[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12424-12425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04597]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-22-Business-0001]


Notice of Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBCS or 
Agency), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, 
Rural Development, intention to request an extension of a currently 
approved information collection package for the Meat and Poultry 
Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP). The MPPEP program promotes 
competition and gives more and better options to producers by 
increasing meat and poultry processing capacity.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 3, 2022 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Bennett, Regulations Management 
Division, Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Email: 
[email protected]. Telephone: (202) 720-9639.

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 RUS 
is submitting to OMB for approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information including validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (c)

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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-22-Business-0001. 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. To submit a comment, 
select the ``Comment'' button, complete the required information, and 
select the ``Submit Comment'' button at the bottom. 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.
    Title: Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0079.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service administers the 
Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. The purpose of the 
program is to provide more and better options to producers and 
consumers as well as offer assistance to maintain and improve the food 
and agricultural supply chain resiliency. This information collection 
will be used to obtain information necessary to evaluate grant 
applications to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the 
project for the program and to qualitatively assess the project's 
technical and financial merit to determine which projects should be 
funded.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.3 hours per response.
    Respondents: Respondents for this data federally recognized tribes, 
tribal entities, for-profit entities, corporations, non-profit 
entities, producer-owned cooperatives and corporations, certified 
benefit corporations and state or local government entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 18.4.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 922.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,116 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Pamela 
Bennett, Rural Development Innovation Center, Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 720-9639. 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.

Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-04597 Filed 3-3-22; 8:45 am]
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