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Members must be prepared to work
outside of scheduled Committee and
subcommittee meetings and may be
required to assist in document
preparation. Committee members serve
on a voluntary basis; however, travel
expenses and per diem reimbursement
are available.
The Secretary of Agriculture seeks a
diverse group of members representing
a broad spectrum of persons interested
in providing suggestions and ideas on
how USDA can tailor its programs to
meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s
needs. Equal opportunity practices will
be followed in all appointments to the
FVIAC in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that FVIAC
recommendations take into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by
USDA, membership should reflect the
diversity of the industry in terms of the
experience of members, methods of
production and distribution, marketing
strategies, and other distinguishing
factors, including but not limited to
individuals from historically
underserved communities, that will
bring different perspectives and ideas to
the table.
The information collection
requirements concerning the
nomination process have been
previously cleared by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control No. 0505–0001.
Date: March 24, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by April 29, 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.
Office of the Secretary, White House
Liaison Office
Title: Advisory Committee and
Research and Promotion Board
Membership Background Information.
OMB Control Number: 0505–0001.
Summary of Collection: The
Department is required under Section
1804 of the Food and Agriculture Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281, et seq.) to provide
information concerning advisory
committee members’ principal place of
residence, persons or companies by
whom employed, and other major
sources of income. The Agriculture and
Food Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97–98)
reiterates this requirement. Similar
information will be required of research
and promotion boards/committees/
councils in addition to the
supplemental commodity specific
questions. The Secretary appoints board
members under each program. Some of
the information contained on form AD–
755 is used by the Department to
conduct background clearances of
prospective board members required by
departmental regulations. The clearance
is required for all committee members
who are appointed by the Secretary. The
White House Liaison Office (WHLO)
will collect information using form AD–
755, ‘‘Advisory Committee and Research
and Promotion Board Membership
Background Information.’’
Need and Use of the Information: The
WHLO will collect information on the
background of the nominees to make
sure there are no delinquent loans to the
United States Department of
Agriculture, (USDA), as well as making
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sure they have no negative record that
could be a negative reflection to the
USDA. The information obtained from
the form is used in the compilation of
an annual report to Congress. Failure of
the Department to provide this
information would require the Secretary
to terminate the pertinent committee or
board.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 5,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,750.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. USDA–2022–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; USDA Generic Solution for
Solicitation for Funding Opportunity
Announcement
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is
requesting comments concerning a
proposed authorization to conduct the
USDA Generic Solution for Solicitation
for Funding Opportunity
Announcement information collection
request. This is a new information
collection request.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before May 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. For proper
delivery, in your comment, specify
‘‘USDA Generic Solution for Solicitation
for Funding Opportunity
Announcement Information Collection
Request (ICR).’’
Electronic Submission of Comments.
You may submit comments, identified
by Docket ID: USDA–2022–0010,
electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
Submission of Comments by Mail,
Hand Delivery, or Courier. You may
submit comments to the Office of
Budget and Program Analysis, USDA,
Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 101–
A, 1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20250. USDA strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
SUMMARY:
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submission of comments allows you
maximum time to prepare and submit a
comment and ensures timely receipt by
USDA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve O’Neill, 202–720–0038,
stephen.oneill@usda.gov.
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the public and
Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing information collections
before submitting them to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
This program helps to ensure
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements can be properly assessed.
Periodically USDA solicits grant
applications on https://grants.gov by
issuing a Funding Opportunity
Announcement, Request for
Applications, Notice of Funding
Announcement, Notice of Solicitation of
Applications, Grants.gov
announcement, or other funding
announcement type. To ensure grants
are awarded to the applicant(s) best
suited to perform the functions of the
grant, applicants are generally required
to submit an application. The first part
of USDA grant applications consists of
submitting the application form(s),
which includes the Standard Form 424,
Application for Federal Assistance and
may include additional standard grant
application forms. The second part of a
grant application usually requires a
technical proposal demonstrating the
applicant’s capabilities in accordance
with a statement of work or selection
criteria and other related information as
specified in the funding announcement.
Following the grant award, the grant
awardee may also be required to provide
progress reports or additional
documents.
A Federal agency generally cannot
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information, and the public is generally
not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by OMB under the PRA and
displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. In addition, notwithstanding
any other provisions of law, no person
will be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
if the collection of information does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. USDA
intends to seek approval from OMB for
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this collection of information for 3
years.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the individual
listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
Comments must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and may be included in the
request for OMB approval of the final
ICR. The comments will also become a
matter of public record. Comments
responsive to this request will be made
available on-line, without redaction, as
part of the submission to OMB;
therefore, USDA is particularly
interested in comments that:
• 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;
• Evaluate 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;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, for example,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
USDA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval. At that time, USDA will
issue another Federal Register notice to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
Agency: USDA Office of the Secretary.
Type of Review: Request for approval
of a new collection.
Title of Collection: USDA Generic
Solution for Solicitation for Funding
Opportunity Announcements.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
20,000.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 400,000 hours.
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Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Stephen O’Neill,
Legislative and Regulatory Division, OBPA–
USDA.
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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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden 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 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 April 29, 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.
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement
Title: USDA/1890 National Scholars
Program Application.
OMB Control Number: 0503–0015.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. USDA-2022-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities; USDA Generic Solution
for Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is requesting comments concerning a
proposed authorization to conduct the USDA Generic Solution for
Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement information
collection request. This is a new information collection request.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before May 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. For proper
delivery, in your comment, specify ``USDA Generic Solution for
Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement Information
Collection Request (ICR).''
Electronic Submission of Comments. You may submit comments,
identified by Docket ID: USDA-2022-0010, electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
Submission of Comments by Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier. You may
submit comments to the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, USDA,
Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 101-A, 1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20250. USDA strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
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submission of comments allows you maximum time to prepare and submit a
comment and ensures timely receipt by USDA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve O'Neill, 202-720-0038,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the public and
Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing information collections before submitting them to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
This program helps to ensure requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is
minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the
impact of collection requirements can be properly assessed.
Periodically USDA solicits grant applications on https://grants.gov
by issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement, Request for
Applications, Notice of Funding Announcement, Notice of Solicitation of
Applications, Grants.gov announcement, or other funding announcement
type. To ensure grants are awarded to the applicant(s) best suited to
perform the functions of the grant, applicants are generally required
to submit an application. The first part of USDA grant applications
consists of submitting the application form(s), which includes the
Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance and may include
additional standard grant application forms. The second part of a grant
application usually requires a technical proposal demonstrating the
applicant's capabilities in accordance with a statement of work or
selection criteria and other related information as specified in the
funding announcement. Following the grant award, the grant awardee may
also be required to provide progress reports or additional documents.
A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person will be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if
the collection of information does not display a valid Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. USDA intends to seek approval from OMB
for this collection of information for 3 years.
Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the
individual listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
Comments must be written to receive consideration, and they will be
summarized and may be included in the request for OMB approval of the
final ICR. The comments will also become a matter of public record.
Comments responsive to this request will be made available on-line,
without redaction, as part of the submission to OMB; therefore, USDA is
particularly interested in comments that:
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;
Evaluate 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;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, for example, permitting
electronic submission of responses.
USDA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, USDA will issue another Federal
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Agency: USDA Office of the Secretary.
Type of Review: Request for approval of a new collection.
Title of Collection: USDA Generic Solution for Solicitation for
Funding Opportunity Announcements.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 20,000.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 400,000 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.
Stephen O'Neill,
Legislative and Regulatory Division, OBPA-USDA.
[FR Doc. 2022-06642 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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