[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 34840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12307]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-22-BUSINESS-0005]


Notice of Request for Comments on a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; comment requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the above-named agency to request 
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information 
collection in support of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's Meat 
and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 8, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Woolard, Management Analyst, 
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, 
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 
20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-9631. 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 a new information collection that 
the Agency is submitting to OMB for approval. A Notice of Funding 
Opportunity was posted on May 27, 2022 on Grants.gov under Opportunity 
Number RD-RBS-22-01-MPILP.

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 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 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 
http://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations and 
Federal Actions'' box, select ``RBS'' from the agency drop-down menu, 
then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select [RBS-22-
BUSINESS-0005] to submit or view public comments and to view supporting 
and related materials available electronically. 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 ``User Tips'' link.
    Title: Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-NEW.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: The notice contains general provisions for the Meat and 
Poultry Intermediary Lending Program grants and applies to 
intermediaries, and other parties involved in making, servicing, or 
liquidating such grants. The notice also contains general provisions 
for ultimate recipients of loans made by intermediaries. The 
information is used by Agency loan officers for program monitoring.
    The estimates do not include burden hours for customary and usual 
business practices of entities other than the Agency. Therefore, this 
package only considers the information the Agency requires in excess of 
what a lender would typically require of a business, as well as the 
information the Agency regulation requires from the lender in excess of 
what it would typically do for a non-guaranteed loan.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 3.32 hours per response.
    Respondents: Businesses, not-for-profit institutions and others.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,320.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 17.6.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,388 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Susan 
Woolard, Management Analyst, Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 720-9631. 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.

Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-12307 Filed 6-7-22; 8:45 am]
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