[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62786-62787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22415]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: Additional Information To Be Collected for Reach and 
Resiliency--Round 2 Grants Under Uniform Grant Application Package for 
Discretionary Grant Programs

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to collect additional information from 
grant applicants for the second round of The Emergency Food Assistance 
Program (TEFAP) Reach and Resiliency Grant applications and add 
reporting questions on a biannual basis. FNS already has OMB approval 
for collection of information associated with these grants under the 
Uniform Grant Application for Non-Entitlement Discretionary Grants, as 
approved under OMB Control Number: 0584-0512 (Expiration Date: July 31, 
2025). This notice solicits public comment on the additional 
information proposed for collection.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, written comments must be 
submitted or postmarked on or before November 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions that were 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 are to respond.
    Comments must be submitted through one of the following methods:
     Preferred method: Submit information through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submissions.
     Email: Send comments to [email protected] with a 
subject line ``Reach and Resiliency Grant Information Collection.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Schoenian, Policy Division, 
Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22314, 703-305-2937, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of 
Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will be 
soliciting applications for Round 2 awards for The Emergency Food 
Assistance Program (TEFAP) Reach and Resiliency Grants. FNS will ask 
applicants additional questions beyond the uniform grant application 
package discussed in OMB control 0584-0512, including additional 
reporting questions on a biannual basis. These questions will be 
incorporated into the Round 2 Request for Applications (RFA), the Round 
2 Reach and Resiliency grant application template, and the Round 2 
supplemental reporting questions template, but are also provided for 
review and public comment in this Notice.
    These additional questions, which may be tweaked or revised prior 
to use, are listed below. The questions included below are in addition 
to those already required in the standard uniform grant application 
package and already included in OMB approval 0584-0512. For that 
reason, the list of questions below does not reflect all questions that 
will be included in the Round 2 Reach and Resiliency grant application 
template.

Supplemental Application Questions

     As an attachment, applicants will provide a list of all 
TEFAP eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) currently operating in the 
State, including those ERAs that have an agreement with another ERA, as 
outlined in FD-123, Maintenance of Lists of Eligible Recipient Agencies 
(ERA) Participating in TEFAP. The list should indicate whether or not 
the ERA is operating TEFAP under an agreement with the State agency or 
another ERA, the name of the other ERA (if applicable), and the street 
address(es) of any TEFAP distribution sites (as defined in 7 CFR 
251.3(c)) that are operated by the ERA.
     Applicants that did not receive a Reach and Resiliency--
Round 1 grant

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will provide a detailed narrative assessment of current TEFAP reach 
within the State/Territory and will identify any remote, rural, Tribal, 
and/or low-income areas that are currently underserved by TEFAP. 
Applicants will also provide an explanation of how the assessment was 
conducted and provide any attachments (e.g., a map of served/
underserved areas within the State/Territory, or a map of TEFAP ERAs 
overlaid with a map of remote, rural, Tribal, and/or low-income areas) 
as necessary. If an applicant plans to utilize grants funds to complete 
such an assessment, they only need to indicate that in their response 
and will not be required to submit an assessment in the application.
     Applicants that received a Reach and Resiliency--Round 1 
grant will provide a brief summary of planned Round 1 project 
activities and an update on implementation of those activities, 
indicating how the proposed Round 2 project plan will expand or 
complement Round 1 activities (if applicable). If Reach and 
Resiliency--Round 1 grant funds were utilized to conduct an assessment 
of TEFAP reach within the State/Territory, this update must include a 
brief description of any interim or final results of the Round 1 
assessment, or a description of progress made on the assessment thus 
far.
     Applicants will provide the definitions of ``remote,'' 
``rural,'' ``Tribal,'' and ``low-income'' that will be utilized for the 
proposed Round 2 project and an explanation of why specific definitions 
were chosen.
     Applicants will describe how they consulted with relevant 
stakeholders and/or utilized available data to form their Round 2 
project plans.
     Applicants will state the percentage of requested Round 2 
grant funds that will be kept at the State level or that will be 
expended on State expenses.
     Applicants will indicate interest in requesting additional 
funding past the maximum eligible funding amount outlined for their 
State/Territory in the Request for Applications. If interested in 
additional funding, applicants will state an amount of additional funds 
that the applicant would be able to utilize on allowable grant 
activities. Should additional funding be available, FNS will utilize 
responses to these question to award additional funds to interested 
applicants.

Supplemental Reporting Questions

     If applicable, applicants will provide a list of any 
remote, rural, Tribal, and/or low-income areas that have been 
incorporated into the State's TEFAP network or that are being better 
served as as a result of Round 2 grant funding, to date.
     If grant funds were utilized to conduct an assessment of 
current TEFAP reach within the State/Territory, and such assessment was 
finalized within the last reporting period, applicants will be asked to 
provide a narrative summary of the assessment. The summary should 
include a list of any remote, rural, Tribal, and/or low-income areas 
that were identified as underserved via the assessment, how ``remote,'' 
``rural,'' ``Tribal,'' and ``low-income'' areas were defined, and an 
explanation of how the assessment was conducted.

Time Required To Complete Application Package

    The time required to complete this information collection, meaning 
the TEFAP grant application package, is estimated to average 
approximately 88.22 hours per application. This burden estimate 
includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data 
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and 
reviewing the collection of information for all aspects of the TEFAP 
Reach and Resiliency--Round 2 Grant, including the pre-award, post-
award, and recordkeeping burden.
    The supporting statement for OMB Control Number: 0584-0512 
(Expiration Date: July 31, 2025) explicitly states that if FNS decides 
to use the uniform grant application package, FNS will note in the 
grant solicitation that applicants must use the uniform grant 
application package, and that the information collection has already 
been approved by OMB. If FNS determines that it needs grant applicants 
to provide additional information not contained in the uniform package, 
then FNS will publish at least a 30-day notice soliciting comments on 
its proposal to collect different or additional information before 
issuing the grant solicitation. FNS is publishing this notice to meet 
that requirement.
    FNS will utilize these comments to adjust the collection of 
additional information as necessary.

Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-22415 Filed 10-14-22; 8:45 am]
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