[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60979-60980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21874]


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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 requested 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 November 
7, 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.

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    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.

Foreign Agricultural Service

    Title: CCC's Facility Guarantee Program (FGP).
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0032.
    Summary of Collection: The Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) 
Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) offers credit guarantees to facilitate 
the financing of U.S. manufactured goods and services to improve or 
establish agricultural infrastructure and/or facilities in emerging 
markets, with the goal of increasing U.S. agricultural commodity 
exports. Sales under FGP are considered normal commercial sales.
    Under the authority of 7 CFR part 1493, subpart C, the Facility 
Guarantee Program (FGP) offers credit guarantees to facilitate the 
financing of U.S. manufactured goods and services to improve or 
establish agriculture infrastructure in emerging markets. Sales under 
FGP are considered normal commercial sales. The Foreign Agricultural 
Service (FAS) will collect information in a letter format via mail or 
facsimile.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
necessary to enable sellers and U.S. and foreign financial institutions 
to receive the benefits of the program. FAS will collect information to 
determine eligibility for FGP benefits and to ensure CCC that all 
participants have a business office in the U.S. and are not debarred or 
suspended from participating in government programs. FAS will use the 
application to determine a project's eligibility for FGP coverage and 
to determine the impact on U.S. agricultural trade. The information 
requested will provide CCC with adequate information to meet statutory 
requirements.
    If the information were not collected CCC would be unable to 
determine if export sales under the FGP would be eligible for coverage 
or if coverage conformed to program requirements-thus making CCC unable 
to ensure appropriate and efficient use of government resources.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 360.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21874 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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