QUALITATIVE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ON AGENCY SERVICE DELIVERY

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NIFA Generic Clearance Supt Stmt Part A_v4.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-03-30
Blank Generic Clearance Certification Page.docx Supplementary Document	2017-03-20
NIFA Generic Clearance_Supt Stmt Part B_v1 (003).docx Supporting Statement B	2017-01-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
228144	Investing in Science to Transform Lives Other-Questionnaire	New
228141	Investing in Science to Transform Lives Other-Questionnaire	New
228067	Investing in Science to Transform Lives Other-Questionnaire	New
228066	Investing in Science to Transform Lives Other-Questionnaire	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0524-0051	ICR Reference No: 201612-0524-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NIFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: QUALITATIVE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ON AGENCY SERVICE DELIVERY
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/02/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/30/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	10,500	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	17,505	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, oversees roughly $1.5 billion to fund research, educational, and extension efforts in a wide range of scientific fields related to agricultural and behavioral sciences. NIFA achieves its mission through partnerships with Land-Grant Universities (LGU), non-profit organizations, private sector firms, and other government agencies. These partners, through research, education, and extension activities, help NIFA and USDA address highly complex and multidimensional challenges in food and agriculture. To ensure that our programs address the Nation’s food and agricultural priorities and our processes minimize burden without jeopardizing accountability, NIFA seeks to obtain OMB approval of a generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback on our service delivery. By qualitative feedback, we mean information that provides insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys or quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 192	10/04/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 13576	03/14/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Investing in Science to Transform Lives
Investing in Science to Transform Lives
Investing in Science to Transform Lives
Investing in Science to Transform Lives

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10,500	0	0	10,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,505	0	0	17,505	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection resulting in a program change of 17,505 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,723

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/30/2017

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