[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44689-44690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17294]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBCS-BUSINESS-0025]


Notice of Request for Revisions of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's intention to 
request an extension for a currently approved information collection in 
support of the program Value-Added Producer Grants.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 12, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin M. Jones, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 2445, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 772-1172. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RBCS 
is submitting to OMB as extension to an existing collection with Agency 
adjustment.
    Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 may be sent by the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and, in 
the ``Search'' box, type in the Docket No. RBS-21-BUSINESS-0026. A link 
to the Notice will appear. You may submit a comment here by selecting 
the ``Comment'' button or you can access the ``Docket'' tab, select the 
``Notice,'' and go to the ``Browse & Comment on Documents'' Tab. Here 
you may view comments that have been submitted as well as submit a 
comment. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions 
for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket 
after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's 
``FAQ'' link at the bottom. Comments on this information collection 
must be received by October 12, 2021.
    Title: Value-Added Producer Grants.
    OMB Number: 0570-0064.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collections to obtain 
information necessary to evaluate grant applications to determine the 
eligibility of the applicant and the project to determine which 
projects should be funded.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 39 hours per grant application.
    Respondents: Independent producers, agriculture producer groups, 
farmer- or rancher-cooperatives, and majority controlled producer-based 
business ventures.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 470.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,068.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 82,687 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M. 
Jones, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 772-1172. Email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

Mark Brodziski,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17294 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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