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increase competitiveness of U.S. 

specialty crops in foreign markets? 

What research is needed to minimize 

costs and maximize returns to support 

the production and processing of 

specialty crops? What kind of research 

(spanning production, transportation, 

handling, or beyond) could USDA 

enhance or adapt to support the 

specialty crop industry? 

How could existing USDA specialty 

crops farm programs be adapted to 

address current and future challenges 

faced by the specialty crops industry? 

How could USDA increase awareness 

of available tools and resources to 

support broader participation and 

engagement by the specialty crops 

industry? 

How could USDA enhance or adapt 

currently offered programs (loans, 

grants, nutrition programs, conservation 

programs, insurance programs, food 

safety programs, pest management 

programs, etc.) to support the specialty 

crops industry to increase its 

competitiveness? 

How could USDA enhance or adapt 

procurement to support the specialty 

crops industry? 

Please share any ongoing or 

anticipated challenges in the specialty 

crops industry that impact your ability 

to maintain competitiveness. 

Please share any non-financial 

resources that would be useful to 

improve the specialty crop industry’s 

competitiveness. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24715 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

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: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 December 11, 

2023 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 www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

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. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: Rural Rental Housing Program, 

7 CFR part 3560. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0189. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service is revising this 

information collection to include a new 

form. The new form titled ‘‘Replacement 

Reserve Intercreditor Agreement’’ (ICA) 

is a supplement to the existing section 

515 Subordination Agreement. The ICA 

form will be used between the section 

515 RRH Borrower/Owner and the 

section 538 Lender to establish control 

and guidance on how the Reserve 

Account will be handled in a joint 

transaction. The ICA will add an 

additional 24 responses and 4 hours to 

the collection’s total burden. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information is completed by developers 

and potential borrowers seeking 

approval of rural rental housing loans 

with the assistance of professionals such 

as attorneys, architects, and contractors 

and the operation and management of 

the MFH properties in an affordable 

decent, safe and sanitary manner. The 

forms and information provide the basis 

for making determinations of eligibility 

and the need and feasibility of the 

proposed housing. 

The information provides the basis for 

determining that rents charged are 

appropriate, the housing is wellmaintained, and proper priority is given 

to those tenants eligible for occupancy. 

Information is collected to assure 

compliance with the terms and 

conditions of loan, grant and/or subsidy 

agreements. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 589,500. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion, 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,072,246. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24792 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Reinstatement 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and reinstatement under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received by December 11, 2023. 

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 www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

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 


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