USDA wants feedback on peer review paperwork—yawn.
Published Date: 10/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on their plan to collect information for peer review forms used by their scientific office. This helps make sure the data they gather is useful and not too much work for people filling it out. Comments are open until November 2, 2026, so anyone affected by or interested in agricultural research reviews should speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Peer‑review forms create time burden
You may be asked to fill out peer‑review forms used by the Agricultural Research Service. The collection lists 185 respondents, a total of 763 burden hours, and will use forms such as ARS‑199A, ARS‑200PA, ARS‑202P, ARS‑209P, ARS‑223P, ARS‑225P, and ARS‑231 with reporting frequencies listed as Quarterly, Weekly, and Annually. The information is used to manage travel and stipend payments to panel reviewers and to provide feedback to ARS researchers.
Public comment period open until Nov 2, 2026
You can submit written comments about this information collection through the website www.reginfo.gov; comments received by November 2, 2026 will be considered. The notice directs commenters to find the collection under "Currently under 30‑day Review--Open for Public Comments" or to use the search function on that site.
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