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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
USAID Revisions to ADS 201
Evaluation Report Requirements
U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Foreign Assistance
Transparency and Accountability Act
(2016) and The Foundations for
Evidence Based Policy-Making Act
(2019) enhance the transparency,
accuracy, and reliability of USAID
program and activity evaluations and
processes of data collection and
reporting. To comply with these Acts,
USAID is currently revising the policy
associated with its Evaluation Report
Requirements. The requirements collect
information from evaluators to establish
the validity of research methodologies,
standardize the presentation of research,
ensure accuracy, and identify any
conflicts of interest that could create
bias or influence data analysis, findings,
or recommendations. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended, USAID is soliciting comments
for this collection.
DATES: USAID intends to issue the
policy revisions in mid-2023. Comments
are due May 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tania Alfonso, talfonso@usaid.gov, 202–
712–0144.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID, in
accordance with the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on the
proposed survey.
Title of Collection: USAID Revisions
to ADS 201 Evaluation Report
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: XXXXXX.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: USAID
evaluation contractors.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 130.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,730.
Abstract: After a contractor is hired to
evaluate a program or activity, USAID
issues to the contractor three
standardized information collection
forms that are designed to ensure
compliance with data quality and
reporting standards as outlined in
USAID’s Automated Directives System
(ADS) 201 and its annexes, including:
one of three optional Evaluation Design
Matrices; an Evaluation Report
Template to be used for the submission
of the final, and; a Disclosure of
Conflicts of Interest to be completed by
the contractor’s team leaders and
researchers. The Evaluation Design
Matrix provides a structured format for
the contractor to present the overall
approach and methodology for the
contracted evaluation. Specifically, the
optional form asks contractors to detail
key research questions, sources of
information, scope and methodology,
and study limitations in the form of a
table. The Evaluation Report Template
guides the evaluator in submitting a
final draft of the research report,
including requiring the use of
appropriate branding and marking on
the cover page, style and formatting of
the report, and required information and
order of sections. Finally, external
evaluators and evaluation team
members are required to complete and
submit to USAID a Disclosure of
Conflicts of Interest form to disclose all
relevant facts regarding real or potential
conflicts of interest that could lead
reasonable third parties with knowledge
of the relevant facts and circumstances
to conclude that the evaluator or
evaluation team member is not able to
maintain independence and, thus, is not
capable of exercising objective and
impartial judgment on all issues
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associated with conducting and
reporting the work. USAID uses the data
from the collection of information in
these three types of forms for internal
decision-making and external reporting
requirements to the U.S. Congress.
Copies of the information collection
forms can be found in USAID’s Learning
Lab in the Evaluation Toolkit. The data
collected in the required forms will be
available to the public when the Final
Report is posted on the Development
Experience Clearinghouse.
USAID and the Office of Management
and Budget are particularly interested in
comments that:
1. Evaluate 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;
2. Evaluate 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Tania Alfonso,
PPL/LER, Program Cycle Supervisory Team
Lead, USAID.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–AMS–22–0091]
Federal Seed Act Labeling and
Enforcement; Request for an
Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 28, 2023 / Notices
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), for an
extension of and revision to the
currently approved information
collection of the Federal Seed Act
Labeling and Enforcement.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 30, 2023 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at https://
www.regulations.gov. Written comments
may also be submitted to Ernest L.
Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory and
Testing Division, Science and
Technology Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 801 Summit Crossing Place,
Suite C, Gastonia, North Carolina
28054–2193. All comments should
reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register. All comments
received will be posted without change,
including any personal information
provided, at https://
www.regulations.gov and will be
included in the record and made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ernest L. Allen, Seed Regulatory and
Testing Division, Science and
Technology Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 801 Summit Crossing Place,
Suite C, Gastonia, North Carolina
28054–2193; Telephone: (704)810–8870;
Email: Ernest.Allen@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal Seed Act Program.
OMB Number: 0581–0026.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2023.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information collection
and these recordkeeping requirements
are necessary to conduct the Federal
Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.)
program with respect to certain testing,
labeling, and recordkeeping
requirements for agricultural and
vegetable seeds in interstate commerce.
Regulations under the FSA are
contained in 7 CFR part 201.
The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling
law that regulates agricultural and
vegetable planting seed in interstate
commerce. Seed subject to the FSA
must be labeled with certain quality
information and Title II requires that
information to be truthful. The FSA
prohibits the interstate shipment of
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falsely advertised seed and seed
containing noxious-weed seeds that are
prohibited from sale in the State into
which the seed is being shipped.
No unique forms are required for this
information collection. The FSA
requires seed in interstate commerce to
be tested and labeled. Once seed enters
a State, it must comply with the testing
and labeling requirements of that State’s
seed law. The testing and labeling
required by FSA nearly always satisfies
the State’s testing and labeling
requirements. The receiving sales,
cleaning, testing, and labeling records
required by FSA are also records that
the shipper would normally keep in
good business practice.
The information in this collection is
the minimum information necessary to
effectively carry out the enforcement of
FSA. With the exception of the
requirements for entering a new variety
into a State seed certification program
(set forth separately below), the
information collection is entirely
recordkeeping rather than reporting.
While the number of applicants has
slightly increased, the number of
requests has significantly increased
creating an increase in burden hours
over the previous submission.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.68 hours per
response.
Respondents: Interstate shippers and
labelers of seed.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,484.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
35,582.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 95,361 hours.
Eligibility Requirements for
Certification of New Varieties and
Recordkeeping
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
(eligibility for certification of new
varieties) is estimated to average 2.42
hours per response.
Respondents: Entities seeking to enter
new varieties into State seed
certification programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
82.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
902.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 11.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,183 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) 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; (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
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
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Special Use
Administration
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The Forest Service (Forest
Service), United States Department of
Agriculture, published a notice of an
information collection for public
comment in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2023. The Forest Service is
correcting the ADDRESSES section of that
notice.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing by April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to USDA
Forest Service, Attention: Lands Special
Uses, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Stop 1124, Washington, DC 20250–
1124. Comments also may be submitted
via facsimile to 202–644–4700 or by
email to reply_lands_staff@usda.gov.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, will be
placed in the record and will be
available for public inspection and
copying.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest
Service is correcting the ADDRESSES
section of a notice for an information
collection that was published for public
comment in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2023 (88 FR 9856) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-AMS-22-0091]
Federal Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement; Request for an
Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
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notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
for an extension of and revision to the currently approved information
collection of the Federal Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 30, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to Ernest
L. Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Science and
Technology Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C, Gastonia, North
Carolina 28054-2193. All comments should reference the document number
and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All
comments received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided, at https://www.regulations.gov and will be
included in the record and made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest L. Allen, Seed Regulatory and
Testing Division, Science and Technology Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 801 Summit Crossing
Place, Suite C, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054-2193; Telephone:
(704)810-8870; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal Seed Act Program.
OMB Number: 0581-0026.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information collection and these recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to conduct the Federal Seed Act (FSA) (7
U.S.C. 1551 et seq.) program with respect to certain testing, labeling,
and recordkeeping requirements for agricultural and vegetable seeds in
interstate commerce. Regulations under the FSA are contained in 7 CFR
part 201.
The FSA, Title II, is a truth-in-labeling law that regulates
agricultural and vegetable planting seed in interstate commerce. Seed
subject to the FSA must be labeled with certain quality information and
Title II requires that information to be truthful. The FSA prohibits
the interstate shipment of falsely advertised seed and seed containing
noxious-weed seeds that are prohibited from sale in the State into
which the seed is being shipped.
No unique forms are required for this information collection. The
FSA requires seed in interstate commerce to be tested and labeled. Once
seed enters a State, it must comply with the testing and labeling
requirements of that State's seed law. The testing and labeling
required by FSA nearly always satisfies the State's testing and
labeling requirements. The receiving sales, cleaning, testing, and
labeling records required by FSA are also records that the shipper
would normally keep in good business practice.
The information in this collection is the minimum information
necessary to effectively carry out the enforcement of FSA. With the
exception of the requirements for entering a new variety into a State
seed certification program (set forth separately below), the
information collection is entirely recordkeeping rather than reporting.
While the number of applicants has slightly increased, the number
of requests has significantly increased creating an increase in burden
hours over the previous submission.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.68 hours per response.
Respondents: Interstate shippers and labelers of seed.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,484.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 35,582.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 95,361 hours.
Eligibility Requirements for Certification of New Varieties and
Recordkeeping
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information (eligibility for certification of new varieties) is
estimated to average 2.42 hours per response.
Respondents: Entities seeking to enter new varieties into State
seed certification programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 82.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 902.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,183 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 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 for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06309 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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