Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 83446-83447 [2024-23826]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83446-83447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23826]


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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 November 
15, 2024 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

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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 Procurement and Property Management

    Title: Outreach and Assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers 
and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (2501 Program) 
Application and Performance Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0503-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Under 7 U.S.C. 6934, the Office of 
Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is directed to administer 
section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279, the Act). Section 2501 directs the Secretary of 
Agriculture to carry out an outreach program to encourage and assist 
socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and 
ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers in owning and operating 
farms and ranches, and in participating equitably in the full range of 
agricultural programs offered by the Department. In order to do so, the 
Secretary may make grants to eligible entities that have demonstrated 
an ability to provide such outreach and technical assistance. Part A of 
this ICR addresses the application process for potential grantees to 
submit applications for funding to the Secretary for the purposes of 
fulfilling the requirements of section 2501 of the Act.
    Additionally, the Secretary is directed by section 2501 of the Act 
to report certain data to Congress on an annual basis. Part B of this 
request addresses the creation of a web-based system to collect 
information from grantees that will partially fulfill this requirement.
    Part C of this request addresses the creation of a survey tool that 
will allow OPPE to engage directly with program participants from 
grantee programs in order to collect the data needed to respond fully 
to the Act's requirements for Congressional Reporting.
    Need and Use of the Information: Applicant organizations applying 
for funding under the 2501 grant program will be asked to complete a 
standard grants.gov application package. The package includes: Standard 
Form (SF) 424; Application for Federal Assistance; Project/Performance 
Site Location(s); Project Abstract Summary; Project Narrative; Standard 
Form (SF) 424A; Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs; Budget 
Narrative; Key Contacts (list names of all key personnel expected to 
work on the project); Grants.gov Lobbying Form; Resumes of all key 
personnel working on the project; and related documentation (e.g., 
Articles of Incorporation for all nonprofit organizations, 501(c)(3) 
status documentation). This information will be solicited from grantee 
organizations, which may include: Institutes of Higher Education, 
community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, and Tribal entities. 
Recipient organizations will be required to submit progress reports on 
their activities on an annual basis, except in cases where OPPE deems 
it necessary to receive reports more frequently, as well as a final 
performance report summarizing their activities and performance at the 
end of the award period. Reports also contain financial management 
information regarding the way OPPE funding was spent by the 
organization. OPPE plans to collect this information through a web-
based portal, which is intended to simplify the collection of this 
information for both the grantees and the OPPE personnel who process 
that information. Participants in programming by recipient 
organizations will be asked to complete post-activity surveys regarding 
their demographics, participation, and outcomes. This survey will be 
administered by grantee organizations through a survey platform created 
and managed by OPPE, which is intended to relieve the recipient 
organization of the burden of creating a collection mechanism, and also 
to simplify the collection and collation of this data.
    Description of Respondents: Local, State and Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 5,120.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually; Semi-annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 34,800.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-23826 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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