[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49617-49618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17831]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for Extension or Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request a renewal to an
approved information collection for race, ethnicity, and gender along
with comments.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 13, 2020 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to
type short comments directly into the comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions at that site for submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 9407, Washington, DC 20250.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 355 E Street SW,
Room 7-205, Washington, DC 20024.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights. Comments received in response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and posted without change, including
any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at 1400
Independence Avenue SW, 507-A, Washington, DC 20250 between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise A. Banks, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 401-7654 and
fax number (202) 690-1782.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request
approval for an existing collection in use with an OMB control number.
Title: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Data Collection.
OMB Number: OMB No. 0503-0019.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Extension and renewal of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This data collection is necessary to implement Sections
14006 and 14007 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 7
U.S.C. 8701 (hereafter referred to as the 2008 Farm Bill). Section
14006 of the 2008 Farm Bill establishes a requirement for the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to annually compile application and
participation rate data regarding socially disadvantaged farmers or
ranchers by computing for each program of the USDA that serves
agriculture producers and landowners (a) raw numbers of applicants and
participants by race, ethnicity, and gender subject to appropriate
privacy protections, as determined by the Secretary; and (b) the
application and participation rate, by race, ethnicity and gender, as a
percentage of the total participation rate of all agricultural
producers and landowners for each county and State in the United
States. Pursuant to the authority in section 14006, the agencies of
USDA are to collect the data and transmit it to the Secretary of
Agriculture. Section 14007 requires USDA to use the data collected in
the conduct of oversight and evaluation of civil rights compliance.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2 minutes per response.
Respondents: Producers, applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,913,798.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 63,793.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Devon Westhill,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2020-17831 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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