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Vol. 87, No. 32 

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–CP–22–0009] 

Local Food for Schools Cooperative 

Agreement Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for emergency 

approval of a new information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agricultural 

Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to 

seek emergency approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for a new information collection 

to administer the Local Food for Schools 

Cooperative Agreement Program. AMS 

is implementing a new cooperative 

agreement program under the authority 

of the Commodity Credit Corporation 

Charter Act by entering into cooperative 

agreements with States to purchase food 

for schools from small businesses, local 

and regional farmers/producers (within 

the state or within 400 miles), and 

socially disadvantaged farmers/ 

producers. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice by using the electronic 

process available at 

www.regulations.gov. Written comments 

may also be submitted to the 

Commodity Procurement Program; 

AMS; USDA; 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Room 2517–South 

Building, Stop 0239; Washington, DC 

20250–0239. All comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be posted without change, including 

any personal information provided, at 

www.regulations.gov and will be 

included in the record and made 

available to the public. All comments 

received will also be available for public 

inspection during regular business 

hours at the address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Munford, Contract Specialist, 

Commodity Procurement Program; 

telephone: (202) 937–4920, email: 

David.Munford@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

Agency: USDA, AMS. 

Title: Local Food for Schools 

Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS). 

OMB Number: 0581–NEW. 

Type of Request: Emergency Approval 

of a New Information Collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et. seq.), as 

amended, directs and authorizes USDA 

to administer Federal cooperative 

agreements programs. AMS cooperative 

agreement programs are administered 

according to the OMB Guidance for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

under the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(2 CFR part 200) (85 FR 49506; 

December 13, 2020). The information 

collection requirements in this 

emergency request are needed for AMS 

to administer a new noncompetitive 

cooperative agreement program, in 

accordance with section 5(c) of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 

Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(c)), for the purchase 

of local foods for distribution to schools. 

Because the LFS is a voluntary 

program, respondents request or apply 

for this specific non-competitive 

cooperative agreement, and in doing so, 

they provide information. The 

information collected is used only by 

authorized representatives of USDA, 

AMS, Commodity Procurement Program 

to certify that cooperative agreement 

participants are complying with 

applicable program regulations, and the 

data collected is the minimum 

information necessary to effectively 

carry out the program requirements. 

The information collection 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of the 

Act, to provide the respondents the type 

of service they request, and to 

administer the program. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.5 hours. 

Respondents: Cooperative Agreement 

applicants; or Cooperative Agreement 

recipients. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses 

including Recordkeeping: 650. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents and Recordkeepers: 3,154 

hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

new 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. 

Obtaining OMB’s approval of this new 

information collection enables AMS to 

publish a Request for Applications 

(RFA) to establish application 

requirements, the review and approval 

process, and cooperative agreement 

administration procedures. This will 

enable eligible entities to develop 

appropriate cooperative agreement 

applications for the program so that 

AMS can adequately evaluate these new 

proposals and obligate the funds as 

required by the Act. 

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. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03345 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

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