# Federal Register #2026-20267

USDA requests public comment on ARS peer-review forms and a NASS field-crops information collection

**Buyer:** Agricultural Research Service
**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20267

USDA is seeking public comment on information collections for ARS peer-review forms and a separate NASS field-crops collection.
- Government buyer: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Office of Scientific Quality Review (OSQR); the notice also names the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
- **OEMs and vendors:** None identified; this notice concerns information collections, not a purchase of products or services from vendors.
- ARS collection: Peer-review forms support reviewer selection, review documentation and transmission, panelist travel and stipend payments, and feedback on ARS research projects. The notice estimates 185 respondents and 763 burden hours, with quarterly, weekly, and annual reporting frequencies.
  - Forms identified in the provided details: ARS-199A, ARS-200PA, ARS-202P, ARS-209P, ARS-223P, ARS-225P, and ARS-231. The notice describes eight forms, but only these seven form numbers are provided.
  - OMB Control Number: 0518-0028.
- NASS collection: “Field Crops Production—Substantive Change,” OMB Control Number 0535-0002. Further collection details are not provided.
- No products, product quantities, contract value, or period of performance are specified. The notice requests public input on the collections’ necessity and usefulness, burden estimates, information quality, and ways to reduce respondent burden.

### Description

The Department of Agriculture submitted information collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice describes peer-review-related forms used by the Agricultural Research Service’s Office of Scientific Quality Review to manage panel reviewers and provide feedback on research projects. The collection lists 185 respondents, quarterly, weekly, and annual reporting frequencies, and 763 total burden hours. Comments were requested by November 2, 2026.

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