[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13624]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-22-CO-OP-0010]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Agriculture 
Innovation Center Demonstration Program; OMB Control No.: 0570-0045

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RBCS) announces its' intention to request an 
extension of a currently approved information collection and invites 
comments on this information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 26, 2022 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations 
and Federal Actions'' box, select ``RBCS'' from the agency drop-down 
menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select ``RBS-
22-CO-OP-0010'' 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural 
Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, United 
States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South 
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-7853. 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 the following information collection 
that Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) is submitting to OMB as 
extension to an existing collection with Agency adjustment.
    Title: 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K, Agriculture Innovation Center 
Demonstration Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0045.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 18 hours per response.
    Respondents: Small business or organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.5
    Estimated Number of Responses: 83.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,465 hours.
    Abstract: USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), 
Cooperative Programs administers the Agriculture Innovation Center 
Demonstration (AIC) Program. The primary objective of this program is 
to provide funds to Agriculture Innovation Centers (Centers) which 
provide agricultural producers with technical and business development 
assistance. RBCS collects information from applicants to confirm 
eligibility for the program and to evaluate the quality of the 
applications. Recipients of awards are required to submit reporting and 
payment request information to facilitate monitoring of the award and 
disbursement of funds.
    The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-
171) authorized the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) to award grant funds to Centers.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) 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.
    (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 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Arlette 
Mussington, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 720-2825. 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. 2022-13624 Filed 6-24-22; 8:45 am]
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