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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection
requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding: whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS
AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] will be considered.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
"Currently under 30-day Review - Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection
of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Reporting Requirements for State Plans of Work for Agricultural Research and Extension
Formula Funds

OMB Control Number: 0524-0036
Summary of Collection: Section 202 and 225 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) require that a plan of work must be submitted by each institution and
approved by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) before formula funds may be
provided to the 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions. The plan of work must address critical
agricultural issues in the State and describe the programs and project targeted to address these issues
using the NIFA formula funds. The plan of work also must describe the institution’s multistate
activities as well as their integrated research and extension activities.
NIFA is requesting to continue to collect an update to the 5-Year Plan of Work which began with the
Fiscal Year 2007, and as a result no longer needs to collect the initial 5-Year Plan. Also, as required by
the Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L.110-246, sec. 7505), NIFA is working
with the university partners in extension and research to review and identify measures to streamline the
submission, reporting under, and implementation of plan of work requirements.
Need and Use of the Information: Institutions are required to annually report to NIFA the following: 1)
the actions taken to seek stakeholder input to encourage their participation; 2) a brief statement of the
process used by the recipient institution to identify individuals or groups who are stakeholders and to
collect input from them; and 3) a statement of how collected input was considered. NIFA uses the
information to provide feedback to the institutions on their Plans of Work and Annual Reports of
Accomplishments and Results in order for institutions to improve the conduct and the delivery of their
programs.
Failure to comply with the requirements may result in the withholding of a recipient institution’s
formula funds and redistribution of its share of formula funds to other eligible institutions.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 24,300.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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[FR Doc. 2022-20134 Filed: 9/16/2022 8:45 am; Publication Date: 9/19/2022]