Notice2023-01754
Information Collection Request; Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program
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January 30, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentFarm Service Agency
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an information collection request associated with the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access grant and cooperative agreement activity. The purpose of the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program is to fund projects that support a diverse set of farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (producers) on the edge financially; moving them from surviving to thriving as they address core barriers to attain land, capital, and market access.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5851-5852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01754]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
[Docket ID FSA-2023-0001]
Information Collection Request; Increasing Land, Capital, and
Market Access Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an information collection request
associated with the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access grant
and cooperative agreement activity. The purpose of the Increasing Land,
Capital, and Market Access Program is to fund projects that support a
diverse set of farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (producers) on
the edge financially; moving them from surviving to thriving as they
address core barriers to attain land, capital, and market access.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by March 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: FSA-2023-0001 in the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may
be requested by contacting the FSA Increasing Land Access Team below.
Additional information on the program is available at Increasing Land,
Capital, and Market Access Program (<a href="http://usda.gov">usda.gov</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FSA Increasing Land Access Team;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c200d0208422d0f0f091f1f2c500d4c041e090a51" http: usda.gov">usda.gov</a>">Land.Access@<a href="http://usda.gov">usda.gov</a></a>. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative mean for communication should contact the USDA's TARGET
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection
Title: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access.
OMB Control Number: 0560-NEW.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market
Access Program is to fund projects that support a diverse set of
farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (producers) on the edge
financially; moving them from surviving to thriving as they address
core barriers to attain land, capital, and market access. The
Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program will fund
cooperative agreements or grants for projects that are designed to
align with and respond to land, capital, and market access needs of the
underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners while concurrently
providing wraparound technical assistance to ensure that program
participants have the information, training, and customized support
they require. FSA will make awards through <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> and will be
collecting the initial report, and progress reports quarterly and
annually.
Applicants, if selected for funding, are required to provide within
4 weeks after signing the grant or cooperative agreement, specific
information related to target audience, work plan, approach activities
and identified metrics and measures aligning with the delivery of work
plan activities (initial report); and submit quarterly reports of
project activities (progress report) every 90 days to the assigned
National Program Leader and an annual reporting requirement (progress
report) within 120 days, detailing as applicable:
1. Targeted audience(s) including demographic, geographic, and
economic status;
2. Outreach to be conducted including number and type of events,
dates, locations, activities, and producers anticipated and impacted;
3. Budget information including requested funding amount,
allocation of requested funds, amount of funds provided for assistance
directly benefitting underserved producers, and number of producers
benefitted by use of funds;
4. Data identifying outcomes, improvements, and impact on
underserved producers' business and financial conditions;
5. Anticipated outcomes including the estimated number of
underserved producers who will have increased access to land, capital,
and markets (including new markets);
6. How many underserved producers will be able to retain land or
acquire new land; and
7. How many underserved producers are seeking and participating in
USDA Farm Service Agency farm programs and farm loan programs, Natural
Resources Conservation Service programs, Risk Management Agency Federal
crop insurance, Rural Development loans, or grant programs or any other
programs and services administered by USDA.
For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total burden hours is the estimated
average time per responses, in hours, multiplied by the estimated total
annual responses.
Estimate of Annual Burden: Public reporting burden for the
collection of information is estimated to average 14.6 hours per
response.
Respondents: Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program
Partnerships Awardees.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 500.
Estimated Average Time per Response: 14.6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,300 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the
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functions of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
technology; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
respond through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses where provided, will be made a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital
status, family or parental status, income derived from a public
assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for
prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Individuals who require alternative means of communication for
program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape,
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or
USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY))
or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text
telephone users can initiate this call from any phone). Additionally,
program information may be made available in languages other than
English.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint">https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint</a> and
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form
or letter to USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4fbf5f7f488d594dcc6d1d289" http: usda.gov">usda.gov</a>">OAC@<a href="http://usda.gov">usda.gov</a></a>.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-01754 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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