[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71002-71003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27016]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 9, 2021.
    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. 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 these information collections are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by January 13, 2022. 
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.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Reporting Requirements Under Regulations Governing 
Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy 
Products and the Certification of Sanitary Design & Fabrication of 
Equipment used in the Slaughter, Processing, and Packaging of Livestock 
and Poultry Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0126.
    Summary of Collection: The Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), directs the Department to develop programs which 
will provide for and facilitate the marketing of agricultural products. 
The regulations governing the voluntary inspection and grading program 
for dairy products is contained in 7 CFR part 58. The certification 
regulations for livestock and poultry products are contained in 7 CFR 
part 54. The Government, industry and consumer will be well served if 
the Government can help ensure that dairy products are produced under 
sanitary conditions and that buyers have the choice of purchasing the 
quality of the product they desire. The dairy grading program is a 
voluntary user fee program. For a voluntary inspection program to 
perform satisfactorily with a minimum of confusion, information must be 
collected to determine what services are requested.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information requested is used 
to identify products offered for grading; to identify a request from a 
manufacturer of equipment used in dairy, meat, or poultry industries 
for evaluation regarding sanitary design and construction; to identify 
and contact the party responsible for payment of the inspection, 
grading or equipment evaluation fee and expense; and to identify 
applicants who wish to be authorized for the display of official 
identification on product packaging, materials, equipment, utensils, or 
on descriptive promotional materials. The Agriculture Marketing service 
will use several forms to collect essential information to carry out 
and administer the inspection and grading program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 307.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (when forms 
are requested).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,027.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Pandemic Response and Safety Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0326.
    Summary of Collection: 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). Information 
collection requirements in this request are needed for AMS to 
administer a new competitive grant program, in accordance with 2 CFR 
part 200, entitled the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS).
    PRS is authorized pursuant to the authority of section 751 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) (Pub. L. 116-260) in 
response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and worker protections in 
food processing, distribution, farmers markets, and agricultural 
production. The AMS Grants Division requests to collect information for 
this new grant program from individuals, small businesses, and 
nonprofit organizations working in food processing, distribution, 
farmers markets, and agricultural production.
    Need and Use of the Information: Because this is a voluntary 
program, respondents request or apply for this specific competitive 
grant, and in doing so, they provide information. 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 program requirements. Information collection requirements in 
this request are essential to carry out the intent of section 751 of 
the CAA, to provide respondents the type of service they request, and 
to administer the program.

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    Description of Respondents: Grant applicants; or grant recipients.
    Number of Respondents: 800,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (when forms 
are requested).
    Total Burden Hours: 916,660.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-27016 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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