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Vol. 79, No. 14 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–TM–13–0078; TM–13–02] 

Farmers’ Market Promotion Program: 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection—Farmers 

Market Promotion Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for the currently 

approved information collection for 

OMB 0581–0235, an extension and 

revision of forms ‘‘TM–29, FMPP Project 

Proposal Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘TM–30, 

FMPP Supplemental Budget Summary 

Form.’’ An electronic version of these 

mandatory forms will be posted within 

the Grants.gov forms library for 

application submission. 

DATES: Comments received by March 24, 

2014 will be considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Carmen Humphrey, Chief, 

Marketing Grants and Technical 

Assistance Branch, Marketing Services 

Division, Transportation and Marketing 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), USDA; 202/720–0933. 

ADDRESSES: Contact Carmen Humphrey, 

Chief, Marketing Grants and Technical 

Assistance Branch, Marketing Services 

Division, Transportation and Marketing 

Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 4509- 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250; 

202/720–0933, or fax 202/690–4152. 

Comments should reference docket 

number AMS–TM–13–0078, TM–13–02 

and be sent to Mrs. Carmen Humphrey 

at the above address or via the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Farmers Market Promotion 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0581–0235. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2014. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Farmers Market 

Promotion Program (FMPP) was created 

through an amendment of the Farmerto-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 

1976 (7 U.S.C. 3001–3006). The grants 

authorized by the FMPP were targeted 

to help improve and expand domestic 

farmers markets, roadside stands, 

community-supported agriculture 

programs, agritourism activities, and 

other direct producer-to-consumer 

marketing opportunities. Approximately 

$1 million each year was allocated for 

Fiscal Years (FY) 2006–2007, $3 million 

for FY 2008, $5 million for FY 2009– 

2010, and $10 million for FY 2011– 

2012. Funding was not provided for the 

FMPP in FY 2013. 

In FY 2006 thru 2012, the maximum 

amount awarded for any one proposal 

could not exceed $100,000. Entities 

eligible to apply included agricultural 

cooperatives, producer networks, and 

producer associations; local 

governments; nonprofit corporations; 

public health corporations; economic 

development corporations; regional 

farmers market authorities; and Tribal 

governments. 

On October 1, 2010, the AMS 

published a notice and request for 

comments in the Federal Register (75 

FR 60713) to extend and revise the 

currently approved information 

collection under the FMPP. The OMB 

approved the request and revision of the 

information collection 0581–0235 for 3 

years on March 31, 2011. The forms and 

other requirements under the FMPP are 

as follows: 

1. Form SF–424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance,’’ (approved under 

OMB collection number 4040–0004) is 

required by all entities seeking Federal 

assistance. 

2. Form SF–424A, ‘‘Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs,’’ (approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0044) is no 

longer required to be completed by all 

applicants. The project narrative 

contains a detailed project budget 

within Form ‘‘TM–30, FMPP 

Supplemental Budget Summary Form.’’ 

The burden hours for the Supplemental 

Budget Form are captured in the 

proposal narrative. 

3. Form SF–424B, ‘‘Assurances—NonConstruction Programs,’’ (approved 

under OMB collection number 0348– 

0040) must be completed by applicants 

to assure the Federal government of the 

applicant’s legal authority to apply for 

Federal assistance. 

4. Proposal Narrative. Completed 

applications must include a proposal 

narrative, which will include the 

supplemental budget summary. The 

complete narrative, must not exceed 12 

typed single-spaced 8′′ x 11′′ pages. 

New requirements are made to the 

narrative with this submission to 

include: the revision to the requested 

information, subject headings, and the 

update and addition to the section 

elements. 

The applicant’s narrative must 

include the following elements to 

explain the project work: 

a. Project Title. Must capture the 

primary focus of the project and match 

the title provided on the SF–424. 

b. Applicant/Organization 

Information. The applicant/organization 

name, contact name, mailing address, 

telephone and fax number, and the 

email address(es) for the person(s) 

designated to answer questions about 

the application, financial information, 

and the proposed project budget. 

c. Primary Project Manager 

Information. The name, mailing 

address, telephone and fax number, and 

email address for the person(s) 

responsible for managing and/or 

overseeing the project. 

d. Requested FMPP Funding and 

Matching Funds (if a match is required). 

The dollar amount requested from 

FMPP. Include other funding sources, 

matching, and in-kind contributions in 

the ‘‘Matching Funds,’’ section as 

applicable. 

e. Entity Type and Eligibility 

Statement. The entity type, statement of 

qualification as an eligible entity, and 

any required documentation of 

eligibility. Under FMPP, agricultural 

cooperatives, local governments, 

nonprofit corporations, public benefit 

corporations, economic benefit 

corporations, regional farmers’ market 


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authorities, tribal governments, and 

certain other entity types were eligible 

for awards. 

f. EBT, Equipment, Supplies, and 

Promotional Projects. Indication of 

whether or not the proposal includes a 

new or existing electronic benefit 

transfers (EBT) component; or includes 

purchases of equipment, supplies, or 

other promotional items related to EBT. 

g. Executive Summary. The proposal 

summary provides the project 

description, goals to be accomplished, 

outcomes expected, and a timeline of 

activities. 

h. Project Implementation Address. 

The location(s) where the project(s) will 

be implemented, including the street 

address, city, state, zip code, county, 

and latitude and longitude coordinates 

(Internet-obtainable geo-coordinates 

from mapping software) for all places 

where the project will be implemented. 

i. Goals of the Project. A clear 

statement of the goal(s) and activity(ies) 

of the project. A brief statement 

explaining how the project addresses 

the stated mission of FMPP is required. 

j. Background Statement. A 

description of the current conditions 

that justify the need of the project, and 

an explanation of why the condition 

will not be improved absent the project 

so that the need will remain unmet. 

k. Workplan, Resource, and Timeline 

Requirements. A list of each planned 

activity(ies), a timeline for completion, 

resources needed, and milestones for 

assessing progress for each activity(ies). 

l. Expected Outcomes and 

Beneficiaries. List of outcomes of the 

project and the beneficiaries of each 

outcome. Describe the method of 

quantifying the outcome and 

beneficiaries that will be used to 

measure the success of the project. 

m. Beneficiaries. This information has 

been consolidated in the Expected 

Outcomes and Beneficiaries section and 

is no longer required. 

n. Evaluation Criteria Statements. All 

applications will be evaluated against 

the ‘‘Proposal Evaluation Criteria,’’ 

published each year the program 

operates, which can be found in the 

FMPP Guidelines at www.ams.usda.gov/ 

FMPP. The criteria may be revised 

annually based on the priorities for 

annual funding. A statement of 

applicability is required for each 

criterion. For full consideration, all 

criteria should be addressed by the 

proposal. 

l. Existing and Pending Support. List 

all current and pending public or 

private support for this project. An 

application that duplicates or overlaps 

substantially with project activities or 

application already reviewed and 

funded will not be funded under FMPP. 

m. Supplemental Budget Summary. 

Provide a detailed budget using six (6) 

categories of expenses: Personnel, 

contractor, travel, equipment, supplies, 

and other. If a match is required, a 

separate column with the same six (6) 

categories will be used to describe the 

match. A budget narrative is required to 

explain how items are used to support 

the project activities, following the 

FMPP Guidelines. 

o. Primary Proposal Activity. This 

section is no longer required. 

p. Proposal Activities. The 

information in this section has been 

consolidated with the Workplan, 

Resource, and Timeline Requirements 

section and is no longer required. 

5. FMPP Mandatory Narrative Forms. 

Forms ‘‘TM–29, FMPP Project Proposal 

Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘TM–30, FMPP 

Supplemental Budget Summary Form’’ 

were developed to assist applicants in 

placing the required information in the 

proper order in the proposal narrative. 

These forms are mandatory and must be 

used for the application development 

and submittal processes. Both forms 

TM–29 and TM–30 include instructions 

to assist applicants in completing the 

narrative and supplemental budget 

information. 

The ‘‘FMPP Project Proposal Narrative 

Form’’ and ‘‘FMPP Supplemental 

Budget Summary Form’’ for the 

proposal narrative will not increase the 

total number of burden hours. These 

burden hours are captured in the 

proposal narrative preparation. AMS 

has initiated development of fillable 

electronic versions of these forms. An 

electronic version of these mandatory 

forms will be posted within the 

Grants.gov forms library for application 

submission. 

Before funds are dispersed, applicants 

that are selected for FMPP grant funds 

(awardees) must complete the following 

forms: 

6. Form AD–1047, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Disbarment, Suspension, and 

Other Responsibility Matters—Primary 

Covered Transactions.’’ This form must 

have the awardee’s original signature. 

7. Form AD–1048, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Disbarment, Suspension, 

Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion— 

Lower Tier Covered Transactions.’’ This 

form must have the awardee’s original 

signature. 

8. Form AD–1049, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements (Grants) Alternative I— 

For Grantees Other Than Individuals.’’ 

The awardee keeps this document for 

their records. 

Additionally, awardees must also 

complete the following forms and 

paperwork for AMS: 

9. Grant Agreement—Form AMS–33, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, Agreement Face Sheet.’’ The 

grant agreement is updated to include a 

mandatory form for awardees to sign 

indicating compliance with the terms 

and conditions of the grant award, 

project work approved, and receipt of 

grant funding. The sheet includes the 

grant authority; funding dollar amount; 

awardee and Federal contact names, 

address, email addresses, and phone 

and fax numbers; agreement number; 

project title, objectives, and statement of 

work; project work beginning and 

ending dates; and awardee and AMS 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Deputy Administrator’s signatures. Two 

(2) copies of this agreement are required 

with the awardee’s and the AMS 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Deputy Administrator’s office signatures 

and dated for each grant. 

10. Form SF–270, ‘‘Request for 

Advance and Reimbursement’’ 

(approved under OMB collection 

number 4040–0012) is required 

whenever the awardees request an 

advance or reimbursement of Federal 

grant funds. AMS expects that at least 

three (3) SF–270 forms will be 

submitted during the grant agreement 

period. 

11. Performance (Progress) Reports. 

The Performance Report is written 

documentation required to notify AMS 

about the work activities and progress 

towards completing the awardee’s 

established project workplan goals, 

objectives, and timelines. AMS requires 

that at least two (2) Performance Reports 

will be submitted during the grant 

agreement period on a schedule 

provided to the awardee. 

12. Final Performance Report. The 

Final Performance Report is a written 

description of the fulfillment of the 

project terms required by AMS within 

90 days after the ending date of the 

grant agreement. This information is 

utilized as final documentation of 

completion of the workplan goals, 

objectives, and activities. Details for the 

construction of this report are provided 

on the FMPP Web site. 

13. Form SF–425, Federal Financial 

Report currently approved under OMB 

collection number 0348–0061 is 

required by AMS with each payment 

request. AMS expects that at minimum 

two (2) or a maximum of seven (7) 

Federal Financial Reports will be 

submitted depending on the duration of 

the grant agreement period. 

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Report’’ is to be completed once by the 

awardee(s) 90 days after the expiration 

date of the grant period. 

14. Grant Recordkeeping. AMS 

requires that grant recipients maintain 

all records pertaining to the grant for a 

period of 3 years after the final status 

report has been submitted to AMS, in 

accordance with Federal recordkeeping 

regulations. This requirement is 

provided in 7 CFR 3015.21 and 3015.22 

and the FMPP General Terms and 

Conditions, which are published at 

AMS’ Marketing Services Branch Web 

site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP. 

AMS submits the following revisions 

in this information collection: 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 6.77032 hours 

per response. 

Respondents: Agricultural 

Cooperatives, Producer Networks, or 

Producer Associations; Local 

Governments; Nonprofit Corporations; 

Public Benefit Corporations; Economic 

Development Corporations; Regional 

Farmers’ Market Authorities; and Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2.07. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,100. 

Estimated total annual burden on the 

respondents: 20,988 hours. 

AMS is committed to compliance 

with the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act that requires 

Government agencies in general to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible: 

• The AD forms can be filled out 

electronically and scanned as a PDF for 

submission or printed out and saved for 

the applicant’s records. 

• The SF form can be filled out 

electronically via the FMPP Web site, 

scanned and submitted as a PDF, and 

printed or saved for the applicant’s 

records. 

• The mandatory TM forms ‘‘FMPP 

Proposal Narrative Form’’ and ‘‘FMPP 

Supplemental Budget Summary Form’’ 

can be filled out, scanned and submitted 

as a PDF, and printed or saved for the 

applicant’s records. 

Since all applicants are required to 

submit an FMPP application via 

Grants.gov, all forms, the proposal 

narrative and eligibility statement, can 

also be filled out electronically and 

submitted as an attachment through 

Grants.gov during the FMPP application 

process. Additionally, Grants.gov 

applicants are not required to submit 

any additional (hard copy) paperwork to 

AMS. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether this information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of this 

collection of information 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 the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

All comments received by AMS will 

be available for public inspection during 

regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday, at the same address; and can be 

viewed via the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. All responses to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: January 14, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01078 Filed 1–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Sisters Ranger District; Oregon; 

Withdrawal of Notice for Preparation of 

an Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Popper Vegetation Management 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The Sisters Ranger District, 

Deschutes National Forest, is 

withdrawing their intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Popper Vegetation Management 

Project. The original Notice of Intent 

(NOI) was published in the Federal 

Register on January 4, 2011 (Vol. 76, No. 

2, p 315–316). The Forest Service has 

determined that because of changed 

conditions due to the 2012 Pole Creek 

fire that a new project is necessary. The 

new project would be documented in an 

environmental assessment (EA). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Keown, Project Leader, Sisters 

Ranger District, Highway 20 and Pine 

Street, Sisters, OR 97759, phone 541– 

549–7735. 

Dated: January 8, 2014. 

John Allen, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01020 Filed 1–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, 

Land Management Plan Revision 

AGENCY: Shoshone National Forest, 

Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of objection filing period. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Shoshone National 

Forest, has prepared an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Shoshone 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan. The publication date 

of this notice in the Federal Register 

initiates a 60-day period in which 

individuals or entities with specific 

concerns may file an objection for a 

Forest Service review. The 60-day predecisional objection period commences 

the day following the publication of the 

legal notice in the Denver Post, Denver, 

CO. The Responsible Official for the 

Land Management Revision is Daniel J. 

Jiro ́n, Regional Forester. The Reviewing 

Officer is Thomas Tidwell, Chief. The 

Time Zone of the Reviewing Officer is 

Eastern Standard Time. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before March 24, 2014 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Rupe, Regional Planner—Rocky 

Mountain Region, at (303) 275–5148. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental analysis document, other 

supporting documentation, and a draft 

of the Record of Decision are available 

for review at local public libraries and 

at Shoshone National Forest offices in 

Cody, Dubois, and Lander, and at 

http://www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone. 

Compact discs or hard copies of these 

documents may be requested by 

telephone (307) 527–6241 or email 

(Shoshone_forestplan@fs.fed.us). 

Additional information regarding this 

action can be obtained from Carrie 

Christman, Forest Planner, 808 Meadow 

Lane Avenue, Cody, Wyoming 82414; 

(307) 527–6241; cchristman@fs.fed.us. 

An electronic scan of the notice with the 

publication date will also be posted to 


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