Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request, 9476 [2019-04772]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04772]


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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 51 / Friday, March 15, 2019 / 
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following new information collection, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 
Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or 
continuing collections of information are necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of the information on the respondents.

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from 
the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
the proposed information collection to Tara Hill, USAID, Global 
Development Lab, Center for Development Research (USAID/LAB/CDR) at 
thill@usaid.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Hill, Acting Division Chief, HESN 
2.0 Awards Management Division (USAID/Global Development Lab), 
thill@usaid.gov or 202-712-0589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    In summer 2018, USAID's Global Development Lab awarded the Research 
Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) Contract to NORC, at the University 
of Chicago. The principal goal of RTAC is to establish, maintain, and 
utilize a diverse network of university-based research experts who can 
be available to apply to fill USAID's needs on an on-demand basis. The 
RTAC research network is required to demonstrate regional, technical, 
and demographic diversity and has targeted participation goals for 
female researchers, researchers from minority serving institutions 
(MSIs), and researchers from developing countries.
    The RTAC website will provide information to potential researchers 
on USAID research activities and previous projects and is intended to 
offer a publicly available and accessible way for interested parties to 
``apply'' to be included in the RTAC Partner Pool (a pool of 
researchers that USAID can than call on to apply for consideration as 
subcontractors to complete unique project requirements for research 
over the next four years.) To ``apply'' to be included in the RTAC 
Partner Pool, interested parties will click on a website button that 
will be visible in the top corner of the www.rtachesn.org website. Via 
the website button they will be invited to complete the identified 
application questions so that they can apply to be included in the RTAC 
Partner Pool (and hence be available to receive information on 
potential future subcontract work under the RTAC contract).

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic.

III. Data

    Title: Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) Partner Pool 
Application.
    OMB Number: OMB 0412-XXXX.
    Expiration Date: Not yet known.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Title: Certification of Identity.
    OMB Number: OMB 0412-0589.
    Form Number: AID Form 507-1.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
USAID, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of USAID's estimate of the burden (including 
both hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (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 respondents.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. The comments will also become a matter of public record.

Ticora V. Jones,
Center Director, Center for Development Research, Global Development 
Lab, U.S. Agency for International Development.
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