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Vol. 88, No. 181 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 

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 October 20, 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: International Agricultural 

Education Fellowship Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–New. 

Summary of Collection: The 

International Agricultural Education 

Fellowship Program (IAEFP) is 

authorized by the Agriculture 

Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 

115–334, sec. 3307, 7 U.S.C. 3295 and 

the National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

1977, Public Law 95–113, as amended, 

7 U.S.C. 3291 and 3319a. 

Established in 2018, IAEFP has 

provided fellowships to eligible U.S. 

citizens to assist developing countries in 

establishing school-based agricultural 

education and youth extension 

programs. The primary purpose for this 

information collection is to implement 

the International Agricultural Education 

Fellowship Program (IAEFP). The 

intention of the IAEFP is to develop 

globally minded United States 

agriculturalists with experience living 

abroad, focus on meeting the food and 

fiber needs of the domestic population 

of eligible countries, and strengthen and 

enhance trade linkages between eligible 

countries and the United States 

agricultural industry. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Under the International Agricultural 

Education Fellowship Program, the 

information collected in response to 

solicitations for grant applications will 

be used by FAS to evaluate applications 

in order to issue grants to applicants 

most suited for fulfilling the mission of 

the program. 

Description of Respondents: Domestic 

private voluntary organizations, 

cooperatives, domestic nonprofit 

agricultural organizations or 

cooperatives, domestic 

nongovernmental organizations or other 

domestic private entities. 

Number of Respondents: 16. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

Annually; Semi-annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,144. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Scientific Cooperation Research 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–New. 

Summary of Collection: The Scientific 

Cooperation Research Program (SCRP) is 

authorized by the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching 

Policy Act of 1977, Public Law 95–113, 

as amended, 7 U.S.C. 3291 and 3319a. 

SCRP supports fellows and scientific 

corporations in joint research, 

extension, and education projects 

between U.S. researchers and 

researchers from selected emerging 

market economies. The projects address 

issues including agricultural trade and 

market access, climate-smart 

agriculture, animal and plant health, 

biotechnology, food safety and security, 

and sustainable natural resource 

management. Since 1980, the program 

has supported hundreds of projects, 

enhanced technical skills of agricultural 

professionals, and helped beneficiary 

countries to be more competitive 

consumers of U.S. agricultural products. 

The primary goals of SCRP are to 

support applied research, extension and 

education that create practical solutions 

to challenges faced by small farmers and 

build regional and global trade 

capacities in partner countries. This 

develops in-country expertise to build 

regional and international trade 

capacities in accordance with 

international rules and regulations. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected under the 

Scientific Cooperation Research 

Program, will be used by FAS to 

evaluate applications to determine 

whether participants meet the eligibility 

requirements to be a recipient of grant 

funds. 

Description of Respondents: State 

cooperative institutions or other 

colleges and universities. 

Number of Respondents: 40. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,544. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20330 Filed 9–19–23; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Ohio 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual business 

meeting. 


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