Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection, 17975-17976 [2022-06565]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17975-17976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06565]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement of a 
Previously Approved Information Collection

March 24, 2022.
    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 April 28, 2022. 
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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Export Certificate Request Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0283.
    Summary of Collection: The dairy grading program is a voluntary fee 
program authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 
(U.S.C. 1621-1627). The regulations governing inspection and grading 
services of manufactured or processed dairy products are contained in 7 
CFR part 58. Importing countries require certification methods and 
sources of raw ingredients for dairy products. USDA, AMS, Dairy Grading 
Branch is the designated unit for dairy products in the United States. 
Exporters must request export certificates from USDA.
    Need and Use of the Information: Importing countries are requiring 
certification as to production methods and sources of raw ingredients 
for dairy products. Information will be gathered using DA-228 ``Request 
for Applicant Number,'' DA-253 European Union Health Certificate 
Request,'' and the Sanitary Certificate Request. To provide the 
required information on dairy export sanitary certificates AMS must 
collect the information from the exporter. The information required on 
the sanitary certificates varies from country to country requiring 
specific forms for each country. Such information includes: Identity of 
the importer and exporter, to describe consignments specifics, and 
identify border entry at the country of destination. The information 
gathered using these forms is only used to create the export sanitary 
certificate.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 275.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,854.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Establishment of a Dairy Donation Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0327.
    Summary of Collection: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 
mandated establishment of a Dairy Donation Program to reimburse EDOs 
for milk used to make eligible dairy products donated to non-profit 
groups for distribution to recipient individuals and families. Under 
the program, EDOs account to a Federal milk marketing order (FMMO) by 
filling a report reflecting the eligible dairy products manufactured. 
Entities not already filing FMMO report will be required to submit a 
Report of Receipts and Utilization. All partnerships must submit a 
Dairy Donation and Distribution Plan and Eligible Distributor 
Certification Form describing the process the partnership would use to 
process, transport, store, and distribute eligible product to an 
eligible distributor. Once approved, the EDO can file a Reimbursement 
Claim Form to receive reimbursement for the donated eligible dairy 
products.
    Need and Use of the Information: Respondents will be required to 
submit a Dairy Donation and Distribution Plan (Plan) to become eligible 
for program participation. The EDO completes the Plan, which requests 
its entity name, address, and contact information, along with a 
description of its donation process and types of products to be donated 
to ensure it meets eligibility requirements. Accompanying the Plan, the 
EDO submits its W-9, which contains the banking and tax information 
necessary for AMS to set up direct deposit for reimbursement claims. 
Submitting this information with the Plan will facilitate quicker 
reimbursement payments once a Reimbursement Claim Form is submitted 
because the needed accounts will already be established. Section 
1147.102 of the rule details requirements for Plan submissions to AMS 
for eligible partnerships to participate in the program. Information 
collected in the Plan is fundamental to ensuring the integrity of the 
DDP. The Plan only needs to be submitted once.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and Households.
    Number of Respondents: 615.
    Frequency of Responses: On occassion: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,790.

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Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant 
Program (SPRS).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0329.
    Summary of Collection: The information collection requirements in 
this request are needed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to administer a block grant 
program, entitled the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety 
(SPRS) Block Grants Program, under its Transportation and Marketing 
Program's Grants Division and in accordance with the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) (2 CFR part 200).
    SPRS is authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to respond to 
coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers in seafood 
processing facilities and processing vessels. SPRS is a non-competitive 
block grant program that supports seafood processors and processing 
vessels (as defined in section 3.2) in improving workplace safety 
measures, market pivots, retrofitting facilities, transportation, 
worker housing, and medical costs associated with disruptions from 
COVID-19. Costs associated with these activities continue to accrue for 
the seafood processing sector. These funds will help address past and 
present protective measures to keep the seafood processing sector 
stable and safe from disruptions from COVID-19.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is 
needed to certify that grant participants are complying with terms and 
conditions of the agreement, including the requirements outlined in the 
Uniform Guidance, and the data collected is the minimum information 
necessary to effectively carry out the program requirements, support 
program integrity, and ensure eligible applicants can access the 
program. The information collection requirements in this request are 
essential to carry out the intent of section 751 of the CAA, to provide 
the respondents the type of service they request, and for AMS to 
administer this program.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Frequency of Responses: On occassion: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,025.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06565 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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