Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 5299 [2023-01686]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01686]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 
27, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: Cochran Fellowship Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-New.
    Summary of Collection: Since 1984, U.S. Congress has made funds 
available to USDA's Cochran Fellowship Program to provide short-term 
training to Fellows from middle-income and emerging market countries to 
expose agricultural officials and industry representatives to U.S. 
agriculture products and policies, helping facilitate lasting, global 
relationships. The Cochran Fellowship Program is implemented by USDA's 
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Global Programs, Fellowship 
Programs, and has hosted U.S.-based trainings for over 19,000 
international participants from 127 countries worldwide.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collection information 
through the Cochran Fellowship Application, Acton Plan and Evaluation 
Form. The information is used in determining the adequacy of the 
candidacy alongside FAS Washington. The application is designed to 
capture the professional status of the applicant, the applicant's 
personal contact information, and the applicant's suitability for the 
program. The action plan is used to help fellows set goals based on the 
information they have learned throughout their training program and the 
evaluation forms are used by Cochran Fellowship staff to assess the 
success of each training program. If the information is not collected 
FAS would not be able to execute the Cochran Fellowship Program.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 550.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,199.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01686 Filed 1-26-23; 8:45 am]
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