[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5851-5852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01754]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

[Docket ID FSA-2023-0001]


Information Collection Request; Increasing Land, Capital, and 
Market Access Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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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 information collection request 
associated with the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access grant 
and cooperative agreement activity. The purpose of the Increasing Land, 
Capital, and Market Access Program is to fund projects that support a 
diverse set of farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (producers) on 
the edge financially; moving them from surviving to thriving as they 
address core barriers to attain land, capital, and market access.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by March 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FSA-2023-0001 in the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    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. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting the FSA Increasing Land Access Team below. 
Additional information on the program is available at Increasing Land, 
Capital, and Market Access Program (usda.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FSA Increasing Land Access Team; 
email: usda.gov">Land.Access@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative mean for communication should contact the USDA's TARGET 
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

    Title: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market 
Access Program is to fund projects that support a diverse set of 
farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (producers) on the edge 
financially; moving them from surviving to thriving as they address 
core barriers to attain land, capital, and market access. The 
Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program will fund 
cooperative agreements or grants for projects that are designed to 
align with and respond to land, capital, and market access needs of the 
underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners while concurrently 
providing wraparound technical assistance to ensure that program 
participants have the information, training, and customized support 
they require. FSA will make awards through grants.gov and will be 
collecting the initial report, and progress reports quarterly and 
annually.
    Applicants, if selected for funding, are required to provide within 
4 weeks after signing the grant or cooperative agreement, specific 
information related to target audience, work plan, approach activities 
and identified metrics and measures aligning with the delivery of work 
plan activities (initial report); and submit quarterly reports of 
project activities (progress report) every 90 days to the assigned 
National Program Leader and an annual reporting requirement (progress 
report) within 120 days, detailing as applicable:
    1. Targeted audience(s) including demographic, geographic, and 
economic status;
    2. Outreach to be conducted including number and type of events, 
dates, locations, activities, and producers anticipated and impacted;
    3. Budget information including requested funding amount, 
allocation of requested funds, amount of funds provided for assistance 
directly benefitting underserved producers, and number of producers 
benefitted by use of funds;
    4. Data identifying outcomes, improvements, and impact on 
underserved producers' business and financial conditions;
    5. Anticipated outcomes including the estimated number of 
underserved producers who will have increased access to land, capital, 
and markets (including new markets);
    6. How many underserved producers will be able to retain land or 
acquire new land; and
    7. How many underserved producers are seeking and participating in 
USDA Farm Service Agency farm programs and farm loan programs, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service programs, Risk Management Agency Federal 
crop insurance, Rural Development loans, or grant programs or any other 
programs and services administered by USDA.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated 
average time per responses, in hours, multiplied by the estimated total 
annual responses.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for the 
collection of information is estimated to average 14.6 hours per 
response.
    Respondents: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program 
Partnerships Awardees.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 500.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 14.6 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,300 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
technology; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses where provided, will be made a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval of the information collection.

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy

    In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its 
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or 
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family or parental status, income derived from a public 
assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for 
prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or 
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and 
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Individuals who require alternative means of communication for 
program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape, 
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or 
USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) 
or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text 
telephone users can initiate this call from any phone). Additionally, 
program information may be made available in languages other than 
English.
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
    To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA 
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and 
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in 
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy 
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form 
or letter to USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or email: usda.gov">OAC@usda.gov.
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-01754 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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