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relationships between course 

participants. Applicants submit the 

completed form (Web-based) before the 

PPT course date. The appropriate 

APHIS official selects applicants based 

on the need in their respective States for 

such trained personnel. VS Form 1–5 is 

subsequently sent to a PPT Program 

Specialist for processing. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 350. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 116. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, 

and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine 

and Interstate Movement Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0363. 

Summary of Collection: The Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

either independently or in cooperation 

with the States, to carry out operations 

or measures to detect, eradicate, 

suppress, control, prevent, or retard the 

spread of plant pests (such as citrus 

canker) new or widely distributed 

throughout the United States. In the 

‘‘Domestic Quarantine Notices’’ in 7 

CFR part 301, hereafter referred to as the 

regulations, the subpart ‘‘Citrus Canker’’ 

(§§ 301.75 through 301.75–17) and 

‘‘Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus 

Psyllid’’ (§§ 301.76 through 301.76–11) 

provide the regulatory guidance for the 

presence of citrus canker (CC), citrus 

greening (CG) and Asian citrus psyllid 

(ACP). The regulations contained in 7 

CFR 301.75 and 301.76 restrict the 

interstate movement of regulated 

articles from and through areas 

quarantined because of CC, CG and 

ACP. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) will collect information 

using the following activity to address 

the risk associated with the interstate 

movement of citrus nursery stock and 

other regulated articles from areas 

quarantined for citrus greening: Limit 

Permit (PPO Form 530), Federal 

Certificate (PPO Form 540), Compliance 

Agreement (PPO Form 519), Labeling 

Requirements, Recordkeeping, Appeal 

of Cancellation of Certificates, Permits, 

and Compliance Agreements, and 

Emergency Action Notification (PPO 

Form 523). Failing to collect this 

information could cause a severe 

economic loss to the citrus industry. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,395. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Third Party Disclosure. 

Total Burden Hours: 364,697. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04906 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer to request the renewal 

and revision of a currently approved 

information collection (OMB No. 0505– 

0025) associated with (1) 

Representations Regarding Felony 

Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status 

For Corporate Applicants and (2) 

Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction 

or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate 

Applicants. The assurance information 

collection is no longer used. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 9, 2022 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

website permits short comments in a 

comment field on the web page or file 

attachments for lengthier comments. Go 

to https://www.regulations.gov for 

instructions. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Attention: Tyson P. Whitney, Director, 

Transparency and Accountability 

Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, Room 3027–S, Mail 

Stop 9011, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250; 

tyson.whitney@usda.gov. 

All comments will be available for 

public inspection and posted without 

change, including any personal 

information, to https://

www.regulations.gov. Out of an 

abundance of caution for USDA 

employees and the public, onsite review 

is closed, with limited exceptions, to 

reduce the risk of COVID–19 

transmission. However, remote 

customer service will continue via email 

at the contact information cited above. 

The public is encouraged to submit 

comments via https://

www.regulations.gov or email, as there 

may be a delay in processing mail. Hand 

deliveries and couriers may be received 

by scheduled appointment only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyson P. Whitney, Director, 

Transparency and Accountability 

Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, Room 3027–S, Mail 

Stop 9011, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250; 202–720– 

8978, tyson.whitney@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35) and Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 

part 1320, this notice announces the 

intention of the USDA Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer to request the 

renewal of a currently approved 

information collection (OMB No. 0505– 

0025) associated with (1) 

Representations Regarding Felony 

Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status 

For Corporate Applicants and (2) 

Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction 

or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate 

Applicants. The assurance information 

collection is no longer used. 

Title: (1) Representations Regarding 

Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent 

Status For Corporate Clients and (2) 

Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction 

or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate 

Applicants (no longer used). 

OMB Number: 0505–0025. 

Expiration Date of Current Approval: 

June 30, 2022. 

Type of Request: Intent to extend and 

revise a currently approved information 

collection for three years. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) agencies and staff 

offices must comply with the 

restrictions set forth in sections 744 and 

745 of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2021, Public Law 116–260, as 

amended and/or subsequently enacted, 

hereinafter Public Law 116–260, which 

prevents agencies from doing business 

with corporations that (1) have been 

convicted of a felony criminal violation 

under Federal law within 24 months 

preceding the award and/or (2) have any 

unpaid Federal tax liability that has 

been assessed, for which all judicial 

administrative remedies have been 

exhausted or have lapsed, and that is 

not being paid in a timely manner 

pursuant to an agreement with the 

authority responsible for collecting the 

tax liability; unless the agency or staff 

office has considered suspension or 


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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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