[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 69242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25086]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID FSA-2022-0015]


Information Collection Request; Organic Certification Cost Share 
Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on an extension of a current information 
collection request associated with the Organic Certification Cost Share 
Program (OCCSP). OCCSP provides cost share assistance to producers and 
handlers of agricultural products who are obtaining or renewing their 
certification under the National Organic Program (NOP). Certified 
operations may receive up to 50 percent of their certification costs 
paid, up to a maximum of $500 for each of the following scopes: crops, 
wild crops, livestock, processing/handling, and State organic program 
fees. Certain State agencies also submit applications to FSA to 
administer OCCSP in their States.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by January 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on the notice. You may 
submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://regulations.gov 
and search for docket ID FSA-2022-0015. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments.
     Mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA, Chris Vazquez, 1400 
Independence Avenue, Mail Stop 0517, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0517.
    Comments will be available for inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the information collection may be 
requested by contacting Chris Vazquez (see For Further Information 
Contact below). You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for 
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Vazquez, (202) 690-0013; email: 
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target 
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection Request

    Title: Organic Certification Cost Share Program.
    OMB Number: 0560-0289.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 04/30/2023.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Abstract: FSA is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved 
information collection request associated with OCCSP. Producers and 
handlers will apply for cost share payments, and State Agencies will 
establish agreements to get funds and to disburse payments to qualified 
producers or handlers.
    There are no changes to the burden hours since the last OMB 
approval. For the following estimated total annual burden on 
respondents, the formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the 
estimated average time per responses hours multiplied by the estimated 
total annual responses.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 1.0015 hours per 
response.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, and State.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,565.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.0455.
    Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 78,533.
    Estimated Average Time per Responses: 1.0015 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 78,650 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of burden including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (4) 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.
    All responses to this notice, including names and addresses when 
provided, will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

William Marlow,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-25086 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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