<searchTitle>Office of the Chief Information Officer; Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-21799</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</agency>
<commentDate>2009-11-09</commentDate>
<billingCode>3410-KR-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-21799</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice and request for comments.</action>
<summary>In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to request approval for the continuation of information collection necessary to allow USDA customers to securely and confidently share data and receive services electronically. Authority for obtaining information from customers is included in the Freedom to E-File Act, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN), and the E-Government Act of 2002. Customer information is collected through the USDA eAuthentication Service (eAuth), located at http:// www.eauth.egov.usda.gov. The USDA eAuth provides the public and government businesses with a single sign-on capability for USDA applications, management of user credentials, and verification of identity, authorization, and electronic signatures. USDA's eAuth obtains customer information through an electronic self registration process provided through the eAuth Web site. This voluntary online self registration process enables USDA customers, as well as employees, to obtain accounts as authorized users that will provide single sign-on capability to access USDA Web applications and services via the Internet. The USDA eAuthentication system stems from the Web-based Centralized Authentication and Authorization Facility (WebCAAF), the former USDA authentication system.</summary>
<dates>Comments on this notice must be received by November 9, 2009 to be assured of consideration.</dates>
<tocDoc>Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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<emailRef>OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov</emailRef>
<emailRef>shari.erickson@ocio.usda.gov</emailRef>
<urlRef>http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov</urlRef>