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Obtaining OMB’s approval of this new
information collection enables AMS
Grants Division to publish a Request for
Applications (RFA) to establish
application requirements, the review
and approval process, and grant
administration procedures, which will
enable eligible entities to develop
appropriate grant applications for the
program so that AMS can adequately
evaluate these new proposals and
obligate the funds as required by the
CAA.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comments Requested
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May 13, 2021.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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 these information collections
are best assured of having their full
effect if received by June 18, 2021.
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
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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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Agritourism Directory.
OMB Control Number: 0581-New.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), AMS
is responsible for conducting research to
enhance market access for small and
medium sized farmers. The role of the
Marketing Services Division (MSD) of
AMS is to facilitate distribution of U.S.
agricultural products. The division
identifies marketing opportunities,
provides analysis to help take advantage
of those opportunities and develops and
evaluates strategies including methods
to diversify farming operations of direct
from farm-to-customer enterprises.
Definitions are listed below for the
following terms used by AMS for the
purposes of the Agritourism Directory:
Agritourism directory, a working farm,
ranch, aquaculture and agroforestry.
An agritourism directory is a list of
working farms, ranches, aquaculture
and agroforestry operations that provide
education and recreation opportunities,
active-involvement experiences (e.g.,
farming activities, processing), as well
as retailing and hospitality (e.g.,
accommodations, dining) facilities and
services for the enjoyment of visitors
that generate supplemental income,
create and grow farm product markets
i.e., for local foods, and build
understanding of agriculture.
A working farm, ranch, aquaculture or
agroforestry operation is defined as an
area of land and buildings, or water
(ponds, lakes, rivers, oceans), including
within and around cities, that is
currently being utilized to raise and
grow domesticated animals, plants,
trees, and freshwater and marine fish
and shellfish, for food and beverages,
including vegetables, fruits, herbs,
meats, dairy products, oils, cereals, fish
and shellfish, and products for direct
sales to customers, and/or immediate
consumption or enjoyment of
customers, that are grown or processed
there (e.g., Christmas trees, pinyon
seeds, ginseng, wool, wine, beer,
cheeses, nursery plants).
This information will be used to build
an agritourism directory describing the
characteristics of agritourism operations
on working farms.
Need and Use of the Information: The
data from this information collection
will be used to build a web-based
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directory and describe the
characteristics of agritourism enterprises
in the United States. This directory will
provide free advertisement to operators
of agritourism enterprises and
prospective customers as a service to the
sector. There are no research objectives
of this information collection. The
agritourism directory will be utilized by
individual customers seeking to learn
more about farming operations and we
anticipate will be utilized by various
USDA agencies, State Departments of
Agriculture, extension educators,
industry stakeholders and trade
associations.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 33.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Notice of
Request for Emergency Extension
May 12, 2021.
In compliance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has submitted a request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a three-month emergency
extension of the following information
collection: ICR 0570–0067, Rural Energy
for America Program (REAP). The
requested extension would enable the
collection to remain active while USDA
completes the pending PRA renewal
process. No changes are being made to
the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Rural Business–Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Energy for America
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0067.
Summary of Collection: The PRA
renewal process for this information
collection is ongoing. To ensure that
OMB approval of the current
information collection remains active
during the PRA renewal process, USDA
has submitted a request to the OMB for
a short-term emergency extension, to
August 31, 2021.
On May 11, 2021 the Director,
Regulations Management Division
Innovation Center, Rural Development,
USDA signed a memorandum to the
Administrator of the Office of
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Rural Utilities Service
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB. The memorandum included a
request for an emergency extension,
explained the USDA’s justification for
an extension, and was electronically
submitted to OMB on May 12, 2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
May 13, 2021.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (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; 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 June 18, 2021
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.
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Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System
Construction Policies and Procedures—
Electric.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0107.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et seq., as amended, (RE ACT) in Sec.
4 (7 U.S.C. 904) authorizes and
empowers the Administrator of the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to make
loans in the several States and
Territories of the United States for rural
electrification and the furnishing and
improving of electric energy to persons
in rural areas. These loans are for a term
of up to 35 years and are secured by a
first mortgage on the borrower’s electric
system. In the interest of protecting loan
security and accomplishing the
statutory objective of a sound program
of rural electrification, Section 4 of the
RE Act further requires that RUS make
or guarantee a loan only if there is
reasonable assurance that the loan,
together with all outstanding loans and
obligations of the borrower, will be
repaid in full within the time agreed.
RUS will collect information using
various RUS forms.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information to
implement certain provisions of the
RUS standard form of loan documents
regarding the borrower’s purchase of
materials and equipment and the
construction of its electric system by
contract or force account. The use of
standard forms and procurement
procedures helps assure RUS that
appropriate standards and specifications
are maintained; agency loan security is
not adversely affected; and loan and
loan guarantee funds are used
effectively and for the intended
purposes. The information will be used
by RUS electric borrowers, their
contractors and by RUS. If standard
forms were not used, borrowers would
need to prepare their own documents at
a significant expense; and each
document submitted by a borrower
would require extensive and costly
review by both RUS and the Office of
the General Counsel.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 827.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 82.
Title: 7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste
Disposal Loan and Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0121.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (‘‘RUS’’), an agency of
the Rural Development (‘‘RD’’), United
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States Department of Agriculture, is
requesting OMB clearance of the
reporting requirements relating to 7 CFR
part 1780, the regulation utilized to
administer the Water and Waste Loans
and Grants program. In addition, RUS is
seeking clearance for applicants
applying under 7 CFR 1777, Section
306C Water and Waste Disposal Loans
and Grant,’’ and 7 CFR 1778,
‘‘Emergency Community Water
Assistance Grants’’, which follow 7 CFR
1780 for application requirements.
Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act
(‘‘CONACT’’), 7 U.S.C. 1926, authorizes
RUS to make loans and grants to public
entities, federally-recognized American
Indian tribes, and not-for-profit
corporations. The loans and grants fund
the development of drinking water,
wastewater, solid waste disposal, and
storm wastewater disposal facilities in
rural areas with populations of up to
10,000 residents. A rural area is defined
in the CONACT as any city, town, or
unincorporated area consisting of no
more than 10,000 residents. In addition
to the development costs, 7 CFR 1780.9,
Eligible loan and grant purposes,
defines the associated costs that are
eligible for reimbursement, such as
reasonable engineering and legal
expenses. The agency uses information
submitted by applicant entities to
determine eligibility and evaluate
project feasibility.
Need and Use of the Information: RD
state and field offices collect the
information from applicants, borrowers,
and consultants. They use the
information to determine applicant
eligibility and project feasibility. They
also use the information to ensure that
borrowers operate on a sound basis and
use the loan and grant funds for
authorized purposes as defined in
statute and regulation.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government; Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 896.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 156,339.
Title: Servicing of Water Programs
Loans and Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0137.
Summary of Collection: Authority for
servicing of Water Programs Loan and
Grants is contained in Section 306e of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended. The
information collected covers loan and
grant servicing regulations, 7 CFR part
1782, which prescribes policies and
responsibilities for servicing actions
necessary in connection with Water and
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Notice of Request for Emergency
Extension
May 12, 2021.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has submitted a
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a three-month
emergency extension of the following information collection: ICR 0570-
0067, Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The requested extension
would enable the collection to remain active while USDA completes the
pending PRA renewal process. No changes are being made to the reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Energy for America Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0067.
Summary of Collection: The PRA renewal process for this information
collection is ongoing. To ensure that OMB approval of the current
information collection remains active during the PRA renewal process,
USDA has submitted a request to the OMB for a short-term emergency
extension, to August 31, 2021.
On May 11, 2021 the Director, Regulations Management Division
Innovation Center, Rural Development, USDA signed a memorandum to the
Administrator of the Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. The memorandum included a
request for an emergency extension, explained the USDA's justification
for an extension, and was electronically submitted to OMB on May 12,
2021.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-10399 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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