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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Response to Comments; Open
Innovation Competitions—Prizes,
Challenges, Hackathons
Center for Development
Innovation (CDI), U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID).
ACTION: Notice of response to
information collection.
AGENCY:
The United States Agency for
International Development sought
comment on information contained in
Federal Register Notice (Document
Number: 2020–01961) and published
Monday, February 3, 2020. One
comment was received. The content of
that comment was not germane to the
subject of the information collection
exercise. USAID/CDI will now request
approval of this generic collection of
information from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Jackson, USAID, Center for
Development Innovations 202–216–
3467 or mjackson@usaid.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Open innovation
competitions—Prizes, Challenges and
hackathons.
OMB Number: 2020–01961.
Type of Review: Renewal of generic
collection.
Method of Collection: Electronic.
Frequency of Response: Periodically.
Affected Public: Open Innovation
Competition contestants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 800 participants
annually based on current year
estimates.
Estimated Time per Response:
Response time varies depending on the
nature of the open innovation
competition from an average estimated
response time of 10 hours/participant
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which is significantly less than offerors
would be expected to spend on a
traditional proposal. Some 100
participants may require as much as 2
additional hours each to provide
additional information upon selection.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
8,200 hours (800 participants × 10
hours/participant) + (100 participants ×
2 hours/participant).
General Description of Collection:
USAID/CDI establishes open innovation
competitions—prizes, challenges and
hackathons to source breakthrough
innovations from innovators around the
world to further USAID’s ability to
address its development and
humanitarian response priorities.
USAID/CDI solicited written
comments from all interested persons
about the proposed collection of
information. USAID/CDI specifically
sought information relevant to the
following topics:
• The necessity of the collection of
information described for the proper
performance of USAID/CDI’s functions,
including its practical utility;
• The accuracy of the estimation of
the burden of the proposed collection;
• Enhancing the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Using automation and forms of
information technology to minimize the
burden imposed by the collection of
information.
William Day,
Grants Management Specialist, Center for
Development Innovation, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Response to Comments; Open Innovation Competitions--Prizes, Challenges,
Hackathons
AGENCY: Center for Development Innovation (CDI), U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID).
ACTION: Notice of response to information collection.
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SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development sought
comment on information contained in Federal Register Notice (Document
Number: 2020-01961) and published Monday, February 3, 2020. One comment
was received. The content of that comment was not germane to the
subject of the information collection exercise. USAID/CDI will now
request approval of this generic collection of information from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Jackson, USAID, Center for
Development Innovations 202-216-3467 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Open innovation competitions--Prizes, Challenges and
hackathons.
OMB Number: 2020-01961.
Type of Review: Renewal of generic collection.
Method of Collection: Electronic.
Frequency of Response: Periodically.
Affected Public: Open Innovation Competition contestants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 800 participants
annually based on current year estimates.
Estimated Time per Response: Response time varies depending on the
nature of the open innovation competition from an average estimated
response time of 10 hours/participant which is significantly less than
offerors would be expected to spend on a traditional proposal. Some 100
participants may require as much as 2 additional hours each to provide
additional information upon selection.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8,200 hours (800 participants x 10
hours/participant) + (100 participants x 2 hours/participant).
General Description of Collection: USAID/CDI establishes open
innovation competitions--prizes, challenges and hackathons to source
breakthrough innovations from innovators around the world to further
USAID's ability to address its development and humanitarian response
priorities.
USAID/CDI solicited written comments from all interested persons
about the proposed collection of information. USAID/CDI specifically
sought information relevant to the following topics:
The necessity of the collection of information described
for the proper performance of USAID/CDI's functions, including its
practical utility;
The accuracy of the estimation of the burden of the
proposed collection;
Enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Using automation and forms of information technology to
minimize the burden imposed by the collection of information.
William Day,
Grants Management Specialist, Center for Development Innovation, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
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