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Vol. 89, No. 42 

Friday, March 1, 2024 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting 

Case Competition Submission Forms 

AGENCY: Agency for International 

Development (USAID). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Learning, 

Evaluation, and Research holds an 

annual Collaborating, Learning, and 

Adapting (CLA) Case Competition, 

wherein USAID partners and staff can 

submit examples of the way in which 

they have employed CLA approaches in 

their work. The submissions are posted 

online (available to the public), 

contributing to agency learning through 

these real-world experiences. As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, as amended, USAID is 

soliciting comments for this collection. 

DATES: Comments are due April 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Koler, amkoler@usaid.gov, 202– 

257–0487 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

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 information collection. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register (88 FR 89654) on December 28, 

2023. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

Title of Collection: Collaborating, 

Learning, and Adapting Case 

Competition. 

OMB Control Number: XXXXXX. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

USAID’s partners and USAID staff. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 85. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 864. 

Abstract: When a partner or USAID 

staff member decides to participate in 

the annual Collaborating, Learning, and 

Adapting (CLA) Case Competition, they 

must download the CLA Case 

Competition Submission Form from 

USAID’s Learning Lab website. Through 

answering the six question form, they 

detail the context in which they were 

working, the specific manner in which 

they applied a CLA approach (or 

approaches) and describe the result of 

using that approach. The answers to 

these questions, plus a summary and a 

photo, constitute their submission to the 

competition. When they submit their 

case competition submission, they must 

also submit the CLA Case Competition 

Web Submission Form. This form 

captures additional information about 

the case, the organization submitting the 

form, and their experience with the case 

competition, as well as point of contact 

information. The CLA Case Competition 

Submission Form is shared with the 

public through USAID’s Learning Lab 

website. The information from the CLA 

Case Competition Web Submission form 

is kept in a restricted online file. 

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, 

PLR/LER, Program Cycle Supervisory Team 

Lead, USAID. 

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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 April 1, 2024 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 


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the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) 

Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for 

Qualitative Feedback on Customer 

Satisfaction Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0261. 

Summary of Collection: Executive 

Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to 

provide service to the public that 

matches or exceeds the best service 

available in the private sector. In order 

to ensure that our programs are effective 

and meet our users’ needs, the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 

seeks to obtain OMB approval for the 

renewal of this generic clearance to 

collect qualitative feedback on our 

products and services. The qualitative 

information to be collected is intended 

to provide useful insights on user 

perceptions and opinions. It is not 

intended to yield quantitative results 

that are statistically generalizable to any 

larger populations. 

Annual requests from the Illinois 

Department of Agriculture (IDOA) to 

establish numerical measurements of 

the general level of satisfaction felt by 

IDOA’s customers and clients will be 

included in this generic information 

collection request when funded by the 

IDOA. The results are used by some 

Bureaus in the IDOA as part of a Public 

Accountability Report that is submitted 

to the Illinois Comptroller. In addition, 

the Bureaus are using the results to help 

guide their operational management 

decisions, in particular for training staff. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This collection of information is 

necessary to enable NASS to obtain 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with our commitment to 

improving the quality, usability, and 

ease of accessing our surveys and public 

information. This feedback will provide 

insights into user perceptions, 

experiences, expectations, and provide 

an early warning of issues with service; 

and focus attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products and services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative, 

and actionable communications 

between NASS and its customers and 

stakeholders. The feedback will also 

contribute directly to the improvement 

of program management. 

Description of Respondents: Farmers, 

ranchers, agri-businesses and data users. 

Number of Respondents: 120,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,375. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04286 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

[Docket ID FSA–2023–0025] 

Continuation of Farm Service Agency’s 

Conservation Reserve Program 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of 

authorization. 

SUMMARY: The Further Continuing 

Appropriations and Other Extensions 

Act, 2024, extended the authorization of 

the Agricultural Improvement Act of 

2018 (2018 Farm Bill), through 

September 30, 2024, for the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

program administered by the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). This notice 

provides information about CRP, which 

has been extended until September 30, 

2024. CRP will be administered by and 

through its current terms and 

procedures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly Preston; telephone: (202) 720– 

9563; email: Beverly.Preston@usda.gov. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means for communication should 

contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 

720–2600 (voice and text telephone 

(TTY)) or dial 711 for 

Telecommunications Relay service (both 

voice and text telephone users can 

initiate this call from any telephone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

CRP 

The Further Continuing 

Appropriations and Other Extensions 

Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118–22) maintains 

the CRP enrollment cap at the 27- 

million-acre level for FY 2024, 

unchanged from the 2018 Farm Bill. 

Current CRP enrollment is 24.8 million 

acres. CRP’s purpose continues to be to 

cost-effectively assist producers in 

conserving and improving natural 

resources, restoring environmentally 

sensitive land by converting it to longterm vegetative cover, and improving 

the health of grasslands. Producers may 

enroll in CRP’s annual general and 

grassland signups. They may also enroll 

environmentally sensitive land through 

CRP’s continuous signups. A 

continuous signup includes lands 

enrolled through the Conservation 

Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), 

which allows States, Tribal 

governments, and nongovernmental 

organizations (NGO) to partner with 

FSA to implement CRP practices that 

address high priority conservation and 

environmental objectives at specific 

locations. The dates producers may 

begin offering new CRP contracts will be 

announced through the normal news 

release process. 

Transition Incentives Program 

The Transition Incentives Program 

(TIP) was extended through September 

30, 2024, with no changes. The Inflation 

Reduction Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117–169) 

made additional funds available until 

September 30, 2031, unless any future 

amendatory legislation specifies another 

date. TIP incentivizes the voluntary 

transition of land enrolled in an 

expiring CRP contract from its current 

landowner or operator to a veteran, 

beginning, or socially disadvantaged 

(SDA) farmer or rancher to return the 

land to production for sustainable 

grazing or crop production in a way that 

preserves established conservation 

practices. 

Eligible landowners and operators, 

veteran, beginning, or SDA farmers and 

ranchers may enroll in TIP on a 

continuous basis beginning 2 years 

before the CRP contract expires. 

Landowners or operators who qualify 

for TIP may be eligible to receive 

additional annual rental payments for 

up to 2 additional years after the CRP 

contract expires. 

Forest Management Incentive 

The Forest Management Incentive 

(FMI) was extended through September 

30, 2024, with no change. The Inflation 

Reduction Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117–169) 

made additional funds available until 

September 30, 2031, unless any future 

amendatory legislation specifies another 

date. FMI is available to farmers, 

ranchers, and forest landowners 

currently participating in CRP to 

encourage management activities such 

as thinning and pruning of trees, which 

are used to provide conservation covers. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 


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