Dear [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME]:

You are a member of a database of potential reviewers for proposals submitted to programs of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These programs may include, but are not limited to, higher education programs; the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program; the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, and the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Please refer to the CSREES web site at www.reeusda.gov for more information about its programs.

In order ensure the usefulness of this reviewer database, and thus the quality of review of proposals submitted to CSREES, we are asking you to update your contact and expertise information in this database. Please go to the C-REEMS Peer Review System <appropriate URL> and click on "Create Account" then set up your account using the first name, last name, and e-mail address on this e-mail message to update your information.

Your response is greatly appreciated.

Note: If you wish to remove yourself from the list of potential reviewers, you may do so by logging into the system as above and so indicating in response to question 1.

Privacy information: The information you provide will be used by CSREES in selecting reviewers for proposals submitted to CSREES programs. In addition, the contact information may be used to update records pertaining to active CSREES proposals and grants. CSREES may share the information you submit with other Federal agencies but only for the purpose of assisting these other agencies in the review of proposals submitted to them. This information will not be used for any other purpose.

Paperwork Reduction Act information: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0524-XXXX. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.