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organization, led by 4–H National
Headquarters, Division of Youth & 4–H,
NIFA, USDA, with hundreds of
educational curricula, activities, and
events for youth ages 5 to 19. Programs
originate at 109 Land-Grant Institutions,
and local programs are conducted and
managed by some 3,000 professional
Extension staff in 3,150 counties, with
nearly 6 million youth enrolled each
year. Over 500,000 volunteer leaders
work directly with the 4–H youth.
The 1914 Smith-Lever Act created the
Cooperative Extension System (CES) of
the Land-Grant Institutions and their
Federal partner, the Extension Service,
now NIFA, USDA. 4–H was already
well-established and became the first
operating part of the new extension
work. The Smith-Lever Act stipulated
that ‘‘It shall be the duty of said
colleges, annually, on or about the first
day of January, to make to the Governor
of the State in which it is located a full
and detailed report of its operations in
extension work as defined in this Act
. . . a copy of which report shall be sent
to the Secretary of Agriculture.’’ As a
result of this requirement, the state 4–
H office submits an electronic
aggregated summary of their 4–H
enrollment.
Information collected in the 4–H
Youth Enrollment Report by the state
4–H offices includes the youth
enrollment totals, by delivery mode, by
type of 4–H activity, by school grade, by
gender, by place of residence, by race
and ethnicity as well as youth and adult
volunteer totals. The NIFA information
collection is being revised to include the
youth and adult volunteer totals by
gender, as well as race and ethnicity.
Need for the Information: The Annual
4–H Enrollment Report is the principal
means by which NIFA tracks 4–H
member and volunteer enrollments, as
well as identifies trends that can
indicate emerging needs, potential
problems, and opportunities.
Information obtained from this report,
as requested by the Congress or the
Administration, is used to estimate rural
versus urban outreach, enrollment by
race, youth participation in leadership,
community service, etc. In addition, it is
used to estimate market share,
percentage of the youth of each state by
age and place of residence, and those
who are enrolled in the 4–H youth
development program. The annual 4–H
Youth Enrollment Report also allows
oversight of all reasonable efforts by
staff and volunteers to reach
underserved and minority groups. New
information collected will allow NIFA
to address civil rights related requests.
Information also is available at https://
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Estimate of Burden: The numbers of
respondents increase because individual
institutions will have the option to
submit an institution report, rather than
aggregating data from multiple
institutions into a single state report.
The burden estimates expect to increase
by no more than 1 minute to generate
the data and fill in the cells on the
spreadsheet. The increase is minimal
because the new information to be
reported is already made available to the
institution so they need only relay the
information to NIFA. The estimates are:
• Number of Respondents: 109.
• Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
• Time per Response: 1 hour and 1
minute.
• Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 110 hours and 49 minutes.
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 at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
May 2013.
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 Request Approval
To Establish a New Information
Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
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 to
establish a new information collection
for the REEport system.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by August 12, 2013, 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: 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.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Martin, Records Officer; Email:
rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: REEport System.
OMB Number: 0524—New.
Type of Request: Intent to request
approval to establish a new information
collection for three years.
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 formula
funded research programs. The
programs are authorized pursuant to the
authorities contained in the McIntireStennis 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
formula funded program is subject to a
set of administrative requirements:
‘‘Administrative Manual for the
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry
Research Program,’’ the ‘‘Administrative
Manual for the Hatch Research
Program,’’ the ‘‘Administrative Manual
for the Evans-Allen Cooperative
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Agricultural Research Program,’’ and the
‘‘Administrative Manual for the
Continuing Animal Health and Disease
Research Program’’.
NIFA plans to deploy REEport as
NIFA’s singular non-formula (including
competitive grants) and formula grant
project reporting system, building on
and replacing the existing Current
Research Information System (CRIS)
Web forms system (OMB Control
Number: 0524–0042). REEport will be
NIFA’s new documentation and data
collection system for project initiation
and progress reporting and constitutes a
necessary information collection for
NIFA-supported projects as set forth in
requirements established in 7 CFR Parts
3400 through 3430 pertaining to the
aforementioned authorities. The
transition from CRIS to REEport and this
new information collection in support
of it are necessary in order to provide
descriptive information regarding
individual research, education,
extension, and integrated activities and
to document expenditures and staff
support, as well as monitor the progress
and impact of such activities.
Out of an initiative of the Research
Business Models (RBM) Subcommittee
of the Committee on Science (CoS), a
committee of the National Science and
Technology Council (NSTC), came the
Research Performance Progress Report
(RPPR). The RPPR is a new uniform
format for reporting performance
progress on Federally-funded research
projects. Upon implementation, the
RPPR will be used by agencies that
support research and research-related
activities for use in submission of
interim progress reports. It is intended
to replace other interim performance
reporting formats currently in use by
agencies. In anticipation of the RPPR’s
implementation, NIFA based REEport’s
Progress Report format on the RPPR.
As part of REEport’s implementation,
NIFA intends to transfer existing data in
CRIS to REEport and then terminate the
applicable components of CRIS. For the
existing projects that reported to CRIS,
the awardees will then report to
REEport. REEport will better address
NIFA accountability and reporting
needs by supporting limited use of
program-specific data fields and the
ability to upload documents such as
portable document files (PDF) into
reports. REEport will allow Hatch and
Evans-Allen projects to be linked to
planned programs in the Agricultural,
Research, Extension and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) Plan of
Work Information System, which will
simplify the preparation of State Annual
Reports. Each Hatch and Evans-Allen
project in REEport will choose which
Planned Program it is a part of in the
Plan of Work. Once this link is made,
expenditures, Full-Time Equivalents
(FTEs), and possibly Knowledge Area
Classifications can then be rolled up
into the Plan of Work system, thus
eliminating points of double reporting
and eliminating discrepancies between
the two systems.
Additionally, deployment of REEport
will facilitate the transition to the
Research, Education, and Economics
Information System (REEIS) as the
primary source of information on the
research, education, and extension
programs, projects and activities of
USDA and its partner institutions
currently hosted by the CRIS system,
including REEIS’ Leadership
Management Dashboard.
REEport implementation includes:
• Formula and Non-formula new
project initiation; and
• Expenditure, progress, and
termination reports for all new and
Using RPPR
format
Project Initiation ..................................................................................................
Progress Report .................................................................................................
Final Report ........................................................................................................
Financial Report .................................................................................................
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Transaction name
existing projects (data transferred from
CRIS)
Further information about REEport
deployment can be found on https://
www.nifa.usda.gov/business/
reeport_imp.html which will include
implementation updates and other
information as it becomes available.
NIFA will send out the updates to the
new REEportDeploy Lyris email list,
which has been created from the CRIS
and Plan of Work contacts lists.
Interested parties may subscribe to the
list by sending an email message to
lyris@lyris.nifa.usda.gov (skip the
subject line and type subscribe
REEportDeploy in the body of your
message; be sure you receive an email
confirming your subscription).
The information provided through
REEport will help users (grantees,
grantee institutions and NIFA) to keep
abreast of the latest developments in
agricultural, food science, human
nutrition and forestry research and
education; track resource utilization in
specific target areas of work; plan for
future activities; plan for resource
allocation to research, education, and
extension programs; avoid costly
duplication of effort; aid in coordination
of efforts addressing similar problems in
different locations; and aid research,
education, and extension workers in
establishing valuable contacts within
the agricultural community.
Estimate of Burden: NIFA used
burden estimates from the current CRIS
collection to estimate the burden for
REEport, but anticipates the transactions
for project initiation may be reduced
because grant application information
will be used to prepopulate many fields.
The total annual burden for the nonRPPR portion of this collection is 36,760
hours and 23,490 hours for the RPPR
Progress Report.
Estimated
number of
responses
No ................
Yes ..............
Yes ..............
No ................
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
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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.
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3,700
8,700
2,800
8,700
Estimated
burden per
response
4.6
2.7
2.7
1.4
Total annual
burden
17,020
23,490
7,560
12,180
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.
Obtaining a Copy of the Information
Collection: A copy of the information
collection and related instructions may
be obtained free of charge by contacting
Robert Martin as directed above.
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Done at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
May 2013.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics.
[FR Doc. 2013–13571 Filed 6–6–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–56–2013]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 141—
Monroe County, New York; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity; John
D. Brush & Co., dba Sentry Group
(Safes and Secured Storage Devices);
Pittsford and East Rochester, New
York
The County of Monroe, New York,
grantee of FTZ 141, submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
John D. Brush & Co., dba Sentry Group
(Sentry), located in Pittsford and East
Rochester, New York. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22) was received on May 30, 2013.
The Sentry facility is located within
Subzone 141F. The facility is used for
the manufacturing and warehousing of
fire resistant safes and secured storage
devices. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
FTZ activity would be limited to the
specific foreign-status materials and
components and specific finished
products described in the submitted
notification (as described below) and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Sentry from customs duty
payments on the foreign status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, Sentry would be
able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to
fire proof safes made of steel, fire and
water resistant storage chests, gun safes,
security safes, portable security safes,
cash boxes, key boxes, safe boxes,
drawer safes, depository safes and
commercial safes (duty rate ranges from
free to 3.8%) for the foreign status
inputs noted below. Customs duties also
could possibly be deferred or reduced
on foreign status production equipment.
The components and materials
sourced from abroad include: Interior
lights, drawer slides, cap plugs, battery
holders, replacement module kits, face
plates, touchpads, plastic gun racks,
keypad assemblies, panel lock
assemblies, door backs, plastic trays,
drawers, shelves, battery drawer
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assemblies, chrome bezels, locks,
padlock assemblies, keys, battery packs,
electronic lock assemblies, actuator
boards, lock solenoids, diecast dial
assemblies, metal dial assemblies, wood
gun shelf racks, cable assemblies,
communication cables, gasket kits, door
springs, metal handles, handle
assemblies, bungee cords, replacement
keys, battery covers, key lock covers,
steel screws and bolt down kits (duty
rate ranges from 1.5 to 12.5%).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is July
17, 2013.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
Web site, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0473.
Dated: June 3, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–13575 Filed 6–6–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–008]
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2011–
2012
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes from Taiwan. The period of
review (POR) is May 1, 2011, through
April 30, 2012, and the review covers
Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang),
a producer and exporter of subject
merchandise. We have preliminarily
found that sales of the subject
merchandise were made at prices below
normal value, and that Shin Yang is the
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successor-in-interest to Yieh Phui
Enterprise Co, Ltd. (Yieh Phui).
DATES: As of June 7, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Bezirganian or Robert James,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–1131 or (202) 482–
0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is certain circular welded carbon steel
pipes and tubes from Taiwan. The
product is currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) item numbers
7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032,
7306.30.5040, and 7306.30.5055.
Although the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description remains dispositive.1
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, please see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.2 The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Import
Administration’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
Access to IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov and to all parties in
the Central Records Unit (CRU), room
7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
www.trade.gov.ia/. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decisions Memorandum are
identical in content.
Successor-in-Interest
In response to questionnaires issued
in the current review, Shin Yang
1 The complete description of the scope of the
order appears in the memorandum from Christian
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan, 2011/
12’’ (dated concurrently with this notice)
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum), which is
hereby adopted by this notice.
2 A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum appears in Appendix I of
this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Request Approval To Establish a New
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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
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 to establish a new information collection for the REEport
system.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by August 12,
2013, 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: 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, Records Officer; Email:
rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: REEport System.
OMB Number: 0524--New.
Type of Request: Intent to request approval to establish a new
information collection for three years.
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 formula 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 formula funded program is subject to
a set of administrative requirements: ``Administrative Manual for the
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program,'' the
``Administrative Manual for the Hatch Research Program,'' the
``Administrative Manual for the Evans-Allen Cooperative
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Agricultural Research Program,'' and the ``Administrative Manual for
the Continuing Animal Health and Disease Research Program''.
NIFA plans to deploy REEport as NIFA's singular non-formula
(including competitive grants) and formula grant project reporting
system, building on and replacing the existing Current Research
Information System (CRIS) Web forms system (OMB Control Number: 0524-
0042). REEport will be NIFA's new documentation and data collection
system for project initiation and progress reporting and constitutes a
necessary information collection for NIFA-supported projects as set
forth in requirements established in 7 CFR Parts 3400 through 3430
pertaining to the aforementioned authorities. The transition from CRIS
to REEport and this new information collection in support of it are
necessary in order to provide descriptive information regarding
individual research, education, extension, and integrated activities
and to document expenditures and staff support, as well as monitor the
progress and impact of such activities.
Out of an initiative of the Research Business Models (RBM)
Subcommittee of the Committee on Science (CoS), a committee of the
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), came the Research
Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The RPPR is a new uniform format
for reporting performance progress on Federally-funded research
projects. Upon implementation, the RPPR will be used by agencies that
support research and research-related activities for use in submission
of interim progress reports. It is intended to replace other interim
performance reporting formats currently in use by agencies. In
anticipation of the RPPR's implementation, NIFA based REEport's
Progress Report format on the RPPR.
As part of REEport's implementation, NIFA intends to transfer
existing data in CRIS to REEport and then terminate the applicable
components of CRIS. For the existing projects that reported to CRIS,
the awardees will then report to REEport. REEport will better address
NIFA accountability and reporting needs by supporting limited use of
program-specific data fields and the ability to upload documents such
as portable document files (PDF) into reports. REEport will allow Hatch
and Evans-Allen projects to be linked to planned programs in the
Agricultural, Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998
(AREERA) Plan of Work Information System, which will simplify the
preparation of State Annual Reports. Each Hatch and Evans-Allen project
in REEport will choose which Planned Program it is a part of in the
Plan of Work. Once this link is made, expenditures, Full-Time
Equivalents (FTEs), and possibly Knowledge Area Classifications can
then be rolled up into the Plan of Work system, thus eliminating points
of double reporting and eliminating discrepancies between the two
systems.
Additionally, deployment of REEport will facilitate the transition
to the Research, Education, and Economics Information System (REEIS) as
the primary source of information on the research, education, and
extension programs, projects and activities of USDA and its partner
institutions currently hosted by the CRIS system, including REEIS'
Leadership Management Dashboard.
REEport implementation includes:
Formula and Non-formula new project initiation; and
Expenditure, progress, and termination reports for all new
and existing projects (data transferred from CRIS)
Further information about REEport deployment can be found on https://www.nifa.usda.gov/business/reeport_imp.html which will include
implementation updates and other information as it becomes available.
NIFA will send out the updates to the new REEportDeploy Lyris email
list, which has been created from the CRIS and Plan of Work contacts
lists. Interested parties may subscribe to the list by sending an email
message to lyris@lyris.nifa.usda.gov (skip the subject line and type
subscribe REEportDeploy in the body of your message; be sure you
receive an email confirming your subscription).
The information provided through REEport will help users (grantees,
grantee institutions and NIFA) to keep abreast of the latest
developments in agricultural, food science, human nutrition and
forestry research and education; track resource utilization in specific
target areas of work; plan for future activities; plan for resource
allocation to research, education, and extension programs; avoid costly
duplication of effort; aid in coordination of efforts addressing
similar problems in different locations; and aid research, education,
and extension workers in establishing valuable contacts within the
agricultural community.
Estimate of Burden: NIFA used burden estimates from the current
CRIS collection to estimate the burden for REEport, but anticipates the
transactions for project initiation may be reduced because grant
application information will be used to prepopulate many fields. The
total annual burden for the non-RPPR portion of this collection is
36,760 hours and 23,490 hours for the RPPR Progress Report.
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Estimated Estimated
Transaction name Using RPPR format number of burden per Total annual
responses response burden
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Project Initiation................... No....................... 3,700 4.6 17,020
Progress Report...................... Yes...................... 8,700 2.7 23,490
Final Report......................... Yes...................... 2,800 2.7 7,560
Financial Report..................... No....................... 8,700 1.4 12,180
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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.
Obtaining a Copy of the Information Collection: A copy of the
information collection and related instructions may be obtained free of
charge by contacting Robert Martin as directed above.
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Done at Washington, DC, this 31st day of May 2013.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2013-13571 Filed 6-6-13; 8:45 am]
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