[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27063-27064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10490]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document No. AMS-TM-21-0041]


Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment and Inspection Readiness 
Program; Request for Emergency Approval of a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of emergency request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to receive approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information 
collection to administer the Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment and 
Inspection Readiness Program (ISIRP) under its Grants Division. Due to 
the passing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), AMS 
Grants Division is implementing this new grant program under section 
764, which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to ``make grants to 
meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities to assist such 
facilities with respect to costs incurred in making improvements to 
such facilities and carrying out other planning activities in the 
amount of $60,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2023.''

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice by using the electronic process available at 
www.regulations.gov. Written comments may also be submitted to Grants 
Division; Transportation and Marketing Program; AMS; USDA; 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 2055-South Building, Stop 0201; 
Washington, DC 20250-0264. All comments should reference the docket 
number AMS-TM-21-0041, the date of submission, and the page number of 
this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be 
posted without change, including any personal information provided, at 
www.regulations.gov and will be included in the record and made 
available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Nelson Miller, Deputy Director, 
Grants Division; (202) 720-2188 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview of This Information Collection

    Agency: USDA, AMS.
    Title: Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment and Inspection 
Readiness Program (ISIRP).
    OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
    Type of Request: Emergency Approval of a New Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) directs and authorizes USDA to administer Federal grant 
programs. AMS Grant Programs are administered through the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance for Grants and Agreements based on 
its regulations under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR part 200) 
(85 FR 49506; December 13, 2020). The information collection 
requirements in this emergency request are needed for AMS to administer 
a new competitive grant program, in accordance with 2 CFR part 200, 
entitled the Meat and Poultry Interstate Shipment and Inspection 
Readiness Program (ISIRP) under OMB No. 0581-NEW.
    ISIRP is authorized pursuant to the authority of section 764 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) (Pub. L. 116-260) in 
response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain risks in 
U.S. meat and poultry processing systems. The AMS Grants Division 
requests to collect information for this new grant program from meat 
and poultry slaughter and processing facilities to support facilities 
in making improvements and carrying out other planning activities 
necessary to obtain a Federal grant of inspection or to operate as a 
State-inspected facility under the Cooperative Interstate Shipping 
Program.
    Because this is a voluntary program, respondents request or apply 
for this specific competitive grant, and in doing so, they provide 
information. The information collected is used only by authorized 
representatives of USDA, AMS, Transportation and Marketing Program's 
Grants Division to certify that grant participants are complying with 
applicable program regulations, and the data collected is the minimum 
information necessary to effectively carry out the program 
requirements.
    The information collection requirements in this request are 
essential to carry out the intent of section 764 of the CAA, to provide 
the respondents the type of service they request, and to administer the 
program.
    Upon OMB approval of the ISIRP information collection package, AMS 
will request OMB approval to merge this information collection into the 
currently approved information collection OMB control number 0581-0240 
approved on January 13, 2021.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2 hours and 5 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Grant applicants; or grant recipients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,350.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses Including Recordkeeping: 7,350.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 29.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents and Recordkeepers: 
15,363.17 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the 
new collection of information 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

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    Obtaining OMB's approval of this new information collection enables 
AMS Grants Division to publish a Request for Applications (RFA) to 
establish application requirements, the review and approval process, 
and grant administration procedures, which will enable eligible 
entities to develop appropriate grant applications for the program so 
that AMS can adequately evaluate these new proposals and obligate the 
funds as required by the CAA.

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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