[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18351-18352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06642]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Docket No. USDA-2022-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities; USDA Generic Solution 
for Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is requesting comments concerning a 
proposed authorization to conduct the USDA Generic Solution for 
Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement information 
collection request. This is a new information collection request.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before May 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. For proper 
delivery, in your comment, specify ``USDA Generic Solution for 
Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement Information 
Collection Request (ICR).''
    Electronic Submission of Comments. You may submit comments, 
identified by Docket ID: USDA-2022-0010, electronically through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
    Submission of Comments by Mail, Hand Delivery, or Courier. You may 
submit comments to the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, USDA, 
Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 101-A, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20250. USDA strongly encourages commenters to submit 
comments electronically. Electronic

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submission of comments allows you maximum time to prepare and submit a 
comment and ensures timely receipt by USDA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve O'Neill, 202-720-0038, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the public and 
Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and 
continuing information collections before submitting them to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB).
    This program helps to ensure requested data can be provided in the 
desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is 
minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the 
impact of collection requirements can be properly assessed.
    Periodically USDA solicits grant applications on http://grants.gov 
by issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement, Request for 
Applications, Notice of Funding Announcement, Notice of Solicitation of 
Applications, Grants.gov announcement, or other funding announcement 
type. To ensure grants are awarded to the applicant(s) best suited to 
perform the functions of the grant, applicants are generally required 
to submit an application. The first part of USDA grant applications 
consists of submitting the application form(s), which includes the 
Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance and may include 
additional standard grant application forms. The second part of a grant 
application usually requires a technical proposal demonstrating the 
applicant's capabilities in accordance with a statement of work or 
selection criteria and other related information as specified in the 
funding announcement. Following the grant award, the grant awardee may 
also be required to provide progress reports or additional documents.
    A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person will be subject 
to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if 
the collection of information does not display a valid Control Number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. USDA intends to seek approval from OMB 
for this collection of information for 3 years.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
individual listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
    Comments must be written to receive consideration, and they will be 
summarized and may be included in the request for OMB approval of the 
final ICR. The comments will also become a matter of public record. 
Comments responsive to this request will be made available on-line, 
without redaction, as part of the submission to OMB; therefore, USDA is 
particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate 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;
     Evaluate 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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, for example, permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    USDA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval. At that time, USDA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Agency: USDA Office of the Secretary.
    Type of Review: Request for approval of a new collection.
    Title of Collection: USDA Generic Solution for Solicitation for 
Funding Opportunity Announcements.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 20,000.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 20 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 400,000 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

Stephen O'Neill,
Legislative and Regulatory Division, OBPA-USDA.
[FR Doc. 2022-06642 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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