Notice2022-06565
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
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Published
March 29, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17975-17976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06565]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement of a
Previously Approved Information Collection
March 24, 2022.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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 these information collections are best
assured of having their full effect if received by April 28, 2022.
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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Export Certificate Request Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0283.
Summary of Collection: The dairy grading program is a voluntary fee
program authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946
(U.S.C. 1621-1627). The regulations governing inspection and grading
services of manufactured or processed dairy products are contained in 7
CFR part 58. Importing countries require certification methods and
sources of raw ingredients for dairy products. USDA, AMS, Dairy Grading
Branch is the designated unit for dairy products in the United States.
Exporters must request export certificates from USDA.
Need and Use of the Information: Importing countries are requiring
certification as to production methods and sources of raw ingredients
for dairy products. Information will be gathered using DA-228 ``Request
for Applicant Number,'' DA-253 European Union Health Certificate
Request,'' and the Sanitary Certificate Request. To provide the
required information on dairy export sanitary certificates AMS must
collect the information from the exporter. The information required on
the sanitary certificates varies from country to country requiring
specific forms for each country. Such information includes: Identity of
the importer and exporter, to describe consignments specifics, and
identify border entry at the country of destination. The information
gathered using these forms is only used to create the export sanitary
certificate.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 275.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,854.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Establishment of a Dairy Donation Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0327.
Summary of Collection: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
mandated establishment of a Dairy Donation Program to reimburse EDOs
for milk used to make eligible dairy products donated to non-profit
groups for distribution to recipient individuals and families. Under
the program, EDOs account to a Federal milk marketing order (FMMO) by
filling a report reflecting the eligible dairy products manufactured.
Entities not already filing FMMO report will be required to submit a
Report of Receipts and Utilization. All partnerships must submit a
Dairy Donation and Distribution Plan and Eligible Distributor
Certification Form describing the process the partnership would use to
process, transport, store, and distribute eligible product to an
eligible distributor. Once approved, the EDO can file a Reimbursement
Claim Form to receive reimbursement for the donated eligible dairy
products.
Need and Use of the Information: Respondents will be required to
submit a Dairy Donation and Distribution Plan (Plan) to become eligible
for program participation. The EDO completes the Plan, which requests
its entity name, address, and contact information, along with a
description of its donation process and types of products to be donated
to ensure it meets eligibility requirements. Accompanying the Plan, the
EDO submits its W-9, which contains the banking and tax information
necessary for AMS to set up direct deposit for reimbursement claims.
Submitting this information with the Plan will facilitate quicker
reimbursement payments once a Reimbursement Claim Form is submitted
because the needed accounts will already be established. Section
1147.102 of the rule details requirements for Plan submissions to AMS
for eligible partnerships to participate in the program. Information
collected in the Plan is fundamental to ensuring the integrity of the
DDP. The Plan only needs to be submitted once.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 615.
Frequency of Responses: On occassion: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,790.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant
Program (SPRS).
OMB Control Number: 0581-0329.
Summary of Collection: The information collection requirements in
this request are needed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to administer a block grant
program, entitled the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety
(SPRS) Block Grants Program, under its Transportation and Marketing
Program's Grants Division and in accordance with the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) (2 CFR part 200).
SPRS is authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to respond to
coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers in seafood
processing facilities and processing vessels. SPRS is a non-competitive
block grant program that supports seafood processors and processing
vessels (as defined in section 3.2) in improving workplace safety
measures, market pivots, retrofitting facilities, transportation,
worker housing, and medical costs associated with disruptions from
COVID-19. Costs associated with these activities continue to accrue for
the seafood processing sector. These funds will help address past and
present protective measures to keep the seafood processing sector
stable and safe from disruptions from COVID-19.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is
needed to certify that grant participants are complying with terms and
conditions of the agreement, including the requirements outlined in the
Uniform Guidance, and the data collected is the minimum information
necessary to effectively carry out the program requirements, support
program integrity, and ensure eligible applicants can access the
program. The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent of section 751 of the CAA, to provide
the respondents the type of service they request, and for AMS to
administer this program.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: On occassion: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,025.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06565 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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