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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent to Request an
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations that implement the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA)
intention to request approval for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection for Children,
Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by August 6, 2012 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:
gmendez@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:
Gidel Mendez, eGovernment Program
Leader; Email: gmendez@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
(CYFAR) Year End Report.
OMB Number: 0524–0043.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
January 31, 2011
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Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval for the extension 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 communitybased 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 whether the program is reaching
the target audience and make
programmatic improvements. This
collection also allows program staff to
demonstrate the impacts that are
realized as well as program capacity that
is realized 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 Act) (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 benefits that
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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 48 states
and 3 territories. 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 16,422 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 29th day of
May, 2012.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Extend a Currently
Approved Information Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent to Request an Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations that implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's
(NIFA) intention to request approval for an extension of a currently
approved information collection for Children, Youth, and Families at
Risk (CYFAR).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by August 6,
2012 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: gmendez@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: Gidel Mendez, eGovernment Program
Leader; Email: gmendez@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
(CYFAR) Year End Report.
OMB Number: 0524-0043.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: January 31, 2011
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval for the extension 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 whether the program is reaching the target audience
and make programmatic improvements. This collection also allows program
staff to demonstrate the impacts that are realized as well as program
capacity that is realized 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 Act) (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 benefits 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 48 states
and 3 territories. 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 16,422 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 29th day of May, 2012.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2012-13728 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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