Notice2022-04909
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
March 9, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
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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: 2022-04909]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 3, 2022.
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 required 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 April 8,
2022 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Organic and Transitional Education and Certificate Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0304.
Summary of Collection: As USDA is providing assistance through the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; Division
B, Title I, Pub. L. 116-136), Farm Service Agency (FSA) has created the
Organic and Transitional Education and Certificate Program (OTECP) for
certified operations and transitional operations that incurred eligible
expenses in FY 2020, 2021, and 2022. Producers and handlers incur
significant costs to obtain or renew USDA organic certification each
year, and the economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic have
made obtaining and renewing USDA organic certification financially
challenging for many operations.
Need and Use of the Information: In order for FSA to determine
whether a producer is eligible for OTECP and to calculate a payment, an
applicant is required to submit form FSA-883, Organic and Transitional
Education and Certification Program (OTECP). Applicants must also have
the following forms on file with FSA: AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet,
and SF-3881, ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form. The
information collection request is required for the producers and
handlers to provide their status as either a certified operation or
transitional operation and their eligible expenses to get the OTECP
payments.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit and
Farms.
Number of Respondents: 13,250.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Other (one-time).
Total Burden Hours: 22,450.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-04909 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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