Notice2022-13624
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program; OMB Control No.: 0570-0045
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June 27, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Business-Cooperative Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business- Cooperative Service (RBCS) announces its' intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13624]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket No. RBS-22-CO-OP-0010]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Agriculture
Innovation Center Demonstration Program; OMB Control No.: 0570-0045
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RBCS) announces its' intention to request an
extension of a currently approved information collection and invites
comments on this information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 26, 2022 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the lower ``Search Regulations
and Federal Actions'' box, select ``RBCS'' from the agency drop-down
menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select ``RBS-
22-CO-OP-0010'' to submit or view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials available electronically. Information
on using <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close
of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips''
link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural
Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, United
States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-7853. Email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c715d4e456c5d4812785d4f57505d7c494f585d125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0845697a7158697c264c697b636469487d7b6c69266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the following information collection
that Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) is submitting to OMB as
extension to an existing collection with Agency adjustment.
Title: 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K, Agriculture Innovation Center
Demonstration Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0045.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of
information is estimated to average 18 hours per response.
Respondents: Small business or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 34.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.5
Estimated Number of Responses: 83.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,465 hours.
Abstract: USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS),
Cooperative Programs administers the Agriculture Innovation Center
Demonstration (AIC) Program. The primary objective of this program is
to provide funds to Agriculture Innovation Centers (Centers) which
provide agricultural producers with technical and business development
assistance. RBCS collects information from applicants to confirm
eligibility for the program and to evaluate the quality of the
applications. Recipients of awards are required to submit reporting and
payment request information to facilitate monitoring of the award and
disbursement of funds.
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-
171) authorized the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to award grant funds to Centers.
Comments are invited on:
(a) 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.
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Arlette
Mussington, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 720-2825. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f190839d94858594df9c848282989f96859e9fb184829590df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d9cad4ddccccdd96d5cdcbcbd1d6dfccd7d6f8cdcbdcd996dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-13624 Filed 6-24-22; 8:45 am]
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