[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 21683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08462]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 20, 2021.
    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 May 24, 
2021 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: Emerging Markets Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0048.
    Summary of Collection: The Emerging Markets Program is administered 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) pursuant to its delegated 
authority under section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 5622 noted. 
The program supports assessing and providing technical assistance to 
emerging markets in furtherance of expanding markets for U.S. 
agricultural products. The program was reauthorized by the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (section 3205) which became effective on February 7, 2014.
    Need and Use of the Information: Under the USDA Emerging Markets 
Program, information will be collected from applicants desiring to 
receive grants under the program to determine the viability of requests 
for resources to implement activities authorized under the program. 
Recipients of grants under the program must submit performance and 
financial reports. The submitted information will be used to develop 
effective grant agreements and assure that statutory requirements and 
program objectives are met.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government,
    Number of Respondents: 50,
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually,
    Total Burden Hours: 2,100,

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-08462 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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