Notice2024-23826
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
October 16, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83446-83447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23826]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 November
15, 2024 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
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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.
Office of Procurement and Property Management
Title: Outreach and Assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (2501 Program)
Application and Performance Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0503-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Under 7 U.S.C. 6934, the Office of
Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is directed to administer
section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279, the Act). Section 2501 directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to carry out an outreach program to encourage and assist
socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, veteran farmers and
ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers in owning and operating
farms and ranches, and in participating equitably in the full range of
agricultural programs offered by the Department. In order to do so, the
Secretary may make grants to eligible entities that have demonstrated
an ability to provide such outreach and technical assistance. Part A of
this ICR addresses the application process for potential grantees to
submit applications for funding to the Secretary for the purposes of
fulfilling the requirements of section 2501 of the Act.
Additionally, the Secretary is directed by section 2501 of the Act
to report certain data to Congress on an annual basis. Part B of this
request addresses the creation of a web-based system to collect
information from grantees that will partially fulfill this requirement.
Part C of this request addresses the creation of a survey tool that
will allow OPPE to engage directly with program participants from
grantee programs in order to collect the data needed to respond fully
to the Act's requirements for Congressional Reporting.
Need and Use of the Information: Applicant organizations applying
for funding under the 2501 grant program will be asked to complete a
standard <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> application package. The package includes: Standard
Form (SF) 424; Application for Federal Assistance; Project/Performance
Site Location(s); Project Abstract Summary; Project Narrative; Standard
Form (SF) 424A; Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs; Budget
Narrative; Key Contacts (list names of all key personnel expected to
work on the project); Grants.gov Lobbying Form; Resumes of all key
personnel working on the project; and related documentation (e.g.,
Articles of Incorporation for all nonprofit organizations, 501(c)(3)
status documentation). This information will be solicited from grantee
organizations, which may include: Institutes of Higher Education,
community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, and Tribal entities.
Recipient organizations will be required to submit progress reports on
their activities on an annual basis, except in cases where OPPE deems
it necessary to receive reports more frequently, as well as a final
performance report summarizing their activities and performance at the
end of the award period. Reports also contain financial management
information regarding the way OPPE funding was spent by the
organization. OPPE plans to collect this information through a web-
based portal, which is intended to simplify the collection of this
information for both the grantees and the OPPE personnel who process
that information. Participants in programming by recipient
organizations will be asked to complete post-activity surveys regarding
their demographics, participation, and outcomes. This survey will be
administered by grantee organizations through a survey platform created
and managed by OPPE, which is intended to relieve the recipient
organization of the burden of creating a collection mechanism, and also
to simplify the collection and collation of this data.
Description of Respondents: Local, State and Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 5,120.
Frequency of Responses: Annually; Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 34,800.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-23826 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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