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Notices Federal Register

42138 

Vol. 87, No. 134 

Thursday, July 14, 2022 

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 August 15, 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: Food Supply Chain Guaranteed 

Loan Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0077. 

Summary of Collection: Section 1001 

of the American Recovery Act of 2021, 

Public Law 117–2 provided funding for 

fiscal year 2022 (FY22) to the Secretary 

of Agriculture to provide assistance to 

maintain and improve food and 

agricultural supply chain resiliency. 

The purpose of the Food Supply 

Chain (FSC) Guaranteed loan is to make 

funds available to qualified applicants 

and projects to facilitate financing for 

the start-up or expansion of activities in 

the middle of the food supply chain, 

particularly the aggregation, processing, 

manufacturing, storing, transporting, 

wholesaling, or distribution of food, to 

increase capacity and help create a more 

resilient, diverse, and secure U.S. food 

supply chain. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Lenders wishing to apply for an FSC 

guarantee must submit applications 

with specified forms, proposals, 

certifications, and agreements to the 

Agency electronically through the FSC 

online application system. Lenders that 

receive FSC guarantees are also required 

to provide financial information and 

annual reports to the Agency to ensure 

that borrowers and projects remain 

viable. 

The information provided will be 

used to determine applicant and project 

eligibility and to ensure that projects 

meet program goals and are for 

authorized purposes. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits; Farms; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 250. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,227. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Rural Energy Pilot Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0078. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(Pub. L. 116–260) appropriated $10 

million to remain available until 

expended for the Secretary of 

Agriculture to carry out a pilot program 

to provide financial assistance for rural 

communities to further develop 

renewable energy. 

The Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service (Agency) announced the 

availability of up to $10 million in 

competitive grants awarded to Rural 

Energy Community Partnerships to 

further develop renewable energy to 

help meet our nation’s energy needs and 

combat climate change while 

prioritizing environmental justice, racial 

equity, and economic opportunity. 

Cost-share grants of up to 80 percent 

of total eligible project costs but not 

more than $2 million were made 

available to assist eligible entities with 

planning, installing, equipping, and 

maintaining community scale 

distributed/renewable energy 

technologies/systems/resources. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

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. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically using the Governmentwide www.grants.gov website. No other 

form of application will be accepted. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits; Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,622. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15028 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Food Distribution Program: Value of 

Donated Foods From July 1, 2022 

Through June 30, 2023 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

national average value of donated foods 


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or, where applicable, cash in lieu of 

donated foods, to be provided in school 

year 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 

2023) for each lunch served by schools 

participating in the National School 

Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each 

lunch and supper served by institutions 

participating in the Child and Adult 

Care Food Program (CACFP). 

DATES: Effective date: July 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica Antonson, Branch Chief, Policy 

Branch, Food Distribution Division, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1320 

Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, 

or telephone (703) 305–2680. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

programs are located in the Assistance 

Listings under Nos. 10.555 and 10.558 

and are subject to the provisions of 

Executive Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part 

3015, subpart V, and final rule related 

notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 

24, 1983.) 

This notice imposes no new reporting 

or recordkeeping provisions that are 

subject to Office of Management and 

Budget review in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3507). This action is not a rule 

as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) and thus is 

exempt from the provisions of that Act. 

This notice was reviewed by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq.), the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs designated this rule 

as not a major rule, as defined by 5 

U.S.C. 804(2). 

National Average Minimum Value of 

Donated Foods for the Period July 1, 

2022 Through June 30, 2023 

This notice implements mandatory 

provisions of sections 6(c) and 

17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (the Act) (42 

U.S.C. 1755(c) and 1766(h)(1)(B)). 

Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Act establishes 

the national average value of donated 

food assistance to be given to States for 

each lunch served in the NSLP at 11.00 

cents per meal. Pursuant to section 

6(c)(1)(B), this amount is subject to 

annual adjustments on July 1 of each 

year to reflect changes in a three-month 

average value of the Producer Price 

Index for Foods Used in Schools and 

Institutions for March, April, and May 

each year (Price Index). Section 

17(h)(1)(B) of the Act provides that the 

same value of donated foods (or cash in 

lieu of donated foods) for school 

lunches shall also be established for 

lunches and suppers served in the 

CACFP. Notice is hereby given that the 

national average minimum value of 

donated foods, or cash in lieu thereof, 

per lunch under the NSLP (7 CFR part 

210) and per lunch and supper under 

the CACFP (7 CFR part 226) shall be 

30.00 cents for the period July 1, 2022 

through June 30, 2023. 

The Price Index is computed using 

five major food components in the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer 

Price Index (cereal and bakery products; 

meats, poultry, and fish; dairy; 

processed fruits and vegetables; and fats 

and oils). Each component is weighted 

using the relative weight as determined 

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 

value of food assistance is adjusted each 

July 1 by the annual percentage change 

in a three-month average value of the 

Price Index for March, April, and May 

each year. The three-month average of 

the Price Index increased by 15.50 

percent from 227.26 for March, April, 

and May of 2021, as previously 

published in the Federal Register, to 

262.50 for the same three months in 

2022. When computed on the basis of 

unrounded data and rounded to the 

nearest one-quarter cent, the resulting 

national average for the period July 1, 

2022 through June 30, 2023 will be 

30.00 cents per meal. This is an increase 

of four (4) cents from the school year 

2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 

2022) rate. 

Authority: Sections 6(c)(1)(A) and (B), 

6(e)(1), and 17(h)(1)(B) of the Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

U.S.C. 1755(c)(1)(A) and (B) and (e)(1), 

and 1766(h)(1)(B)). 

Cynthia Long, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14994 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–22–TELECOM–0043] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Advance and Disbursement 

of Funds—Telecommunications; OMB 

Control No.: 0572–0023 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Utilities Service 

announces its’ intention to request an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection and invites 

comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 12, 2022 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and, in the lower 

‘‘Search Regulations and Federal 

Actions’’ box, select ‘‘Rural Utilities 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select ‘‘RUS–22– 

TELECOM–0043’’ to submit or view 

public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘User Tips’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin M. Jones, Management Analyst, 

Rural Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, South Building, Washington, DC 

20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 772– 

1172. Email: robin.m.jones@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the 

following information collection that 

Rural Utilities Service is submitting to 

OMB as extension to an existing 

collection with Agency adjustment. 

Title: Advance and Disbursement of 

Funds—Telecommunications. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0023. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2022. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

38. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 15. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 571. 


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