Notice2025-13941
Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Cooperative Agreements
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Published
July 24, 2025
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentNatural Resources Conservation Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is an extension, without change, of a currently approved collection for reporting progress on a Composting and Food Waste Reduction Cooperative Agreement.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 34833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13941]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket ID: NRCS-2025-0005]
Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information
Collection; Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Cooperative
Agreements
AGENCY: Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This collection is an
extension, without change, of a currently approved collection for
reporting progress on a Composting and Food Waste Reduction Cooperative
Agreement.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 22,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Sharonte Williams, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3737
Government St., Alexandria, LA 71302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Sharonte Williams at 202-981-1653 or via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9cad1d8cbd6d7cddc97ced0d5d5d0d8d4caf9cccaddd897ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96e5fef7e4f9f8e2f3b8e1fffafafff7fbe5d6e3e5f2f7b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments will also be accepted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Sharonte
Williams at 202-981-1653 or via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2c1dad3c0dddcc6d79cc5dbdededbd3dfc1f2c7c1d6d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="780b10190a17160c1d560f1114141119150b380d0b1c19561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were 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
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title: Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
(OUAIP) Reporting Form.
Form Number: NRCS-OUAIP-1.
OMB Number: 0578-0033.
Expiration Date: 12-31-2025.
Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The 2018 Farm Bill authorized the FPAC mission area and
NRCS to carry out pilot projects under which local and municipal
governments enter into cooperative agreements to develop and test
strategies for planning and implementing municipal composting plans and
food waste reduction plans. The NRCS-OUAIP-1 form was created to ensure
the standardization of data collection across projects to determine the
efficiency and efficacy of program deliverables. The form is designed
to increase collection efficientcy and ease the burden of recipient
reporting through clearly defined data targets, no new reporting burden
is being added.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government: Local
governments are the primary recipients of CFWR awards and will be
exclusively affected but with no additional reporting requirments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: We expect 100 respondents to be
affected, submitting reports directly to NRCS as part of the reporting
requirments listed in their agreements.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: See supporting
document, varying responses per document.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,125.
Estimated Time per Response: See supporting document, varying
responses per document.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 281 non-exempt hours.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for respondents.
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average number Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses of hours per total hours
respondent respondent (col. bxc) response (col. dxe)
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Reporting Burden
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OUAIP Progress Report (OMB 75 2 150 1.00 150
#0578-0033)..................
Project Summary............... 100 1 100 1.00 100
Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate 75 1 75 0.25 19
Agreement (NICRA/De Minimus)--
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Notice of Award (signature 25 1 25 0.50 13
only)........................
Request for Advance or 75 4 300 1.00 300
Reimbursement (OMB #4040-
0012) *......................
Application for Federal 100 1 100 1.00 100
Assistance * (OMB #4040-0020)
Budget Information for Non- 100 1 100 1.00 100
Construction * (4040-0006)...
Federal Financial Report * 75 2 150 2.00 300
(OMB #4040-0014).............
Certificate Regarding Lobbying 100 1 100 0.50 50
(OMB #4040-0013) *...........
Disclosure of Lobbying 25 1 25 1.00 25
Activities (OMB #4040-0013) *
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Total Reporting Burden.... 750 .............. 1,125 ................ 1,157
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Aubrey Bettencourt,
Administrator, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-13941 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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