[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04562]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 8, 2019.
    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 required 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 
12, 2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Request for Special Priorities Assistance (Agriculture 
Priorities and Allocations System (APAS)).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0280.
    Summary of Collection: The Request for Special Priorities 
Assistance (Agriculture Priorities and Allocations System (APAS)) 
regulation is promulgated in 7 CFR 789. This information is used to 
support the APAS managed by the United States Department of 
Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA). The APAS is a program that 
supports not only national defense needs (such as food for combat 
rations), but also emergency preparedness initiatives by addressing 
essential civilian needs (food and food resources) through the placing 
of priorities on contracts for items and services or allocating 
resources, as necessary and APAS regulation is in 7 CFR 789. Priorities 
contracts are required to be given preference over other respective 
contracts to ensure timely delivery of an item that has been deemed 
necessary only in times of emergency or to promote the U.S. national 
defense.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected on the AD-
2102, Request for Special Priorities Assistance for Emergency 
Preparedness form is used to grant a priority rating request on 
contract(s) between the government and private parties or between 
private parties for the production or delivery of food, food resources 
(including livestock, feed and agriculture seed), fertilizer, and farm 
equipment. Failure to collect and maintain the data collected on the 
form will limit or eliminate USDA's ability to prepare for, respond to, 
and conduct emergency recovery actions as a result of an actual or 
impending hazard.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 25.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04562 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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