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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Meeting; Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development
Agency for International
Development.
ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for
public comment.
AGENCY:
The Board for International
Food and Agricultural Development
(BIFAD) (see https://www.usaid.gov/
bifad) is hosting a public meeting, A
Public Consultation on BIFAD’s Plans to
Propose a Subcommittee on Minority
Serving Institution Engagement and
Leadership in USAID’s Agricultural,
Food Security, and Nutrition
Programming. This public meeting will
provide a forum for BIFAD to share
plans for a proposed BIFAD
Subcommittee on MSI Engagement and
Leadership. It will assemble expert
panelists and invite stakeholders to
provide input on the Subcommittee’s
objectives and membership.
DATES: The virtual meeting will be on
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. EDT, including a public
comment period.
ADDRESSES: The event is open to the
public and will be hosted via ZOOM for
virtual public participation. All
participants should register at: https://
webinar-portal.net/webinars/tt/
registration_230628.php.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BIFAD
plans to propose the establishment of a
Subcommittee on MSI Engagement and
Leadership in USAID’s Agricultural,
Food Security, and Nutrition
Programming this year. The proposed
Subcommittee has the following
overarching objectives:
1. Inform recommendations to
strengthen partnerships with MSIs as
thought leaders and implementing
partners in USAID’s agriculture, food
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security, and nutrition policies and
programming.
2. Create a platform for direct
dialogue.
3. Strengthen BIFAD’s collaboration
with MSIs.
4. Identify opportunities for USAID to
engage with higher education
communities, particularly MSIs and
underrepresented groups, to develop a
diverse pipeline of future professionals
in global food security, nutrition, and
agricultural development.
The establishment of this
subcommittee is grounded in Executive
Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity
and Support for Underserved
Communities through the Federal
Government, and USAID’s Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy.
At the meeting, expert panelists will
provide perspective on opportunities
and challenges for USAID engagement
and collaboration with MSIs in
agriculture, food security, and nutrition
programming. Members of the MSI
community, underrepresented groups in
academia, and other stakeholders may
discuss and share feedback on the draft
objectives and membership plans for the
BIFAD Subcommittee during a public
comment period.
BIFAD and USAID will post a draft of
the Subcommittee’s Terms of Reference
(TOR) outlining the objectives,
authorities, membership plan, and
member roles. The draft will be linked
to www.usaid.gov/BIFAD on June 14th.
Members of the public are invited to
share written comments between June
14 and July 12, 2023. Please refer to the
instructions below. All public
comments will be included in the
public record and considered in
BIFAD’s finalization of a Subcommittee
proposal.
The BIFAD is a seven-member,
presidentially appointed advisory board
to the US. Agency for International
Development (USAID) established in
1975 under title XII of the Foreign
Assistance Act, as amended, to ensure
that USAID brings the assets of U.S.
universities to bear on development
challenges in agriculture and food
security and supports their
representation in USAID programming.
For questions about registration,
please contact Rachel Helbig at
rachel.helbig@tetratech.com. For
questions about BIFAD, or to submit
written comments, evidence, or
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materials in advance or following the
meeting, please contact Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in
the Bureau for Resilience and Food
Security at USAID. Interested persons
may email her at ccohen@usaid.gov
(Subject: Comment on the proposed
BIFAD Subcommittee on MSI
Engagement) or telephone her at (202)
712–0119.
Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
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The Department of Agriculture has
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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
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minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
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Comments regarding this information
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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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: State Options.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0496.
Summary of Collection: The Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–246, section 4001–
4002, amended the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 to rename the Food Stamp
Program the ‘‘Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). The Act
establishes SNAP as a means-tested
program under which needy households
may apply for and receive assistance to
supplement their ability to purchase
food. The Act specifies national
eligibility standards utility allowance
(SUAs) and imposes certain
administrative requirements on State
agencies in administering the program.
The program is directly administered by
State welfare agencies, which are
responsible for determining the
eligibility of applicant households and
issuing benefits to those households
entitled to benefits under the Act.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
will collect and approve information
from State agencies on how the various
SNAP develop, update, change and
implement options will be determined
for SUAs for household. The
information collected will be used by
FNS to establish quality control reviews,
standards and self-employment costs.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,388.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance 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; whether the
collection of information is necessary
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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 July 6, 2023 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.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: USDA Local and Regional Food
Aid Procurement Program.
OMB Control Number: 0551–0046.
Summary of Collection: The U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) awards funds
to recipients under the USDA Local and
Regional Food Aid Procurement
Program (USDA LRP Program). The
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (the ‘‘2008 Farm Bill’’), as
amended by the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (the ‘‘2018
Farm Bill’’), provided that the Secretary
of Agriculture will provide grants to, or
enter into cooperative agreements with,
eligible organizations to implement
field-based projects that consist of local
or regional procurements of eligible
commodities in developing countries to
provide development assistance and
respond to food crisis and disasters, in
the case of emergencies, in consultation
with United States Agency for
International Development’s (USAID)
Offices of Food for Peace. The USDA
LRP Program aims to support
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development activities to strengthen the
trade capacity of food-insecure
developing countries and address the
cause of chronic food insecurity.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS
will collect information from the
Participant to determine its ability to
carry out a food aid program, to
establish the terms under which
procured commodities will be provided,
to monitor the progress of procurement
of commodities (including how
transportation is procured), to monitor
the progress of expenditure of funds,
and to evaluate both the program’s
success and the Participant’s
effectiveness in meeting intended
results. Without the information it
would be significantly more difficult to
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness
and compliance of Participant’s program
implementation.
Description of Respondents: Private
voluntary organizations, cooperatives,
and intergovernmental organizations.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Semiannually; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 9,174.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Review and Approval; Comment
Request Generic Clearance Collection
for Meetings, Events, Registrations,
and Miscellaneous Forms
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
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via the Federal Register on December
28, 2022, during a 60-day comment
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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; 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 July 6,
2023 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 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
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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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State Options.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0496.
Summary of Collection: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008, Public Law 110-246, section 4001-4002, amended the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 to rename the Food Stamp Program the
``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Act establishes
SNAP as a means-tested program under which needy households may apply
for and receive assistance to supplement their ability to purchase
food. The Act specifies national eligibility standards utility
allowance (SUAs) and imposes certain administrative requirements on
State agencies in administering the program. The program is directly
administered by State welfare agencies, which are responsible for
determining the eligibility of applicant households and issuing
benefits to those households entitled to benefits under the Act.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect and approve
information from State agencies on how the various SNAP develop,
update, change and implement options will be determined for SUAs for
household. The information collected will be used by FNS to establish
quality control reviews, standards and self-employment costs.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,388.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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