[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27862]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 19, 2014.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. 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.
Economic Research Service
Title: A Pilot Generic Clearance To Conduct Experimental Economic
Research.
OMB Control Number: 0536-0070.
Summary of Collection: The primary function of the Economic
Research Service (ERS) is to provide economic and social science
research, analysis for public and private decisions on agriculture,
food, natural resources, and rural America, and to disseminate data
under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a) and 7 U.S.C. 2026(a)(1). ERS
envisions to conduct experimental economic research to further an
ongoing initiative that would use insight from behavioral economic to
provide economic intelligence, research, and analysis to inform
agricultural resource and conservation policies. ERS plans on using a
number of research techniques including laboratory and field
techniques, exploratory interviews, pilot experiments, and respondent
debriefing to develop and implement state-of-the-art research
methodologies to better inform and advance scientific understanding for
its customers in response to both specific requests and in anticipation
of future need. This request is being sought as a continuing pilot of
the concept of using a generic approval mechanism for the type of
experiments listed above. As such, experiments will be limited to two
topic areas: Conservation and nutrition. ERS does not intend to use the
information collected under this approval for purposes of developing or
evaluating policy. ERS does not intend to invoke CIPSEA for the
collection, but instead intends to protect respondent information under
the Privacy Act of 1974 and the E-Government Act of 2002.
Need and Use of the Information: Information collected from
experiments will allow ERS to develop and implement state-of-the-art
research methodologies to better inform and advance scientific
understanding for its customers in response to both specific request
and to anticipation of future need. ERS will use a number of research
techniques, as appropriate to the individual investigation. These
include laboratory and field techniques, exploratory interviews, pilot
experiments, and respondent debriefing.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 6,900.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 7,025.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27862 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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