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Notices Federal Register

583 

Vol. 90, No. 3 

Monday, January 6, 2025 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 February 5, 2025 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Evaluating the Interview 

Requirement for SNAP Certification. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS), part of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), is 

authorized to collect these data under 

Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition 

Act of 2008, as amended through Public 

Law 118–5, enacted June 3, 2023. The 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) is the foundation of the 

nation’s nutrition assistance safety net 

and is a core source of support to 

millions of Americans, particularly 

during economic downturns. To help 

States handle increased need and 

participation amid the health risks of 

the pandemic, the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) offered States a range of 

flexibilities which provided support to 

States administering the program and 

clients in the application process, 

including the option to waive the 

certification and recertification 

interview requirement. This allowed 

States to continue administering SNAP 

during the public health emergency 

with minimal client contact. FNS 

required States that waived the 

interview requirement to document 

their experiences processing cases 

without the interview. However, more 

rigorous evidence is needed to 

confidently understand the effects of 

waiving the interview requirement. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Evaluating the Interview Requirement 

for SNAP Certification study will collect 

information in five States to assess how 

eliminating interviews affects outcomes, 

including administrative efficiency, 

costs, benefit accuracy, and client 

access. The project will include a 

randomized control trial (RCT) to 

analyze the impacts of outcomes 

between those clients assigned to 

receive an interview (the regular 

interview process group) and those 

assigned to not receive an interview (the 

no-interview group). 

Description of Respondents: State and 

Local Governments, Businesses (Not-forprofit), and Individuals and 

Households. 

Number of Respondents: 494. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Once. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,807.33. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

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 

review and approval 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 February 5, 2025 

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. 


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584 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2025 / Notices 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Annual Survey of Farmer 

Cooperatives. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0007. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Business Cooperative Service (RBS) was 

mandated the responsibility to acquire 

and disseminate information pertaining 

to agricultural cooperatives under the 

Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926: 7 

U.S.C. 451–457 and Public Law 450. 

The primary objective of RBS is to 

promote understanding, use and 

development of the cooperative form of 

business as a viable option for 

enhancing the income of agricultural 

producers and other rural residents. The 

annual survey collects basic statistics on 

cooperative business volume, net 

income, members, financial status, 

employees, and other selected 

information to support RBS’ objective 

and role. RBS will use a variety of forms 

to collect information. 

Need and Use of the Information: RBS 

uses the information collected to 

summarize for program planning, 

evaluation service work and cooperative 

analysis and education. The information 

collected and published in the annual 

report on farmer cooperatives supports 

and enhances most of the major 

functions of RBS. By not collecting this 

information, the RBS would have 

difficulties in carrying out its policy on 

farmer cooperatives. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,035. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 806. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for 

Biobased Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0072. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or 

the Agency), a Rural Development 

agency of the United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), announced the 

availability of approximately $450 

million, under section 22003 of the 

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in 

competitive grants to eligible entities for 

activities designed to expand the sales 

and use of renewable fuels under the 

Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive 

Program (HBIIP). Cost-share grants of up 

to 75 percent of total eligible project 

costs, but not more than $5 million, are 

made available to assist transportation 

fueling facilities and fuel distribution 

facilities with converting to higher 

blend friendly status for ethanol (i.e., 

greater than 10 percent ethanol) and 

biodiesel (greater than 5 percent 

biodiesel) by sharing the costs related to 

the installation, and/or retrofitting, and/ 

or otherwise upgrading of fuel dispenser 

or pumps and related equipment, 

storage tank system components, and 

other required infrastructure. All 

applicants are responsible for expenses 

incurred in developing their 

applications. 

HBIIP is intended to encourage a more 

comprehensive approach to marketing 

higher blends biofuels by sharing the 

costs related to building out biofuelrelated infrastructure. To be eligible for 

this program, a project’s sole purpose 

must be to assist transportation fueling 

and biodiesel distribution facilities with 

converting to higher ethanol and 

biodiesel blend friendly status by 

sharing the costs related to the 

installation, and/or retrofitting, and/or 

otherwise upgrading of fuel storage, 

dispenser/pumps, related equipment, 

and infrastructure. An eligible project 

must conform to all applicable Federal, 

State and local regulatory requirements. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Pursuant to section 22003 of the 

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 

117–169), RBCS will collect information 

to determine whether participants meet 

the eligibility requirements to be a 

recipient of grant funds, project 

eligibility, conduct the technical 

evaluation, calculate a priority score, 

rank and compete the application, as 

applicable, in order to be considered. 

Lack of adequate information to make 

the determination could result in the 

improper administration and 

appropriation of Federal grant funds. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 641. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other (once). 

Total Burden Hours: 84,177. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[DOCKET #: RBS–X24BUSINESS–0016] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 

Rural Business Development Grant 

Program To Provide Technical 

Assistance for Rural Transportation 

Systems for Fiscal Year 2025 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), 

a Rural Development (RD) agency of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), is issuing this notice to invite 

applications for grants to provide 

technical assistance for passenger Rural 

Transportation (RT) systems under the 

Rural Business Development Grant 

(RBDG) program and the terms for such 

funding. Grant funds will provide 

technical assistance for RT systems 

including designated funds to provide 

technical assistance to RT systems 

operating within Tribal lands of 

Federally Recognized Native American 

Tribes (FRNAT) (collectively 

‘‘Programs’’). This notice is being issued 

in order to allow applicants sufficient 

time to leverage financing, prepare and 

submit their applications, and give the 

Agency time to process applications 

within fiscal year (FY) 2025. Based on 

FY 2024 appropriated funding, the 

Agency estimates that approximately 

$750,000 will be made available for FY 

2025. Successful applications will be 

selected by the Agency for funding and 

subsequently awarded to the extent that 

funding may ultimately be made 

available through appropriations. All 

applicants are responsible for any 

expenses incurred in developing their 

applications. 

DATES: Completed applications may be 

submitted in paper or electronic format 

and must be received in the USDA RD 

State Office no later than 4:30 p.m. 

(local time) on April 7, 2025, to be 

eligible for FY 2025 grant funding. 

Applications received after the deadline 

will be ineligible for funding. 

ADDRESSES: This funding announcement 

will also be announced on Grants.gov. 

Applications must be submitted to the 

USDA RD State Office where the Project 

is located. A list of the USDA RD State 

Office contacts can be found at: 

rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Mason at cindy.mason@usda.gov, 

Business Loan and Grant Analyst, 

Program Management Division, RBCS, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Mail Stop 3226, Room 5160-South, 

Washington, DC 20250–3226, or call 

202–720–1400. 

For further information on submitting 

program applications under this notice, 

please contact the USDA RD office for 

the State in which the applicant is 

located. A list of USDA RD Office 

contacts is provided at the following 

link: rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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