[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 65623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27626]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 18, 2018.
    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 (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 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 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 January 
22, 2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#400f0912011f1335222d293333292f2e000f0d026e050f106e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7837312a39272b0d1a15110b0b1117163837353a563d3728563f372e">[email protected]</span></a> or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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.

Office of Partnership and Public Engagement

    Title: USDA/1890 National Scholars Program Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-0015.
    Summary of Collection: The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is 
an annual recruiting effort by the USDA/1890 National Program Office 
and the participating eighteen 1890 Land-Grant Universities. This human 
capital initiative is a collective effort geared towards attracting 
graduating high school seniors and currently enrolled college students 
who are rising sophomores or juniors, into pursuing disciplines in 
agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences at any of the 1890 
Land-Grant Universities. The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program offers 
scholarships to U.S. citizens who are seeking a bachelor's degree, in 
the fields of agriculture, food, or natural resources sciences and 
related majors, at one of the nineteen Historically Black Land-Grant 
Universities. Each applicant is required to submit a hard copy of the 
USDA/1890 National Scholars Program Application Form to the USDA/1890 
Program Liaison assigned to the 1890 Land-Grant University to which 
they want to apply.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information to be collected 
from the application includes the applicant name, address, educational 
background (grade point average, test scores), name of universities 
interested in attending, desired major, extracurricular activities, 
interest and habits. The information will be used to assist the 
selecting agencies in their process of identifying potential recipients 
of the scholarship. The program would not be able to function 
consistently without this annual collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,900.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-27626 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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