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information collection is necessary in 

order to provide descriptive information 

regarding individual research activities, 

education activities, extension 

activities, and integrated activities to 

document expenditures and staff 

support for the activities, and to monitor 

the progress and impact of such 

activities. 

The historical mission of CRIS, 

broadly stated, is to document the 

research activities of USDA and the 

State agricultural research system 

partners, to satisfy a variety of reporting 

requirements, and to provide access to 

research information. This mission 

supports one of NIFA’s primary 

functions, as stated in the agency 

strategic plan, of providing program 

leadership to identify, develop, and 

manage programs to support universitybased and other institutional research. 

The boundaries and scope of the CRIS 

mission have been expanded to a more 

comprehensive purpose of documenting 

all of the research, education, extension, 

and integrated activities funded or 

managed by NIFA. As such, the 

information collected for CRIS can be 

utilized in an essentially unlimited 

number of ways for a wide array of 

purposes. Generally, CRIS provides 

ready access to information through 

public web accessible data as well as 

individually requested, customized 

reports and services for agency officials, 

program leaders, administrators, and 

managers. The information provided 

helps users to keep abreast of the latest 

developments in agricultural, food 

science, human nutrition and forestry 

research and education; track resource 

utilization in specific target areas of 

work; plan for future activities; plan for 

resource allocation to research, 

education, and extension programs; 

avoid costly duplication of effort; aid in 

coordination of efforts addressing 

similar problems in different locations; 

and aid research, education, and 

extension workers in establishing 

valuable contacts within the agricultural 

community. 

Descriptive information pertaining to 

documented projects is available to the 

general public as well as the research, 

education, and extension community 

contributing to CRIS. Limited financial 

information is available on individual 

grants and cooperative agreements as 

well as summary financial information 

through the CRIS Web site. A 

cooperating institution, including a state 

agricultural experiment station, state 

forestry school, 1862 land grant 

institution, or 1890 land grant 

institution has access to all of the data 

pertaining to that institution. Many 

institutions take advantage of this 

access, utilizing CRIS system facilities 

to manage the research programs at their 

institution. In addition, NIFA staff 

members can request specialized reports 

directly from the CRIS staff. These 

requests can include financial 

disclosure pertaining to a particular 

subject area or targeted program. The 

nature of this type of request 

characterizes one of the strengths of the 

CRIS information collection. The system 

collects obligations and expenditures on 

individual projects; however, 

information can be retrieved and 

aggregated based on subject areas or 

targeted programs, and corresponding 

financial information can be tabulated 

accordingly. The inclusion of subjectbased classifications and subject 

specific descriptive fields supports a 

unique retrieval capability in this 

system. The information can be utilized 

nationally, regionally, or at more 

detailed levels, by program leaders, 

budget officials, and administrators to 

identify resource utilization, monitor 

research, education, and extension 

activity in specific target areas, and 

support decision making and resource 

allocation, not just on individual 

projects, but also for specific program 

areas. This combination of system 

capabilities facilitates program 

evaluation, accountability, and decision 

making processes. 

Out of an initiative of the Research 

Business Models (RBM) Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Science (CoS), a 

committee of the National Science and 

Technology Council (NSTC), came the 

Research Performance Progress Report 

(RPPR). The RPPR is a new uniform 

format for reporting performance 

progress on Federally-funded research 

projects. Upon implementation, the 

RPPR will be used by agencies that 

support research and research-related 

activities for use in submission of 

interim progress reports. It is intended 

to replace other interim performance 

reporting formats currently in use by 

agencies. In anticipation of the RPPR’s 

implementation, NIFA is working to 

align activities with that effort. 

Currently, NIFA plans to begin an 

incremental transition from CRIS to 

REEport, a new reporting system which 

format is based on the RPPR, beginning 

October 1, 2010. A separate information 

collection Federal Register notice will 

be prepared and published in the near 

future for REEport. 

Estimate of Burden: NIFA is 

increasing the number of respondents 

for each component of the previous 

information collection to account for 

increased use of this system by new and 

existing programs. No changes have 

been made to the burden per response 

from the previous approval. NIFA 

estimates the number of respondents for 

the AD–416 form to be 4,096 with an 

estimated response time of 3.9 hours, 

representing a total annual burden of 

15,974 hours. It is estimated the AD–417 

will have 4,096 respondents with an 

estimated response time of .7 hours, 

representing a total annual burden of 

2,867 hours. NIFA estimates that the 

number of respondents for the AD–419 

will be 15,199 with an estimated 

response time of 1.4 hours, representing 

a total annual burden of 21,279 hours. 

The AD–421 is estimated to have 12,584 

respondents and an estimated response 

time of 2.7 hours, representing a total 

annual burden of 33,977 hours. For this 

CRIS information collection NIFA 

estimates a total of 74,097 annual 

burden hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

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; 

and (e) the expanded use of CRIS forms 

for education and extension programs, 

particularly programs that are 

competitive, project-based, and funded 

under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever 

Act. 

Done at Washington, DC, this March 23, 

2010. 

Molly Jahn, 

Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education, 

and Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6978 Filed 3–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0008] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry 

Meat, and Other Poultry Products From 

Specified Regions 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 


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ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of live 

poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry 

products from specified regions. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 1, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

∑ Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

(http://www.regulations.gov/

fdmspublic/component/

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0008) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0008, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2010-0008. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of live poultry, poultry 

meat, and other poultry products from 

specified regions, contact Dr. Bettina 

Cooper, Staff Veterinarian, Technical 

Trade Services Team—Animals, NCIE, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3400; or 

Dr. Tracye Butler, Assistant Director, 

Technical Trade Services Team— 

Products, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734-3277. For copies of more 

detailed information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Live Poultry, 

Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry 

Products From Specified Regions. 

OMB Number: 0579-0228. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit or 

restrict the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the introduction 

into and dissemination within the 

United States of livestock diseases and 

pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS 

regulates the importation of animals and 

animal products into the United States. 

The regulations are contained in title 9, 

parts 92 through 98, of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

Part 94, § 94.26, allows the 

importation, subject to certain 

conditions, of live poultry, poultry 

meat, and other poultry products from 

certain regions, including Argentina and 

the Mexican States of Campeche, 

Quintana Roo, and Yucatan, that are free 

of exotic Newcastle disease (END). The 

conditions for importation require, 

among other things, certification from a 

full-time salaried veterinary officer of 

the national government of the 

exporting region that poultry and 

poultry products exported from one of 

these regions originated in that region 

(or in another region recognized by 

APHIS as free of END) and that before 

export to the United States, the poultry 

and poultry products were not 

commingled with poultry and poultry 

products from regions where END 

exists. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 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, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Federal animal health 

authorities of certain regions that export 

live poultry, poultry meat, and other 

poultry products; importers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 25. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 9.6. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 240. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 240 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day 

of March 2010. 

Gregory L. Parham 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7050 Filed 3–29–10: 9:46 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0012] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Table Eggs From 

Regions Where Exotic Newcastle 

Disease Exists 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of table 

eggs from regions where Exotic 

Newcastle Disease exists. 


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