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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–TM–21–0026]
Overview of This Information
Collection
Pandemic Response and Safety
Program; Request for Emergency
Approval of a New Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of emergency request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
seek approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
new information collection to
administer the Pandemic Response and
Safety Program (PRS) under its Grants
Division. AMS Grants Division is
implementing this new grant program
under section 751 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), which
directs the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide ‘‘grants and loans to small or
midsized food processors or
distributors, seafood processing
facilities and processing vessels, farmers
markets, producers, or other
organizations to respond to coronavirus,
including for measures to protect
workers against the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID–19).’’
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic
process available at
www.regulations.gov. Written comments
may also be submitted to Grants
Division; Transportation and Marketing
Program; AMS; USDA; 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 2055–
South Building, Stop 0201; Washington,
DC 20250–0264. All comments should
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reference the docket number AMS–TM–
21–0026, the date of submission, and
the page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. All comments
received will be posted without change,
including any personal information
provided, at www.regulations.gov and
will be included in the record and made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Miklozek, Director, Grants Division;
(202) 720–1403 or email
John.Miklozek@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agency: USDA, AMS.
Title: Pandemic Response and Safety
Program.
OMB Number: 0581–NEW.
Type of Request: Emergency Approval
of a New Information Collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621 et
seq.) directs and authorizes USDA to
administer Federal grant programs.
AMS Grant Programs are administered
through the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Guidance for Grants and
Agreements based on its regulations
under the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
(2 CFR part 200) (85 FR 49506;
December 13, 2020). Information
collection requirements in this
emergency request are needed for AMS
to administer a new competitive grant
program, in accordance with 2 CFR part
200, entitled the Pandemic Response
and Safety (PRS) under OMB No. 0581–
NEW.
PRS is authorized pursuant to the
authority of section 751 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
(CAA) (Pub. L. 116–260) in response to
the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic and
worker protections in food processing,
distribution, farmers markets, and
agricultural production. The AMS
Grants Division requests to collect
information for this new grant program
from individuals, small businesses, and
nonprofit organizations working in food
processing, distribution, farmers
markets, and agricultural production.
Because this is a voluntary program,
respondents request or apply for this
specific competitive grant, and in doing
so, they provide information.
Information collected is used only by
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authorized representatives of USDA,
AMS, Transportation and Marketing
Program’s Grants Division to certify that
grant participants are complying with
applicable program regulations, and the
data collected is the minimum
information necessary to effectively
carry out program requirements.
Information collection requirements
in this request are essential to carry out
the intent of section 751 of the CAA, to
provide respondents the type of service
they request, and to administer the
program.
Upon OMB approval of the PRS
information collection package, AMS
will request OMB approval to merge this
information collection into the currently
approved information collection OMB
control number 0581–0240 approved on
January 13, 2021.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 4 hours per
response.
Respondents: Grant applicants; or
grant recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
800,000.
Estimated Total Annual Responses
including Recordkeeping: 1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents and Recordkeepers:
916,660 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of agency functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the new
collection of information, including the
validity of methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of
information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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
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enable eligible entities to develop
appropriate grant applications for the
program so that AMS can adequately
evaluate these new proposals and
obligate funds as required by the CAA.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator. Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice for Comment on Two Strategic
Plans for the Subcommittee on
Aquaculture Science Planning and
Regulatory Efficiency Task Forces and
on Updating the National Aquaculture
Development Plan
AGENCY:
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In October 2018, the SCA
established a Science Planning Task
Force charged with documenting
Federal science and technology
opportunities and priorities for
aquaculture by revising and updating
the National Strategic Plan for Federal
Aquaculture Research (2014–2019).
Similarly, in February 2019, the SCA
established a Regulatory Efficiency Task
Force charged with developing a new
plan for interagency science and
technology coordination to improve
regulatory efficiency, research and
technology development, and economic
growth. The Task Forces are seeking
public comment on Science and
Regulatory Efficiency strategic plans to
determine if their respective topics are
adequately covered. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for more details.
DATES: In the Federal Register of August
5, 2021, FR Doc. 2021–16711. Doc.
2021–04701, on Pages 42776–42777,
under dates should read as follows:
Comments must be received by
September 18th, 2021 to be assured of
consideration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Subcommittee on Aquaculture (SCA) is
a statutory subcommittee that operates
under the Committee on Environment of
the National Science and Technology
Council (NSTC) under the Office of
Science and Technology Policy in the
Executive Office of the President
[National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (Pub.
L. 96–362. 94 Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 2801,
et seq.) and the National Aquaculture
Improvement Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99–
198, 99 Stat. 1641)].
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In addition, in May of 2020, the SCA
established an Economic Development
Task Force charged with developing a
strategic plan for economic
development through aquaculture.
Separately from SCA, the National
Aquaculture Act of 1980 requires select
federal agencies to develop a National
Aquaculture Development Plan (NADP).
Last completed in 1983, the NADP
describes aquaculture associated
technologies, problems, and
opportunities in the United States and
its territories. It recommends actions to
solve problems and analyzes the social,
environmental, and economic impacts
of growth in aquaculture. The SCA
plans to update the NADP using the
Science and Regulatory Efficiency plans
described here, with the addition of the
Economic Development plan currently
in process.
Signed at Washington, DC, August 26,
2021.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, ARS, ERS,
NASS.
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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 October 1, 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/
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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.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Sugar Imported for Exports as
Refined Sugar, as a Sugar-Containing
Product, or Used in Production of
Certain Polyhydric Alcohols.
OMB Control Number: 0551–0015.
Summary of Collection: The
regulation at 7 CFR part 1530 authorizes
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
to issue import licenses to enter raw
cane sugar exempt from the tariff-rate
quota (TRQ) for the raw cane sugar
imports and related requirements on the
condition that an equivalent quantity of
refined sugar be: (1) Exported as refined
sugar; (2) exported as an ingredient in
sugar containing products; or (3) used in
production of certain polyhydric
alcohols. The information requirements
set forth in the regulation are necessary
to enable FAS to administer the
licensing program in full compliance
with the regulation and to ensure that
licensed imports do not enter the
commercial sugar market in
circumvention of the TRQ for raw cane
sugar.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS
will collect information to verify that
the world-priced sugar is actually
exported and not diverted onto the
domestic market, thereby undermining
the objectives of politically sensitive
U.S. sugar policies. This collection
enables USDA to monitor participants
in an effort to ensure compliance with
program parameters. Without the
collection, there would be increased
opportunity to divert sugar onto the
domestic market.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 333.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 428.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS-TM-21-0026]
Pandemic Response and Safety Program; Request for Emergency
Approval of a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of emergency request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to seek approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information
collection to administer the Pandemic Response and Safety Program (PRS)
under its Grants Division. AMS Grants Division is implementing this new
grant program under section 751 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (CAA), which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
``grants and loans to small or midsized food processors or
distributors, seafood processing facilities and processing vessels,
farmers markets, producers, or other organizations to respond to
coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).''
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic process available at
www.regulations.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to Grants
Division; Transportation and Marketing Program; AMS; USDA; 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 2055-South Building, Stop 0201;
Washington, DC 20250-0264. All comments should reference the docket
number AMS-TM-21-0026, the date of submission, and the page number of
this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided, at
www.regulations.gov and will be included in the record and made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Miklozek, Director, Grants
Division; (202) 720-1403 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview of This Information Collection
Agency: USDA, AMS.
Title: Pandemic Response and Safety Program.
OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
Type of Request: Emergency Approval of a New Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.) directs and authorizes USDA to administer Federal grant
programs. AMS Grant Programs are administered through the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance for Grants and Agreements based on
its regulations under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR part 200)
(85 FR 49506; December 13, 2020). Information collection requirements
in this emergency request are needed for AMS to administer a new
competitive grant program, in accordance with 2 CFR part 200, entitled
the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) under OMB No. 0581-NEW.
PRS is authorized pursuant to the authority of section 751 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) (Pub. L. 116-260) in
response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and worker protections in
food processing, distribution, farmers markets, and agricultural
production. The AMS Grants Division requests to collect information for
this new grant program from individuals, small businesses, and
nonprofit organizations working in food processing, distribution,
farmers markets, and agricultural production.
Because this is a voluntary program, respondents request or apply
for this specific competitive grant, and in doing so, they provide
information. Information collected is used only by authorized
representatives of USDA, AMS, Transportation and Marketing Program's
Grants Division to certify that grant participants are complying with
applicable program regulations, and the data collected is the minimum
information necessary to effectively carry out program requirements.
Information collection requirements in this request are essential
to carry out the intent of section 751 of the CAA, to provide
respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the
program.
Upon OMB approval of the PRS information collection package, AMS
will request OMB approval to merge this information collection into the
currently approved information collection OMB control number 0581-0240
approved on January 13, 2021.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
Respondents: Grant applicants; or grant recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 800,000.
Estimated Total Annual Responses including Recordkeeping:
1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents and Recordkeepers:
916,660 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of agency
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
new collection of information, including the validity of methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of information collection on those who are to respond,
including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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
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enable eligible entities to develop appropriate grant applications for
the program so that AMS can adequately evaluate these new proposals and
obligate funds as required by the CAA.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator. Agricultural Marketing Service.
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