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Ruth Brown,
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Dated: January 15, 2016.
Gerald Lawrence, Jr.,
Designated Federal Officer,
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National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
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National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
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January 20, 2016.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by February 25, 2016
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
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Title: Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Program
OMB Control Number: 0524–NEW
Summary Of Collection: The Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
program at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) makes
competitively awarded grants to
qualified small businesses to support
high quality, advanced concepts
research related to important scientific
problems and opportunities in
agriculture that could lead to significant
public benefit if successful. The
objectives of the SBIR Program are to:
stimulate technological innovation in
the private sector; strengthen the role of
small businesses in meeting Federal
research and development needs;
increase private sector
commercialization of innovations
derived from USDA-supported research
and development efforts; and foster and
encourage participation by womenowned and socially and economically
disadvantaged small business firms in
technological innovation. The USDA
SBIR Program is administered by the
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) of the USDA.
Need And Use Of The Information:
The USDA SBIR Program Office
proposes to contact Phase II awardees to
determine their success in achieving
commercial application of a market
ready technology that was funded under
the USDA SBIR Program. The survey
would collect information from Phase II
companies that received funding during
the years of 1994 to 2014. Data from the
survey will be used to provide
information that currently does not
exist. The data will be used internally
by the USDA SBIR Office to identify
past and current activities of Phase II
grantees in the areas of technology
development, commercialization
success, product development or
services, and factors that may have
prevented the technology from entering
into the marketplace.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit
Number of Respondents: 499
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion
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Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) an agency
delivering the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development
Utilities Programs invites comments on
this information collection for which
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5159 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202)720–8435. Telephone: (202) 690–
4492. Email: thomas.dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB for
extension.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 20, 2016.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding (1) 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) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 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 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by February
25, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725--17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
OMB Control Number: 0524-NEW
Summary Of Collection: The Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes
competitively awarded grants to qualified small businesses to support
high quality, advanced concepts research related to important
scientific problems and opportunities in agriculture that could lead to
significant public benefit if successful. The objectives of the SBIR
Program are to: stimulate technological innovation in the private
sector; strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal
research and development needs; increase private sector
commercialization of innovations derived from USDA-supported research
and development efforts; and foster and encourage participation by
women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged small business
firms in technological innovation. The USDA SBIR Program is
administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
of the USDA.
Need And Use Of The Information: The USDA SBIR Program Office
proposes to contact Phase II awardees to determine their success in
achieving commercial application of a market ready technology that was
funded under the USDA SBIR Program. The survey would collect
information from Phase II companies that received funding during the
years of 1994 to 2014. Data from the survey will be used to provide
information that currently does not exist. The data will be used
internally by the USDA SBIR Office to identify past and current
activities of Phase II grantees in the areas of technology development,
commercialization success, product development or services, and factors
that may have prevented the technology from entering into the
marketplace.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit
Number of Respondents: 499
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion
Total Burden Hours: 499
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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