Notice2021-22620
Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program; Request for Emergency Approval of a New Information Collection
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October 18, 2021
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has requested emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection described in this notice to administer the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program, a new competitive grant program authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22620]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS-TM-21-0078]
Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program; Request for Emergency
Approval of a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of emergency request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) has requested emergency approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection described in this
notice to administer the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program, a
new competitive grant program authorized by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic process available at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Written comments may also be submitted to Grants
Division; Transportation and Marketing Program; AMS; USDA; 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 2055-South Building, Stop 0201;
Washington, DC 20250-0264. All comments should reference the docket
number AMS-TM-21-0078, the date of submission, and the page number of
this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided, at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and will be included in the record and made
available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Miklozek, Director, Grants
Division; (202) 720-1403 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b41646365254662606764716e604b7e786f6a256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="347e5b5c5a1a795d5f585b4e515f74414750551a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview of This Information Collection
Agency: USDA, AMS.
Title: New Grant Program Information Request.
OMB Number: 0581-NEW.
Type of Request: Emergency Approval of a New Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-
260) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to provide ``grants and
loans to small or midsized food processors or distributors, seafood
processing facilities and processing vessels, farmers markets,
producers, or other organizations to respond to coronavirus, including
for measures to protect workers against the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19).'' The information collection described in this emergency
request is necessary for AMS to expeditiously administer the new
competitive Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) Grant Program under OMB
No. 0581-NEW in order to provide relief to workers impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
FFWR is authorized pursuant to Title VII, subtitle B, section 751
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 in response to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic and the need for worker protections. USDA AMS
requests to collect information for this new grant program from grant
applicants, including state agencies, tribal entities and non-profit
organizations working to support farm workers, meatpacking workers, and
grocery workers.
The information collected from respondents is for application to
this voluntary, competitive grant program. The information collected is
used only by authorized representatives of USDA, AMS, Transportation
and Marketing Program's Grants Division to determine applicant
eligibility and the data collected is the minimum information necessary
to effectively carry out the program requirements.
This emergency information collection is necessary to enable USDA
AMS to immediately publish a Request for Applications (RFA) and enable
eligible entities to prepare their applications for submission.
Upon OMB approval of the emergency FFWR information collection
package, AMS will initiate a normal information collection approval.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 32 hours per response.
Respondents: 40 Grant applicants; or grant recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Total Annual Responses including Recordkeeping: 934.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 38.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents and Recordkeepers:
1,882 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
new information collection including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on those who are to respond,
including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-22620 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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