[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 22168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08017]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are required 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 this information collection received by May 16, 
2022 will be considered. 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.

Farm Service Agency

    Title: Request for Special Priorities Assistance (Agriculture 
Priorities and Allocations System (APAS)).
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0280.
    Summary of Collection: The Request for Special Priorities 
Assistance (Agriculture Priorities and Allocations System (APAS)) 
regulation is promulgated in 7 CFR 789. This information is used to 
support the APAS managed by the United States Department of 
Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA). The APAS program supports not 
only national defense needs (such as food for combat rations), but also 
emergency preparedness initiatives by addressing essential civilian 
needs (food and food resources) through the placing of priorities on 
contracts for items and services or allocating resources, as necessary. 
Priorities contracts are required to be given preference over other 
respective contracts to ensure timely delivery of an item that has been 
deemed necessary only in times of emergency or to promote the U.S. 
national defense.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected on the form 
AD-2102, Request for Special Priorities Assistance for Emergency 
Preparedness form is used to grant a priority rating request on 
contract(s) between the government and private parties or between 
private parties for the production or delivery of food, food resources 
(including livestock, feed, and agriculture seed), fertilizer, and farm 
equipment. The information collected on the Request for Special 
Priorities Assistance is limited to: (1) Name, address, and contact 
information of the person making the request for priority rating of a 
contract, (2) Name, address, and contact information of the vendor 
supplying the item, (3) Items the person is requesting for a priority 
rating on a contract, including `required by shipping dates' and (4) 
Explanatory section for the person to include circumstances requiring 
this request.
    Failure to collect and maintain the data collected on the form will 
limit or eliminate USDA's ability to prepare for, respond to, and 
conduct emergency recovery actions because of an actual or impending 
hazard.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 25.

    Dated: April 11, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-08017 Filed 4-13-22; 8:45 am]
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