Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 74973 [2023-24050]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24050]


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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 December 
1, 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.

National Resources Conservation Service

    Title: Conservation Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0578-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: NRCS OPD is administrating the Equity in 
Conservation Outreach cooperative agreements. As the primary goal of 
NRCS, in collaboration with partners, is to expand conservation 
assistance to historically underserved producers and underserved 
communities and to provide opportunities for students to pursue careers 
in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. After the 
cooperative agreements are awarded, the cooperators will be required to 
provide performance reports to provide information as specified in the 
general terms and conditions in the executed cooperative agreement. 
Recipients will report semi-annually. In order to evaluate the impact 
and effectiveness of the agreement via standardized metrics, NRCS OPD 
is offering a performance reporting template as a supplement to the 
required performance report.
    Need and Use of the Information: The approved cooperators will 
report the equity information using the report template to NRCS OPD on 
the underserved producers and communities who receive conservation 
assistance and students who are interested to pursue agriculture, 
natural resources and related sciences careers. Failure in not 
providing the report will result in not getting the effectiveness of 
the outreach, education and technical assistance.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once)
    Total Burden Hours: 1,200.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24050 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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