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the emergency approval request that
covers OTECP information collection
activities to OMB for a 6-month
approval. After the 60-day comment
period ends, the information collection
request will be submitted to OMB for a
3-year OMB approval.
Title: Organic and Transitional
Education and Certification Program
(OTECP).
OMB Control Number: 0560–New.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Abstract: The information collection
request is required for the producers
and handlers to provide their status as
either a certified operation or
transitional operation and their eligible
expenses to get the OTECP payments.
The forms for the producers and
handlers to complete for the OTECP
payments and the payment calculations
are described in this document.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hour is the estimated average
time per response multiplied by the
estimated total annual responses. Public
reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to include the
time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data
needed and completing and reviewing
the collections of information.
Type of Respondents: Producer and
handler.
Estimated Annual Number or
Respondents: 13,250.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.69.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
22,450.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 22,450.
FSA is requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) 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.
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All comments received in response to
this document, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Environmental Review
The environmental impacts of this
final rule have been considered in a
manner consistent with the provisions
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the
regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts
1500–1508), and the FSA regulations for
compliance with NEPA (7 CFR part
799).
The purpose of OTECP is to provide
assistance to certified operations and
transitional operations for the costs of
obtaining and renewing USDA organic
certification, and for eligible
precertification and education costs, as
well as soil testing. The Categorical
Exclusions in 7 CFR 799.31 apply,
specifically 7 CFR 799.31(b)(6)(iii) (that
is, financial assistance to supplement
income. . .). No Extraordinary
Circumstances (7 CFR 799.33) exist.
FSA has determined that this final rule
does not constitute a major Federal
action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment,
individually or cumulatively. Therefore,
FSA will not prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact
statement for this regulatory action.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The title and number of the Federal
assistance program in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance to which
this NOFA applies is 10.139, Organic
and Transitional Education and
Certification Program (OTECP).
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family or
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
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Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for
program information (for example,
braille, large print, audiotape, American
Sign Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TTY) or contact USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD–
3027, found online at https://
www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter
addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all the information requested in
the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632–9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to
USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410 or email: OAC@
usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS–21–Admin–0022]
Notice of Request for Approval of a
New Information Collection
Rural Housing Service, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural
Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service,
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural
Utilities Service, agencies of the Rural
Development mission area within the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
hereinafter collectively referred to as the
Agency to request approval for a new
information collection in support of
compliance with applicable acts for
planning and performing construction
and other development work.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 4, 2022.
SUMMARY:
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Comments may be
submitted by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Gilbert, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–2682. Email
lynn.gilbert@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
Rural Development is submitting to
OMB for a new collection.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy
of the Agency’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of
information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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 may be sent by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the lower
‘‘Search Regulations and Federal
Actions’’ box, select ‘‘RHS’’ from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select RHS–21-Admin-0022 to submit or
view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
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Title: 7 CFR 1901—Common Forms
Package for Civil Rights Forms
OMB Number: 0575–New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The information collection
under OMB Number 0575-New will
enable the Agencies to effectively
monitor a recipient’s compliance with
the civil rights laws, and to determine
whether or not service and benefits are
being provided to beneficiaries on an
equal opportunity basis.
The Agencies are required to provide
Federal financial assistance through its
housing and community and business
programs on an equal opportunity basis.
The laws implemented in 7 CFR part
1901, subpart E, require the recipients of
RD Federal financial assistance to
collect various types of information,
including information on participants in
certain of these agencies’ programs, by
race, color, and national origin.
The information collected and
maintained by the recipients of certain
programs in RD are used internally by
the agency for monitoring compliance
with the civil rights laws and
regulations. This information is made
available to USDA officials, officials of
other Federal agencies, and to Congress
for reporting purposes. Without the
required information, RD and its
recipients will lack the necessary
documentation to demonstrate that their
programs are being administered in a
nondiscriminatory manner, and in full
compliance with the civil rights laws. In
addition, the Agency and their
recipients would be vulnerable in
lawsuits alleging discrimination in the
affected programs of these agencies, and
would be without appropriate data and
documentation to defend themselves by
demonstrating that services and benefits
are being provided to beneficiaries on
an equal opportunity basis.
Estimate of Burden: RD is requesting
approval for one respondent and a onehour place holder in order for OMB to
issue a control number for these forms.
The burden for each of the forms will
be accounted for within the individual
Rural Development program collection
packages using the form(s).
Respondents: Recipients of Rural
Development Federal financial
assistance, loan, and loan guarantee
programs.
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESPONSES
PER RESPONDENT PER FORM IN
PACKAGE
Form No.
Responses per
respondent
400–1, 4, 6 ....................................
1
Comments from interested parties are
invited on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
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 the collection of information
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.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Chadwick Parker,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS–21–Admin–0021]
Notice of Request for Approval of a
New Information Collection
Rural Housing Service, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural
Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service,
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural
Utilities Service, agencies of the Rural
Development mission area within the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
hereinafter collectively referred to as the
Agency to request approval for a new
information collection in support of
compliance with applicable acts for
planning and performing construction
and other development work.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 4, 2022.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS-21-Admin-0022]
Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Utilities Service,
agencies of the Rural Development mission area within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), hereinafter collectively referred to
as the Agency to request approval for a new information collection in
support of compliance with applicable acts for planning and performing
construction and other development work.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 4, 2022.
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ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Gilbert, Rural Development
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522.
Telephone: (202) 690-2682. Email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that Rural
Development is submitting to OMB for a new collection.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 may be sent by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations and
Federal Actions'' box, select ``RHS'' from the agency drop-down menu,
then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select RHS-21-Admin-
0022 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and
related materials available electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Title: 7 CFR 1901--Common Forms Package for Civil Rights Forms
OMB Number: 0575-New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will
enable the Agencies to effectively monitor a recipient's compliance
with the civil rights laws, and to determine whether or not service and
benefits are being provided to beneficiaries on an equal opportunity
basis.
The Agencies are required to provide Federal financial assistance
through its housing and community and business programs on an equal
opportunity basis. The laws implemented in 7 CFR part 1901, subpart E,
require the recipients of RD Federal financial assistance to collect
various types of information, including information on participants in
certain of these agencies' programs, by race, color, and national
origin.
The information collected and maintained by the recipients of
certain programs in RD are used internally by the agency for monitoring
compliance with the civil rights laws and regulations. This information
is made available to USDA officials, officials of other Federal
agencies, and to Congress for reporting purposes. Without the required
information, RD and its recipients will lack the necessary
documentation to demonstrate that their programs are being administered
in a nondiscriminatory manner, and in full compliance with the civil
rights laws. In addition, the Agency and their recipients would be
vulnerable in lawsuits alleging discrimination in the affected programs
of these agencies, and would be without appropriate data and
documentation to defend themselves by demonstrating that services and
benefits are being provided to beneficiaries on an equal opportunity
basis.
Estimate of Burden: RD is requesting approval for one respondent
and a one-hour place holder in order for OMB to issue a control number
for these forms. The burden for each of the forms will be accounted for
within the individual Rural Development program collection packages
using the form(s).
Respondents: Recipients of Rural Development Federal financial
assistance, loan, and loan guarantee programs.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent per Form in Package
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Responses per
Form No. respondent
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400-1, 4, 6........................................... 1
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Comments from interested parties are invited on: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information including the validity of the 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 the
collection of information 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.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Chadwick Parker,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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