Information Collection Request; Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, 11038-11039 [2022-04176]
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Submission for OMB Review; Notice of
Request for Emergency Approval
February 22, 2022.
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 six-month emergency
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Title: Wildland Fire Mitigation and
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OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
Service (FS) is requesting emergency
clearance and review through 5 CFR
1320.13 for a new information
collection for the Wildland Fire
Mitigation and Management
Commission Nomination. The United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), United States Department of
Interior (DOI) and Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
collaboratively established the Wildland
Fire Mitigation and Management
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
[Docket ID: NRCS–2022–0003]
Information Collection Request;
Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations
on a revision and an extension of a
currently approved information
collection request associated with the
Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities grant activity. The
purpose of the Partnerships for ClimateSmart Commodities is to support the
production and marketing of climatesmart commodities through a set of pilot
projects that provide voluntary
incentives through partners to
producers and landowners, including
early adopters, to implement climatesmart production practices, activities,
and systems on working lands; measure
and quantify, monitor and verify the
carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG)
benefits associated with those practices;
and develop markets and promote the
resulting climate-smart commodities.
Additional information on the
partnerships is available at https://
www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/
climate-smart-commodities.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by April 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
ID: NRCS–2022–0003 in the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
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information collection may be requested
by contacting Allison Owens below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Owens, telephone: (202) 253–
1449; email: climate-smartcommodities@usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative
mean for communication should contact
the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)
720–2600 (Voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities.
OMB Control Number: 0578–0031.
Type of Request: Revision and
Extension.
Abstract: We are requesting comments
on the project narrative, proposals,
support letters, progress reports, and
resumes. In general, reporting for the
Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities grants will follow the
guidelines included in the General
Terms and Conditions, which are
available at the following website:
https://www.fpacbc.usda.gov/about/
grants-and-agreements/award-termsand-conditions/. Prior to
publishing this notice, NRCS received
emergency approval from OMB for 6
months to cover this collection activity.
This included information collection for
the application process, which includes
in addition to standard governmentwide grant application forms, a
requirement for applicants to provide a
project narrative, proposals, support
letters and resumes. This will be
included in this regular request after the
60 day comment period.
Partners will be required to submit
progress reports after the first quarter
and at least biannually on the project,
including the following information:
• A list of participating producers
and landowners, and demonstration of
equitable enrollment, including
enrollment of underserved and small
producers;
• Climate-Smart Agriculture and
Forestry (CSAF) practices applied;
• Outreach and training;
• Financial assistance for producers
or landowners to implement CSAF
practices;
• Greenhouse gas and carbon
sequestration benefits accrued and
verified, and other ancillary
environmental benefits;
• Marketing and outreach related to
climate-smart commodities as a result of
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project activities, including information
on impacts related to a variety of farm
sizes and types;
• Technical assistance and resources
provided, especially to help producers
overcome barriers to adopting CSAF
practices;
• Partnerships developed and
leveraged, including public-private
partnerships to foster and develop CSAF
markets;
• Climate-smart commodity supply
chain and demand impacts, as well as
other economic benefits; and
• Implementation of measurement,
monitoring, reporting, and verification,
and supply chain traceability systems.
Additional reporting and data-sharing
requirements may apply at the time of
award, particularly in support of the
USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities Learning Network. Certain
reporting elements will be required to
be georeferenced (geospatially
referenced). Further, we received Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance to use electronic submission
form (SF–270, SF–424 and SF–425) in
Grants.gov.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hour is the estimated average
time per responses, in hours, multiplied
by the estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public
reporting burden for the collection of
information is estimated to average 10.5
hours per response.
Respondents: Partnerships for
Climate-Smart Commodities Applicants
and Awardees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.
Estimated Total Annual Number of
Responses: 1,610.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 10.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,370 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information technology;
and
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(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses where provided, will be made
a matter of public record. Comments
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval of the
information collection.
Robert Ibarra,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
Terry Cosby,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2022–0002]
Notice of Request for a New
Information Collection: Poultry
Finished Product Standards
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request a new
information collection for poultry
Finished Product Standards (FPS). This
is a new information collection because
the existing forms for FPS are in use
without approval. There is an estimated
annual burden of 68,899 hours.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may
be submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides commenters the ability
to type short comments directly into the
comment field on the web page or to
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, 1400
SUMMARY:
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Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop
3758, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2022–0002. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, call
(202) 205–0495 to schedule a time to
visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop
3758, South Building, Washington, DC
20250–3700; (202) 720–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Poultry Finished Product Standards.
OMB Number: 0583–NEW.
Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53), as specified
in the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.). This
statute mandates that FSIS protect the
public by verifying that poultry
products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
Since 1987, FSIS regulations have
required that processed birds meet FPS
before and after chilling to ensure that
the product being produced is
consistently wholesome and
unadulterated. By design, FPS provides
a clear picture of the effectiveness of the
dressing and evisceration process and
alerts FSIS and the establishment to a
need for adjustments before
unacceptable product is produced.
Poultry slaughter establishments that
operate under the Streamlined
Inspection System (SIS) or the New Line
Speed Inspection System (NELS) or the
New Turkey Inspection (NTI) system are
required to comply with the Poultry FPS
regulatory requirements (9 CFR
381.76(b)). These regulations require
establishments to perform and record
the results of FPS tests throughout each
shift. The forms used to document FPS
tests include the defects that must be
counted, as well as a method to
calculate the results.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0003]
Information Collection Request; Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is requesting comments
from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an
extension of a currently approved information collection request
associated with the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant
activity. The purpose of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
is to support the production and marketing of climate-smart commodities
through a set of pilot projects that provide voluntary incentives
through partners to producers and landowners, including early adopters,
to implement climate-smart production practices, activities, and
systems on working lands; measure and quantify, monitor and verify the
carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those
practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart
commodities. Additional information on the partnerships is available at
https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by April 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0003 in the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting Allison Owens below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Owens, telephone: (202) 253-
1449; email: [email protected]. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative mean for communication should
contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
OMB Control Number: 0578-0031.
Type of Request: Revision and Extension.
Abstract: We are requesting comments on the project narrative,
proposals, support letters, progress reports, and resumes. In general,
reporting for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grants
will follow the guidelines included in the General Terms and
Conditions, which are available at the following website: https://www.fpacbc.usda.gov/about/grants-and-agreements/award-terms-and-conditions/. Prior to publishing this notice, NRCS received
emergency approval from OMB for 6 months to cover this collection
activity. This included information collection for the application
process, which includes in addition to standard government-wide grant
application forms, a requirement for applicants to provide a project
narrative, proposals, support letters and resumes. This will be
included in this regular request after the 60 day comment period.
Partners will be required to submit progress reports after the
first quarter and at least biannually on the project, including the
following information:
A list of participating producers and landowners, and
demonstration of equitable enrollment, including enrollment of
underserved and small producers;
Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) practices
applied;
Outreach and training;
Financial assistance for producers or landowners to
implement CSAF practices;
Greenhouse gas and carbon sequestration benefits accrued
and verified, and other ancillary environmental benefits;
Marketing and outreach related to climate-smart
commodities as a result of
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project activities, including information on impacts related to a
variety of farm sizes and types;
Technical assistance and resources provided, especially to
help producers overcome barriers to adopting CSAF practices;
Partnerships developed and leveraged, including public-
private partnerships to foster and develop CSAF markets;
Climate-smart commodity supply chain and demand impacts,
as well as other economic benefits; and
Implementation of measurement, monitoring, reporting, and
verification, and supply chain traceability systems.
Additional reporting and data-sharing requirements may apply at the
time of award, particularly in support of the USDA Partnerships for
Climate-Smart Commodities Learning Network. Certain reporting elements
will be required to be georeferenced (geospatially referenced).
Further, we received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance to
use electronic submission form (SF-270, SF-424 and SF-425) in
Grants.gov.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated
average time per responses, in hours, multiplied by the estimated total
annual responses.
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for the
collection of information is estimated to average 10.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Applicants
and Awardees.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 1,610.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 10.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,370 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses where provided, will be made a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection.
Robert Ibarra,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
Terry Cosby,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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