[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12910-12911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04132]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Request Approval of a New Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA)
intention to request a new information collection, entitled National 4-
H Conference Registration and Leadership Roles.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by May 1, 2023
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments.
Instructions: All comments received will be posted without change
to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Givens, 816-527-5379,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: National 4-H Conference Registration and
Leadership Roles.
OMB Control Number: 5024-NEW.
Type of Request: Notice of intent to request approval of a new
information collection.
Abstract: NIFA is requesting approval of a new information
collection entitled ``National 4-H Conference Registration and
Leadership Roles.'' This information collection is required to support
the successful planning and delivery of activities associated with
National 4-H Conference. The information collection is essential to
provide the necessary instructions and paperwork to eligible
registrants who would like to attend or serve in a leadership role at
National 4-H Conference.
The National 4-H Conference at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is known as the ``Secretary's Conference'' and has been the
flagship youth development opportunity of USDA since 1927. The
objectives of National 4-H Conference are to: develop the next
generation of leaders; increase youths' familiarity with the government
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and future career opportunities; and provide an opportunity for young
people involved in 4-H in rural, urban and Tribal communities to share
their voice on a national level with the federal government.
National 4-H Conference is administered by the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the USDA. NIFA has determined that
the Conference is reasonably and logically related to carrying out its
statutory authority under Section 7511(f)(2) of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246), as amended.
All NIFA Land-grant Colleges and Universities (1862, 1890, and
1994) are invited to select and send high school aged 4-H participants
along with chaperones to National 4-H Conference. Each is encouraged to
partner within their state to select a diverse state delegation based
on age, background, geographic distribution, and/or experience with the
4-H Program.
Approximately 220 4-H participants between the ages of 15 to 19; 90
adult volunteer chaperones from 1862, 1890, and 1994 Institutions and
the Cooperative Extension System; and 25 partner groups from across the
federal government as well as non-profit organizations register to
participate. Additionally, four adults, 17 college students and six
youths serve in leadership positions.
The multi-day event is held in the Washington, DC area in Spring
and includes registration, a published substantive agenda, scheduled
speakers, and discussion panels. A core program activity is the federal
briefings where youth delegates plan and deliver briefings based on
challenge questions submitted by partnering federal agencies and
congressional committees. The Secretary of Agriculture speaks during
the Secretary's Assembly and in the past, U.S. Presidents have graced
the event.
NIFA exercises overall oversight and development of the program for
National 4-H Conference and works cooperatively with a logistics
company, authorized under 7 U.S.C. 3318(c), who provides the required
goods and services to ensure National 4-H Conference is successful at
achieving its objectives.
The information collection is used by USDA and the logistics
company to ensure youth and adults who would like to attend or serve in
a leadership role at National 4-H Conference can be contacted, submit
activity and dietary preferences, meet eligibility requirements, and
provide the required permissions required by law such as parental/
guardian consent. The information collection is necessary to evaluate
the application and other required paperwork for determining the
applicant's eligibility and to assist in the selection of the
leadership team for National 4-H Conference.
Type of Respondents: Individuals or Institutions of Higher
Education.
Estimate of Burden: The annual public reporting burden for the
collection of information is estimated to average one (1) hour per
response. Public reporting burden for this information collection is
estimated to include the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering the data needed and completing and
reviewing the collections of information.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 400 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Obtaining a Copy of the Information Collection: A copy of the
information collection and related instructions may be obtained free of
charge by contacting Laura Givens as directed above.
Done at Washington, DC, this day of February 23, 2023.
Dionne Toombs,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2023-04132 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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