[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 22701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09475]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Library
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the
Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) intention to request an extension
of a currently approved information collection, Information Collection
For Document Delivery Services at the National Agricultural Library
(NAL), that expires October 31, 2015.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send Comments to: USDA, ARS-NAL, Digitization and Access
Branch, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 304, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-
2351.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay Derr, Digitization Librarian,
telephone: 301-504-5879; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Collection For Document Delivery Services.
OMB Number: 0518-0027.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2015.
Type of Request: To extend a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: In its role as both a preeminent agricultural research
library and a National Library of the United States, NAL (part of the
USDA's ARS) provides loans and photocopies of materials from its
collections to libraries and other institutions and organizations. NAL
follows applicable copyright laws and interlibrary loan guidelines,
standards, codes, and practices when providing loans and photocopies
and charges a fee, if applicable, for this service. To request a loan
or photocopy, institutions must provide a formal request to NAL using
either NAL's web-based online request system or an interlibrary loan
request system such as the Online Computer Library Center or the
National Library of Medicine's Docline. Information provided in these
requests include the name, address, and telephone number of the party
requesting the material, and depending on the method of delivery of the
material to the requestor, may include either an email address or Ariel
address. The requestor must also provide a statement acknowledging
copyright compliance, bibliographic information for the material they
are requesting, and the maximum dollar amount they are willing to pay
for the material. The collected information is used to deliver the
material to the requestor, bill for and track payment of applicable
fees, monitor the return to NAL of loaned material, identify and locate
the requested material in NAL collections, and determine whether the
requesting party consents to the fees charged by NAL.
Estimate of Burden: Average 1.00 minute per response.
Description of Respondents: Respondents to the collection of
information are those libraries, institutions, or organizations that
request interlibrary loans or copies of material in the NAL
collections. Each respondent must furnish the information for each loan
or copying request.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 700.
Frequency of Responses: Average 8 per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 93 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 a practical utility; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, such as through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques. Comments may be sent to Kay Derr at the address listed
above within 60 days of date of publication. 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.
Dated: April 13, 2015.
Simon Y. Liu,
Associate Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. 2015-09475 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am]
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