Notice2026-01088
Notice of Request for New Informaiton Collection; Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grants
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Published
January 21, 2026
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 a revision of a currently approved collection; for reporting progress on a Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01088]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[NRCS-2025-0203]
Notice of Request for New Informaiton Collection; Urban
Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grants
AGENCY: Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP),
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
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 a revision
of a currently approved collection; for reporting progress on a Urban
Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent by mail to: Sharonte Williams, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3737
Government St., Alexandria, LA 71302. Comments may also be submitted
via email to the attention of Sharonte Williams to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a39222b3825243e2f643d232626232b27390a3f392e2b642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbc8d3dac9d4d5cfde95ccd2d7d7d2dad6c8fbcec8dfda95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61141303000f0006130802140d1514130421141205004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1762657576797670657e74627b63626572576264737639707861">[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#691a01081b06071d0c471e0005050008041a291c1a0d08470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2b1aaa3b0adacb6a7ecb5abaeaeaba3afb182b7b1a6a3eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a> and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2979080838c8385908b81978e96979087a297918683cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b0e09191a151a1c0912180e170f0e091e3b0e081f1a551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of Information Collection Request
Title: OFFICE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION
(OUAIP) GRANT AGREEMENT.
OMB Number: 0578-0032.
Expiration Date: 02/28/2026.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The 2018 Farm Bill authorized the FPAC mission area and
NRCS to award competitive grants to local units of government, school
districts, and tribal communities to support the development of urban
agriculture and innovative production with the goal of improving access
to local foods in areas where access to fresh, healthy food is limited
or unavailable. This collection enables program staff to collect data
in a unified format across projects--no new information is being
collected outside of requisite <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> forms and one custom form for
programmatic reporting (NRCS-OUAIP-1). The reporting form simply
provides standardization in order to better determine program efficacy
and efficiency.
This revision reflects both a decrease in the number of estimated
respondents and estimated annual burden hours, as well as an increase
in the estimated number of annual responses since the last OMB
submission. These changes are the result of both program changes
(correction of tabulation errors and recalculation of review/data entry
processes) and program adjustments (reduction in new agreements and
funding opportunities).
Affected Public: Private Sector--not-for-profit and farms and
State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 18.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,800.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.222222 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 400 hours.
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.
Aubrey Bettencourt,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-01088 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
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