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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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February 14, 2022.
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 March 21, 2022
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Value-Added Producer Grants
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0064.
Summary of Collection: The
Cooperative Programs unit within Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) an
agency within the USDA Rural
Development mission area will
administer the Value-Added Producer
Grants (VAPG) Program. The Program is
authorized under section 231 of the
Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106–224) as amended by
section 6202 of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
246). The objective of this program is to
encourage producers of agricultural
commodities and products of
agricultural commodities to further
refine these products increasing their
value to end users of the product. These
grants will be used for two purposes: (1)
To fund feasibility studies, marketing
and business plans, and similar
development activities; and (2) to use
the grant as part of the venture’s
working capital expenses such as
inventory, utilities and salaries.
Need and Use of the Information:
Rural Development State and Area
office staff, as delegated, will collect
information from applicants and
grantees. RBS will use the information
collected by to determine (1) eligibility;
(2) the specific purpose for which the
funds will be utilized; (3) time frames or
dates by which activities are to be
accomplished; (4) feasibility of the
project; (5) applicants’ experience in
managing similar activities; and (6) the
effectiveness and innovation used to
address critical issues vital to valueadded ventures development and
sustainability. Without this information,
there would be no basis on which to
award funds.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 470.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 81,862.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Strategic Economic and
Community Development.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0068.
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Summary of Collection: As authorized
under the Agricultural Act of 2014
(2014 Farm Bill), Section 6025, Strategic
Economic and Community Development
enables the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide priority to projects that support
Strategic Economic and Community
Development plans. The Agency will
reserve up to 10 percent of the funds
appropriated to the following seven
Rural Development programs (which are
referred to as the ‘‘underlying
programs’’): Community Facility Grants;
Community Facility Guaranteed Loans;
Community Facility Direct Loans; Water
and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants;
Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed
Loans; Business and Industry
Guaranteed Loans and Rural Business
Development Grants each fiscal year.
Need and Use of the Information: To
be eligible for the reserved funds a
project must meet three criteria: projects
must first be eligible for funding under
the underlying program from which
funds are reserved; carried out solely in
rural areas and that the project support
the implementation of a strategic
economic development or community
development plan on a multijurisdictional basis as defined in 7 CFR
1980.1005. Applicants will submit
information on the Application Form
1980–88, the Plan that the project
supports, and the project’s measures,
metrics and outcome. The collection of
information is necessary for the Agency
to identify projects eligible for the
reserved funding under the Section
6025 program and to prioritize eligible
applications.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 275.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,290.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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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
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2022 / Notices
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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 March 21, 2022
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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Contract Pilot and Aircraft
Acceptance.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0298.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture,
either independently or in cooperation
with States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests and noxious weeds that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
contracts for these services, and prior to
any aerial applications, requests certain
information from the contractor and/or
contract pilots to ensure that the work
will be done according to contract
specifications. Among other things,
APHIS asks to see aircraft registration,
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the aircraft’s airworthiness certificate,
the pilot’s license, the pilot’s medical
certification, the pilot’s proof of flight
review, the pilot’s pesticide applicator’s
license, and the aircraft and engine
logbooks.
Need and Use of the Information:
Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance
Form (PPQ–816) and SIT Pilot and
Aircraft Cheek-In Sheet (PPQ Form 818)
are used by the Plant Protection and
Quarantine personnel who are involved
with contracts for aerial application
services for emergency pest outbreaks.
The forms are used to document that the
pilot and aircraft meet contract
specifications. If APHIS did not collect
this information or collected it less
frequently, APHIS would not be able to
verify if APHIS contracts for aerial
application services met specifications.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Pale Cyst Nematode.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0322.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), is
responsible for preventing plant
diseases or insect pests from entering
the United States, preventing the spread
of pests and noxious weeds not widely
distributed in the United States, and
eradicating those imported pests when
eradication is feasible. The Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
to restrict the importation, entry, or
interstate movement of plants, plant
products, and other articles to prevent
the introduction of plants pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States.
In accordance with the regulations in
‘‘Subpart-Pale Cyst Nematode’’ (7 CFR
301.86–301.86–9), the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service of U.S.
Department of Agriculture restricts the
interstate movement of certain articles
to help prevent the spread of pale cyst
nematode, a major pest of potato crops
in cool-temperature areas, via potatoes,
soil, and other host material to
noninfested areas of the United States.
Allowing the restrictions on the
interstate movement of regulated
articles necessitates the completion of
certain forms such as Federal
Certificates, Federal Limited Permits,
Compliance Agreements, SelfCertification, Packing Facility Process
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Approval, Appeal of Withdrawn
Certificate or Limited Permit, Appeal of
Withdrawn Compliance Agreement, and
Labeling.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information using
certificates, limited permits, compliance
agreements, self-certification, packing
facility process approval, appeal of
withdrawn certificate or limited permit,
appeal of withdrawn compliance
agreement, cyst nematode survey (PPQ
form 312), and labeling to prevent the
spread of PCN and to ensure that
regulated articles can be moved safely
from the quarantined area without
spreading PCN. If APHIS did not collect
this information, the spread of PCN in
the United States could result in a loss
of United States potatoes and other
commodities from domestic and/or
foreign markets.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 212.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 488.
Dated: February 14, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022–03449 Filed 2–16–22; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meetings of the New
Mexico Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meetings.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the New Mexico Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a series of
meetings via videoconference on the
following dates and times for the
purpose of reviewing the Committee’s
project proposal on education in New
Mexico.
SUMMARY:
These meetings will be held on:
• Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. MT
• Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 12:00
p.m.–1:00 p.m. MT
• Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. MT
ADDRESSES:
DATES:
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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
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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 March
21, 2022 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.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Contract Pilot and Aircraft Acceptance.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0298.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or
in cooperation with States, to carry out operations or measures to
detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests and noxious weeds that are new to or not widely distributed
within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) contracts for these services, and prior to any aerial
applications, requests certain information from the contractor and/or
contract pilots to ensure that the work will be done according to
contract specifications. Among other things, APHIS asks to see aircraft
registration, the aircraft's airworthiness certificate, the pilot's
license, the pilot's medical certification, the pilot's proof of flight
review, the pilot's pesticide applicator's license, and the aircraft
and engine logbooks.
Need and Use of the Information: Contract Pilot and Aircraft
Acceptance Form (PPQ-816) and SIT Pilot and Aircraft Cheek-In Sheet
(PPQ Form 818) are used by the Plant Protection and Quarantine
personnel who are involved with contracts for aerial application
services for emergency pest outbreaks. The forms are used to document
that the pilot and aircraft meet contract specifications. If APHIS did
not collect this information or collected it less frequently, APHIS
would not be able to verify if APHIS contracts for aerial application
services met specifications.
Description of Respondents: Businesses.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Pale Cyst Nematode.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0322.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is
responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering
the United States, preventing the spread of pests and noxious weeds not
widely distributed in the United States, and eradicating those imported
pests when eradication is feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plants pests into the
United States or their dissemination within the United States.
In accordance with the regulations in ``Subpart-Pale Cyst
Nematode'' (7 CFR 301.86-301.86-9), the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service of U.S. Department of Agriculture restricts the
interstate movement of certain articles to help prevent the spread of
pale cyst nematode, a major pest of potato crops in cool-temperature
areas, via potatoes, soil, and other host material to noninfested areas
of the United States. Allowing the restrictions on the interstate
movement of regulated articles necessitates the completion of certain
forms such as Federal Certificates, Federal Limited Permits, Compliance
Agreements, Self-Certification, Packing Facility Process Approval,
Appeal of Withdrawn Certificate or Limited Permit, Appeal of Withdrawn
Compliance Agreement, and Labeling.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using certificates, limited permits, compliance agreements, self-
certification, packing facility process approval, appeal of withdrawn
certificate or limited permit, appeal of withdrawn compliance
agreement, cyst nematode survey (PPQ form 312), and labeling to prevent
the spread of PCN and to ensure that regulated articles can be moved
safely from the quarantined area without spreading PCN. If APHIS did
not collect this information, the spread of PCN in the United States
could result in a loss of United States potatoes and other commodities
from domestic and/or foreign markets.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 212.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 488.
Dated: February 14, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03449 Filed 2-16-22; 8:45 am]
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