Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP), 52109-52110 [2023-16745]
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Ruth Brown,
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The Department of Agriculture has
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Title: Federal Recognized State
Managed Phytosanitary Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0365.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–
7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
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associated action taken as meeting the
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procedures with the objective of
eradication or containment of
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when quarantine pests are found upon
inspection. Quarantine pests include
those that pose a risk to agriculture or
the environment but: (1) do not exist in
the United States, (2) exist in the United
States but are under Federal domestic
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equivalent to a Federal domestic
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pests that meet the fourth criteria for
years based on informal requests by
States in the interest of supporting our
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standardize this process. Without this
information, APHIS would be less
effective in establishing procedures that
are used to contain regulated plant pests
within the United States. If this
information was not collected or
collected less frequently, APHIS would
be less effective in establishing
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regulated plant pests within the United
States.
Description of Respondents: State,
local, or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 243.
Ruth Brown,
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Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA–2022–0014]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Emergency Grain Storage
Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP)
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
Notice of funding availability;
amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) is announcing an increase in the
SUMMARY:
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initial funding for EGSFP to $80
million, which will be the final funding
amount for the program, from the
initially announced $20 million due to
the high demand for EGSFP. FSA
published a notice of funding
availability (NOFA) notice on March 16,
2023, announcing the availability of $20
million for EGSFP. EGSFP provides
financial assistance to eligible grain
producers who were affected by an
eligible disaster event that damaged or
destroyed local commercial grain
elevators. EGSFP is cost-share assistance
to construct storage facilities needed to
meet on-farm grain storage capacity and
handling needs necessary to support the
marketing of grain for producers. This
notice updates the initial funding
amount for the program from $20
million to $80 million and closes the
application period for the program due
to the current volume of applications
received. This notice will not change
any other information in the original
EGSFP NOFA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle L. Cooke, (202) 720–1919;
Danielle.Cooke@usda.gov. Individuals
who require alternative means for
communication should contact the
USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register on March 16, 2023 (88
FR 16230–16235) (referred to in this
document as the March EGSFP NOFA),
FSA announced the funding to
implement EGSFP. At that time the
funding level was announced as $20
million. FSA received a greater than
expected number of applications and
has not yet made any payments under
EGSFP. FSA is replacing the initial
funding level with a funding level of
$80 million, an increase of $60 million
due to the high demand for EGSFP.
EGSFP provides financial assistance
to eligible grain producers who were
affected by an eligible disaster event
that damaged or destroyed local
commercial grain elevators. EGSFP is
cost-share assistance to construct
storage facilities needed to meet on-farm
grain storage capacity and handling
needs necessary to support the
marketing of grain for producers.
The Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) is making available $80 million to
FSA to provide financial assistance to
grain producers through EGSFP to assist
with marketing disruptions and limited
storage capacity caused by eligible
disaster events in affected counties from
December 1, 2021, through August 1,
2022. The $80 million funding for the
EGSFP assistance will remain available
until expended. FSA has no plans to
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further increase the funding for EGSFP.
Due to the high demand for EGSFP
assistance and limited funding, FSA
will not accept new EGSFP applications
after August 7, 2023. The increased
funding level announced by this notice
will enable FSA to fund additional
eligible applications that have already
been received. However, the high
demand for EGSFP assistance means
that FSA will not be able to approve and
fund all eligible applications that have
already been received by FSA at this
time and any additional applications
received after this date would likewise
not be funded. As explained in the
March EGSFP NOFA: DAFP has the
authority to modify application
deadlines and other requirements or
EGSFP provisions not specified in law
in cases where DAFP determines it is
equitable to do so and where it does not
adversely affect the operation of EGSFP.
Therefore, as explained above, DAFP
has determined that the original
application deadline has been modified
and is now August 7, 2023.
This notice will not change any other
information stated in the March EGSFP
NOFA.
Congressional Review Act
For major rules, the Congressional
Review Act requires a delay in the
effective date for 60 days from the date
of publication to allow for
Congressional review. This NOFA is not
a major rule under the Congressional
Review Act, as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2). Therefore, this NOFA does not
require a 60-day delay in
implementation.
Environmental Review
The environmental impacts have been
considered in a manner consistent with
the provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42
U.S.C. 4321–4347), the regulations of
the Council on Environmental Quality
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and the FSA
regulations for compliance with NEPA
(7 CFR part 799).
The purpose of EGSFP is to establish
assistance to help agricultural producers
in affected counties, including those in
Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota,
Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota,
and Tennessee, purchase and build onfarm grain storage and purchase drying
and handling equipment necessary due
to marketing and storage disruptions
caused by devastating natural disaster
events from December 1, 2021, through
August 1, 2022. The limited
discretionary aspects of EGSFP do not
have the potential to impact the human
environment as they are administrative.
Accordingly, these discretionary aspects
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are covered by the categorical
exclusions in 7 CFR 799.31(b)(6)(iii) that
applies to price support programs,
provided no extraordinary
circumstances are found to exist. As
such, the implementation of EGSFP and
the participation in EGSFP do not
constitute major Federal actions that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, individually or
cumulatively. Therefore, FSA will not
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement for this
action and this document serves as
documentation of the programmatic
environmental compliance decision for
this Federal action.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Recordkeeping for
Employment and Training Program
Activity Report and Requests for
Additional 100 Percent Funding
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection for
the revision of a currently approved
collection for the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Employment and Training (E&T)
Program Activity Report (form FNS–
583) and State requests for additional
funding. The Employment and Training
Opportunities in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program final rule
modified the regulations to introduce
priorities for reallocation of 100 percent
funds and to specify that State agencies
requesting additional funds should
submit the requests for the upcoming
fiscal year with the E&T State Plans.
Requests and recordkeeping for these
activities are currently approved under
OMB No. 0584–0339, expiration date
03/31/2024. The burden estimate is
49.51 hours. The burden estimate is not
impacted by these changes. FNS is not
seeking comment on the reporting
burden for the FNS–583 because that is
under FNS’ web-based Food Program
Reporting System, OMB Control No:
0584–0594, expiration date 7/31/2023
(currently under review).
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA-2022-0014]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Emergency Grain
Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP)
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability; amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing an increase in the
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initial funding for EGSFP to $80 million, which will be the final
funding amount for the program, from the initially announced $20
million due to the high demand for EGSFP. FSA published a notice of
funding availability (NOFA) notice on March 16, 2023, announcing the
availability of $20 million for EGSFP. EGSFP provides financial
assistance to eligible grain producers who were affected by an eligible
disaster event that damaged or destroyed local commercial grain
elevators. EGSFP is cost-share assistance to construct storage
facilities needed to meet on-farm grain storage capacity and handling
needs necessary to support the marketing of grain for producers. This
notice updates the initial funding amount for the program from $20
million to $80 million and closes the application period for the
program due to the current volume of applications received. This notice
will not change any other information in the original EGSFP NOFA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle L. Cooke, (202) 720-1919;
[email protected]. Individuals who require alternative means for
communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register on March 16, 2023
(88 FR 16230-16235) (referred to in this document as the March EGSFP
NOFA), FSA announced the funding to implement EGSFP. At that time the
funding level was announced as $20 million. FSA received a greater than
expected number of applications and has not yet made any payments under
EGSFP. FSA is replacing the initial funding level with a funding level
of $80 million, an increase of $60 million due to the high demand for
EGSFP.
EGSFP provides financial assistance to eligible grain producers who
were affected by an eligible disaster event that damaged or destroyed
local commercial grain elevators. EGSFP is cost-share assistance to
construct storage facilities needed to meet on-farm grain storage
capacity and handling needs necessary to support the marketing of grain
for producers.
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is making available $80
million to FSA to provide financial assistance to grain producers
through EGSFP to assist with marketing disruptions and limited storage
capacity caused by eligible disaster events in affected counties from
December 1, 2021, through August 1, 2022. The $80 million funding for
the EGSFP assistance will remain available until expended. FSA has no
plans to further increase the funding for EGSFP. Due to the high demand
for EGSFP assistance and limited funding, FSA will not accept new EGSFP
applications after August 7, 2023. The increased funding level
announced by this notice will enable FSA to fund additional eligible
applications that have already been received. However, the high demand
for EGSFP assistance means that FSA will not be able to approve and
fund all eligible applications that have already been received by FSA
at this time and any additional applications received after this date
would likewise not be funded. As explained in the March EGSFP NOFA:
DAFP has the authority to modify application deadlines and other
requirements or EGSFP provisions not specified in law in cases where
DAFP determines it is equitable to do so and where it does not
adversely affect the operation of EGSFP. Therefore, as explained above,
DAFP has determined that the original application deadline has been
modified and is now August 7, 2023.
This notice will not change any other information stated in the
March EGSFP NOFA.
Congressional Review Act
For major rules, the Congressional Review Act requires a delay in
the effective date for 60 days from the date of publication to allow
for Congressional review. This NOFA is not a major rule under the
Congressional Review Act, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Therefore,
this NOFA does not require a 60-day delay in implementation.
Environmental Review
The environmental impacts have been considered in a manner
consistent with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the FSA regulations
for compliance with NEPA (7 CFR part 799).
The purpose of EGSFP is to establish assistance to help
agricultural producers in affected counties, including those in
Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Tennessee, purchase and build on-farm grain storage and
purchase drying and handling equipment necessary due to marketing and
storage disruptions caused by devastating natural disaster events from
December 1, 2021, through August 1, 2022. The limited discretionary
aspects of EGSFP do not have the potential to impact the human
environment as they are administrative. Accordingly, these
discretionary aspects are covered by the categorical exclusions in 7
CFR 799.31(b)(6)(iii) that applies to price support programs, provided
no extraordinary circumstances are found to exist. As such, the
implementation of EGSFP and the participation in EGSFP do not
constitute major Federal actions that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment, individually or cumulatively.
Therefore, FSA will not prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement for this action and this document serves
as documentation of the programmatic environmental compliance decision
for this Federal action.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-16745 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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