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9027 

Vol. 87, No. 33 

Thursday, February 17, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 14, 2022. 

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 March 21, 2022 

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 Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Value-Added Producer Grants 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0064. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Cooperative Programs unit within Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) an 

agency within the USDA Rural 

Development mission area will 

administer the Value-Added Producer 

Grants (VAPG) Program. The Program is 

authorized under section 231 of the 

Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–224) as amended by 

section 6202 of the Food, Conservation, 

and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

246). The objective of this program is to 

encourage producers of agricultural 

commodities and products of 

agricultural commodities to further 

refine these products increasing their 

value to end users of the product. These 

grants will be used for two purposes: (1) 

To fund feasibility studies, marketing 

and business plans, and similar 

development activities; and (2) to use 

the grant as part of the venture’s 

working capital expenses such as 

inventory, utilities and salaries. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Rural Development State and Area 

office staff, as delegated, will collect 

information from applicants and 

grantees. RBS will use the information 

collected by to determine (1) eligibility; 

(2) the specific purpose for which the 

funds will be utilized; (3) time frames or 

dates by which activities are to be 

accomplished; (4) feasibility of the 

project; (5) applicants’ experience in 

managing similar activities; and (6) the 

effectiveness and innovation used to 

address critical issues vital to valueadded ventures development and 

sustainability. Without this information, 

there would be no basis on which to 

award funds. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 470. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 81,862. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Strategic Economic and 

Community Development. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0068. 

Summary of Collection: As authorized 

under the Agricultural Act of 2014 

(2014 Farm Bill), Section 6025, Strategic 

Economic and Community Development 

enables the Secretary of Agriculture to 

provide priority to projects that support 

Strategic Economic and Community 

Development plans. The Agency will 

reserve up to 10 percent of the funds 

appropriated to the following seven 

Rural Development programs (which are 

referred to as the ‘‘underlying 

programs’’): Community Facility Grants; 

Community Facility Guaranteed Loans; 

Community Facility Direct Loans; Water 

and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants; 

Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed 

Loans; Business and Industry 

Guaranteed Loans and Rural Business 

Development Grants each fiscal year. 

Need and Use of the Information: To 

be eligible for the reserved funds a 

project must meet three criteria: projects 

must first be eligible for funding under 

the underlying program from which 

funds are reserved; carried out solely in 

rural areas and that the project support 

the implementation of a strategic 

economic development or community 

development plan on a multijurisdictional basis as defined in 7 CFR 

1980.1005. Applicants will submit 

information on the Application Form 

1980–88, the Plan that the project 

supports, and the project’s measures, 

metrics and outcome. The collection of 

information is necessary for the Agency 

to identify projects eligible for the 

reserved funding under the Section 

6025 program and to prioritize eligible 

applications. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 275. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,290. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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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 


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