[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12031]


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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 July 6, 
2023 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.
    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: USDA Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0551-0046.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign 
Agricultural Service (FAS) awards funds to recipients under the USDA 
Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program (USDA LRP Program). The 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the ``2008 Farm Bill''), as 
amended by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the ``2018 Farm 
Bill''), provided that the Secretary of Agriculture will provide grants 
to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, eligible organizations 
to implement field-based projects that consist of local or regional 
procurements of eligible commodities in developing countries to provide 
development assistance and respond to food crisis and disasters, in the 
case of emergencies, in consultation with United States Agency for 
International Development's (USAID) Offices of Food for Peace. The USDA 
LRP Program aims to support development activities to strengthen the 
trade capacity of food-insecure developing countries and address the 
cause of chronic food insecurity.
    Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information from 
the Participant to determine its ability to carry out a food aid 
program, to establish the terms under which procured commodities will 
be provided, to monitor the progress of procurement of commodities 
(including how transportation is procured), to monitor the progress of 
expenditure of funds, and to evaluate both the program's success and 
the Participant's effectiveness in meeting intended results. Without 
the information it would be significantly more difficult to monitor and 
evaluate the effectiveness and compliance of Participant's program 
implementation.
    Description of Respondents: Private voluntary organizations, 
cooperatives, and intergovernmental organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Semi-annually; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,174.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-12031 Filed 6-5-23; 8:45 am]
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