant
that could affect or would be of interest Collection institutions, under the Smith-Lever Act
to our constituents and stakeholders. AGENCY: National Institute of Food and for the extension activities at the 1862
The Update is available on the FSIS web land-grant institutions, and under
Agriculture, USDA.
page. Through the web page, FSIS is sections 1444 and 1445 of the National
ACTION: Notice and request for Agricultural Research, Extension, and
able to provide information to a much
comments. Teaching Policy Act of 1977 for research
broader, more diverse audience. In
addition, FSIS offers an email SUMMARY: In accordance with the and extension activities at the 1890
subscription service which provides Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this land-grant institutions. The plan of
automatic and customized access to notice announces the National Institute work must address critical agricultural
selected food safety news and of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) issues in the State and describe the
information. This service is available at: intention to extend and revise a programs and projects targeted to
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. address these issues using the NIFA
currently approved information
Options range from recalls to export formula funds. The plan of work also
collection entitled, ‘‘Reporting
information, regulations, directives, and must describe the institution’s
Requirements for State Plans of Work
notices. Customers can add or delete multistate activities as well as their
for Agricultural Research and Extension
subscriptions themselves, and have the integrated research and extension
Formula Funds.’’
option to password protect their activities.
DATES: Written comments on this notice This collection of information also
accounts. must be received by September 11, 2018 includes the reporting requirements of
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement to be assured of consideration. section 102(c) of AREERA for the 1862
Comments received after that date will and 1890 land-grant institutions. This
No agency, officer, or employee of the be considered to the extent practicable. section requires the 1862, 1890, and
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, ADDRESSES: Written comments 1994 land-grant institutions receiving
color, national origin, religion, sex, concerning this notice and requests for agricultural research, education, and
gender identity, sexual orientation, copies of the information collection may extension formula funds from NIFA of
disability, age, marital status, family/ be submitted by any of the following the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
parental status, income derived from a methods: Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; to establish and implement processes
public assistance program, or political Fax: 202–720–0857; Mail: Office of for obtaining input from persons who
beliefs, exclude from participation in, Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, conduct or use agricultural research,
deny the benefits of, or subject to USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence extension, or education concerning the
discrimination any person in the United Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– use of such funds effective October 1,
States under any program or activity 2216. 1999.
conducted by the USDA. Section 102(c) further requires that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
How To File a Complaint of the Secretary of Agriculture promulgate
Robert Martin, eGovernment Program regulations that prescribe what the
Discrimination Leader; Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; institutions must do to meet this
To file a complaint of discrimination, Phone: 202–401–5924. requirement and the consequences of
complete the USDA Program SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: not complying with this requirement.
Discrimination Complaint Form, which Title: Reporting Requirements for The Stakeholder Input Requirements for
may be accessed online at http:// State Plans of Work for Agricultural Recipients of Agricultural Research,
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ Research and Extension Capacity Education, and Extension Formula
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ Grants. Funds (7 CFR part 3418) final rule (65
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you OMB Number: 0524–0036. FR 5993, Feb. 8, 2000) applies not only
or your authorized representative. Expiration Date of Current Approval: to the land-grant institutions receiving
January 1, 2019. formula funds but also to the veterinary
Send your completed complaint form Type of Request: Notice of intent to and forestry schools that are not land-
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: extend and revise the submission grant institutions but receive forestry
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, requirements for a currently approved research funds under the McIntire-
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 information collection. The burden for Stennis Act of 1962 and animal health
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, this submission remains unchanged. and disease research funds under
DC 20250–9410, Fax: (202) 690–7442, Abstract: Type of Request: Intent to section 1433 of the National
Email: program.intake@usda.gov. seek approval for the extension and Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Persons with disabilities who require revision of a currently approved Teaching Policy Act of 1977
alternative means for communication information collection for three years. (NARETPA). Failure to comply with the
Abstract: The purpose of this requirements of this rule may result in
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(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center collection of information is to continue the withholding of a recipient
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). implementing the requirements of institution’s formula funds and
sections 202 and 225 of the Agricultural redistribution of its share of formula
Paul Kiecker, Research, Extension, and Education funds to other eligible institutions. The
Acting Administrator. Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) which institutions are required to annually
[FR Doc. 2018–15015 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] require that a plan of work must be report to NIFA: (1) The actions taken to
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P submitted by each institution and seek stakeholder input to encourage
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their participation; (2) a brief statement Estimated Number of Respondents: Done in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018.
of the process used by the recipient 75. Thomas G. Shanower,
institution to identify individuals and Estimated Number of Responses: 150. Acting Director, National Institute of Food
groups who are stakeholders and to Estimated Total Annual Burden on and Agriculture.
collect input from them; and (3) a Respondents: 9,600 hours. [FR Doc. 2018–14997 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am]
statement of how collected input was Frequency of Responses: Annually. BILLING CODE 3410–22–P
considered. There is no legislatively
prescribed form or format for this II. Annual Update to 5-Year Plan of
reporting requirement. However, the Work DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions Estimate of the Burden: The total
are required to report on their National Institute of Food and
reporting and record keeping Agriculture
Stakeholder Input Process annually as requirements for the submission of the
part of their Annual Report of ‘‘Annual Update to the 5-Year Plan of Announcement of Requirements and
Accomplishments and Results. Work’’ is estimated to average 64 hours
Section 103(e) of AREERA requires Registration for U.S. Department of
per response. There are six components Agriculture (USDA) Innovations in
that the 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant of this ‘‘5-Year Plan of Work’’: ‘‘Critical Food and Agricultural Science and
institutions establish a merit review Issues,’’ ‘‘Extension Program and Technology (I–FAST) Prize
process, prior to October 1, 1999, in Research Project Initiations in the Competition
order to obtain agricultural research and REEport Platform,’’ ‘‘Stakeholder Input
extension funds. Section 104 of Process,’’ ‘‘Merit Review Process,’’ AGENCY: National Institute of Food and
AREERA also stipulated that a scientific ‘‘Multi state Activities,’’ and ‘‘Integrated Agriculture, USDA.
peer review process be established for Activities.’’ ACTION: Notice.
research programs funded under section
Estimated Number of Respondents: SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food
3(c)(3) of the Hatch Act (commonly
75. and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA, is
referred to as Hatch Multistate Research
Funds). Estimated Number of Responses: 150. announcing the I–FAST prize
This notice also revises the Plan of Estimated Total Annual Burden on competition (the ‘‘I–FAST Competition’’
Work to include Extension Program Respondents: 9,600 hours. or the ‘‘Competition’’) to develop and
Initiations and Annual Reports in the Frequency of Responses: Annually. implement the Innovations in Food and
REEport platform in place of the current Agricultural Science and Technology (I–
III. Annual Report of Accomplishments
Planned Programs and make the current FAST) Program. NIFA will partner with
and Results
REEport Hatch and Evans-Allen the National Science Foundation (NSF)
approved Research Project Initiations Estimate of the Burden: The total Innovation Corps (I-Corps) to provide
and Annual Progress Reports as a part annual reporting and record keeping entrepreneurship training to NIFA
of the Plan of Work and Annual Report requirements of the ‘‘Annual Report of grantees under this I–FAST pilot
of Accomplishments. This will reduce Accomplishments and Results’’ is program. The goals are to identify
the overall burden for Hatch and Evans- estimated to average 260 hours per valuable product opportunities that can
Allen research grant recipients. The response. emerge from NIFA supported academic
burden for Extension Grant recipients is Estimated Number of Respondents: research. Selected NIFA I–FAST project
estimated to remain the same. 75. teams will participate in the educational
The revised Plan of Work will have Estimated Number of Responses: 150. programs with NSF I-Corps Program.
the following sections: Estimated Total Annual Burden on Over a period of six months the NIFA
(1). Institutional Profile and Executive Respondents: 39,000 hours. supported teams in the I–FAST program
Summary Frequency of Responses: Annually. will learn what it will take to achieve an
(2). Merit Review Process economic impact with their particular
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(3). Stakeholder Input innovation. The final goal of the I–FAST
(4). Multistate Extension and (a) Whether the proposed collection of
Competition is to facilitate technology
Integrated Research and Extension information is necessary for the proper
transfer of innovations that can make an
(5). Critical Issues performance of the functions of the
impact in the marketplace and the
(6). Extension Program Initiations and Agency, including whether the
global economy.
Research Project Initiations in the information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s DATES: Competition Submission
REEport Platform Period—Pre-Application and Evaluation
estimate of the burden of the proposed
I. Initial 5-Year Plan of Work collection of information, including the Interviews:
validity of the methodology and • Pre-Application Open Period: July
Estimate of Burden: The Initial 5-Year
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 10, 2018 to August 3, 2018.
Plan of Work as revised will submitted • Pre-Application Evaluation and
for the FY 2020–2024 Plan of Work in the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Interviews: August 6, 2018 to August 9,
2019. The total reporting and record information to be collected; and (d)
2018.
keeping requirements for the ways to minimize the burden of the • Full Application Open Period:
submission of the ‘‘Initial 5-Year Plan of collection of information on those who August 10, 2018 to August 17, 2018.
Work’’ is estimated to average 64 hours are to respond, including through the • Final Evaluation and Judging—Full
per response. There are six components use of appropriate automated,
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Application: August 20, 2018 to August
of this ‘‘5-Year Plan of Work’’: ‘‘Critical electronic, mechanical, or other 22, 2018.
Issues,’’ ‘‘Extension Program and technological collection techniques or • Verification of Winners: August 23,
Research Project Initiations in the other forms of information technology. 2018.
REEport Platform,’’ ‘‘Stakeholder Input All responses to this notice will be • Announcement of Winner(s):
Process,’’ ‘‘Merit Review Process,’’ summarized and included in the request August 24, 2018.
‘‘Multi state Activities,’’ and ‘‘Integrated to OMB for approval. All comments will NSF I-Corps Training for Winner(s):
Activities.’’ become a matter of public record. Winning team(s) will need to be
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 32619 |
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