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debarment of the recipient corporation 

and made a determination that 

suspension or debarment is not 

necessary to protect the interests of the 

Government. 

To comply with the appropriation 

restrictions, the information collection 

requires corporate applicants for USDA 

programs to represent accurately if they 

have or do not have qualifying felony 

convictions or tax delinquencies that 

would prevent entrance into proposed 

business transactions with USDA. For 

nonprocurement programs and 

transactions, these representations are 

collected on Form AD–3030 

(Representations Regarding Felony 

Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status 

For Corporate Applicants. This notice 

and proposed renewal of an approved 

information collection deal only with 

USDA nonprocurement transactions. 

The categories of nonprocurement 

transactions covered include: 

Nonprocurement contracts, grants, 

loans, loan guarantees, cooperative 

agreements, and some memoranda of 

understanding/agreement. For more 

specific information about whether a 

particular nonprocurement program or 

transaction is included in this list please 

contact the USDA agency or staff office 

responsible for the program or 

transaction in question. 

The representations continue to be 

required as reflected in Public Law 116– 

260. To ensure that USDA agencies and 

staff offices are positioned to continue 

compliance with the appropriation 

restrictions for their duration, the Office 

of the Chief Financial Officer is issuing 

this renewal approval notice for another 

formal three-year clearance of the 

information collection request. Should 

the appropriation restrictions become 

ineffective or not be continued during 

the three-year clearance period, this 

information request will be canceled 

when it is no longer required. This 

information is also captured in the 

General Services Administration’s 

System for Award Management general 

certification and representation process. 

Form AD–3030 (required during the 

application process) prompts 

compliance with the appropriation 

restrictions by requiring all corporate 

applicants to represent, at the time of 

application for a nonprocurement 

program, whether or not they have any 

felony convictions or tax delinquencies 

that would prevent USDA from doing 

business with them. Form AD–3031 

(applicable at the time of the award) 

required an affirmative representation 

that corporate awardees for 

nonprocurement transactions do not 

have any felony convictions or tax 

delinquencies. It is no longer used. 

Corporations (for profit and non-profit 

entities) include, but are not limited to, 

any entity that has filed articles of 

incorporation in one of the 50 States, 

the District of Columbia, or the various 

territories of the United States. 

Collection of this information is 

necessary to ensure that USDA agencies 

and staff offices comply with the 

appropriation restrictions prohibiting 

the Government from doing business 

with corporations with felony 

convictions and/or tax delinquencies. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this total collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.25 

hours per response per individual form. 

This burden is assumed for both forms. 

Frequency of Collection: Other: 

Corporations—AD–3030—each time 

they apply to participate in a multitude 

of USDA nonprocurement programs. 

Type of Respondents: Corporate 

applicants for USDA nonprocurement 

programs, including grants, cooperative 

agreements, loans, loan guarantees, 

some memoranda of understanding/ 

agreement, and nonprocurement 

contracts. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 75,580. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 37,790. 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Number of 

responses 

Average 

time to 

prepare 

(hrs) 

Total 

annual 

burden on 

respondents 

(hrs) 

AD–3030 .............................................................................. 75,580 2 151,160 0.25 37,790 

Total .............................................................................. 75,580 2 151,160 0.25 37,790 

Comments from interested parties 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 

proposed 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 responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. 

Tyson P. Whitney, 

Director, Transparency and Accountability 

Reporting Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04842 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0006] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Horse 

Protection Regulations 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the Horse Protection 

Program and enforcement of the Horse 

Protection Act. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 9, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2022–0006 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 


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Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2022–0006, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at regulations.gov or in 

our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1620 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal 

reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Horse Protection Act 

Regulations, contact Dr. Lance Bassage, 

Director, National Policy Staff, Animal 

Care, APHIS 4700 River Road, Unit 84, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (585) 944–1306. 

For information on the information 

collection reporting process, contact Mr. 

Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 

851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Horse Protection Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0056. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Horse Protection Act 

(HPA) of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–540), as 

amended July 13, 1976 (Pub. L. 94–360), 

was enacted to prevent showing, 

exhibiting, selling, or auctioning of 

‘‘sore’’ horses, and certain 

transportation of sore horses in 

connection therewith, at horse shows, 

horse exhibitions, horse sales, and horse 

auctions. ‘‘Soring’’ is a process whereby 

chemical or mechanical agents, or a 

combination thereof, are applied to the 

limbs(s) of a horse in order to exaggerate 

its gait(s). A ‘‘sore’’ horse is one that has 

been subjected to prohibited practices 

and, as a result, suffers, or can 

reasonably be expected to suffer, 

physical pain or distress, inflammation, 

or lameness when walking, trotting or 

otherwise moving. A horse that is 

‘‘sore’’ is prohibited from entering or 

participating in HPA-regulated events 

because exhibitors, owners, and trainers 

of such horse may obtain unfair 

advantage over individuals exhibiting 

horses that are not ‘‘sore.’’ 

Section 1828 of the HPA authorizes 

the promulgation of regulations to 

implement the provisions of the Act. 

Those regulations are found in 9 CFR 

part 11. The regulations delineate 

procedures relative to three processes: 

(1) Certification of licensing programs 

for Designated Qualified Persons (DQPs) 

that are operated by Horse Industry 

Organizations (HIOs). Managers and 

operators of HPA-regulated events may 

appoint and retain the services of DQPs 

to inspect and detect a horse that is sore 

or otherwise noncompliant with the 

HPA; (2) responsibilities and liabilities 

of management; and (3) prohibitions 

and requirements concerning persons 

involved in transportation of certain 

horses. 

An HIO wishing to certify a program 

to license DQPs to inspect horses for 

compliance under the HPA must satisfy 

and abide by the requirements of the 

HPA and regulations. After requesting 

and receiving U.S. Department of 

Agriculture certification from the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), HIOs must maintain an 

acceptable DQP program and 

recordkeeping systems. The 

responsibilities of HIOs, DQPs, event 

management, and horse transporters are 

outlined in the regulations. 

APHIS works with HIOs on an 

ongoing basis to oversee their 

performance under the HPA. 

Throughout the year, APHIS uses 

training sessions, conference calls, and 

open letters to HIOs, event managers, 

exhibitors, owners, trainers, custodians, 

and farriers involved in HPA-covered 

activities to provide communication and 

feedback to address issues and 

strengthen enforcement under the Act. 

Data collected throughout the year from 

within APHIS and from the HIOs and 

event management provide an account 

of the HIOs’ performance and progress 

toward eliminating the soring of horses 

and promoting fair competition. HIOs, 

through their certified licensing 

programs for DQPs, provide the primary 

means of detecting sored horses. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 12 

provide the Rules of Practice applicable 

to adjudicatory, administrative 

proceedings under § 1825(a), (b), and (c) 

of the HPA. Subpart A incorporates the 

Uniform Rules of Practice promulgated 

in subpart H of 7 CFR part 1. Subpart 

B sets forth Supplemental Rules of 

Practice allowing stipulations in 

settlement of particular matters if 

specified procedures are followed. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.17 hours per 

response. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 442. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 6. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,258. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,650 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of 

March 2022. 

Anthony Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04791 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket ID: NRCS–2021–0006] 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production Advisory Committee Virtual 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), is 

announcing the first meeting of the 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 


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