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SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to seek approval to conduct a 

new information collection to gather 

data related to the use of agroforestry 

practices. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 2, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535– 

NEW, by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Agroforestry Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to create a new information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The survey will collect data 

whether the operator uses any of five 

agroforestry practices typically used for 

conservation: Windbreaks, Silvopasture, 

Riparian Forest Buffers, Alley Cropping, 

as well as Forest Farming & Multi-story 

Cropping. 

Windbreaks are linear plantings of 

trees and shrubs designed to provide 

economic, environmental and 

community benefits. The primary 

purpose of most windbreaks is to slow 

the wind which creates a more 

beneficial condition for soils, crops, 

livestock, wildlife and people. 

Silvopasture is the deliberate 

integration of trees and grazing livestock 

operations on the same land. These 

systems are intensively managed for 

both forest products and forage, 

providing both short- and long-term 

income sources. 

A riparian forest buffer is an area 

adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland 

that contains a combination of trees, 

shrubs, and/or other perennial plants 

and is managed differently from the 

surrounding landscape, primarily to 

provide conservation benefits. 

Forest farming is the cultivation of 

high-value crops under the protection of 

a managed tree canopy. In some parts of 

the world, this is called multi-story 

cropping and when used on a small 

scale in the tropics it is sometimes 

called home gardening. 

Alley cropping is defined as the 

planting of rows of trees and/or shrubs 

to create alleys within which 

agricultural or horticultural crops are 

produced. The trees may include 

valuable hardwood veneer or lumber 

species; fruit, nut or other specialty crop 

trees/shrubs; or desirable softwood 

species for wood fiber production. 

NASS would plan and conduct the 

survey and deliver access to a dataset or 

responses to approved staff from USDAForestry Service, who will publish the 

results of the survey. This project is 

conducted as a cooperative effort with 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Forestry Service—National Agroforestry 

Center. Funding for this survey is being 

provided by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s Forestry Service—National 

Agroforestry Center. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under authority of 7 U.S.C. 

2204(a). Individually identifiable data 

collected under this authority are 

governed by Section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 

U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to 

afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by 

respondents. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113, 

44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 

5 CFR part 1320. 

NASS also complies with OMB 

Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33362. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 50 minutes per 

response. NASS plans to mail out 

publicity materials with the 

questionnaires to inform respondents of 

the importance of this survey. NASS 

will also use a single mailing and 

internet data collection tools, followed 

up with phone and limited personal 

enumeration of non-respondents to 

increase response rates and to minimize 

data collection costs. 

Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers 

who reported using agroforestry 

practices on the 2017 Census of 

Agriculture. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11,800. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 9,500 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) 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; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological, or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, May 20, 2021. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11537 Filed 6–1–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of Partnerships and Public 

Engagement 

Advisory Committee on Minority 

Farmers; Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Partnerships and 

Public Engagement, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of conference call 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Department of 

Agriculture and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), that a public 

teleconference of the Advisory 

Committee on Minority Farmers 

(ACMF) will be held to discuss USDA 

outreach, technical assistance, and 

capacity building for and with minority 

farmers; the implementation of the 

Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran 

Farmer and Rancher Grant Program 

(2501 Program); and methods of 


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maximizing the participation of 

minority farmers and ranchers in the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture; and to 

plan mechanisms for best providing 

advice to the Secretary on the issues 

outlined above. 

DATES: The public portion of the 

conference call will be held on 

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 3:00–3:45 

p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). 

Public Call-In Information 

The conference begins at 1:00 p.m. 

Central Time on June 9, 2021; you may 

join the conference 10 minutes prior. 

Step 1: Dial into the conference. 

Dial-in: 888–251–2949 or 215–861– 

0694. 

Access Code: 5416488#. 

Need an international dial-in number? 

Step 2: Join the conference on your 

computer. 

Entry Link: https://ems8.intellor.com/ 

login/838969. 

When you access the entry link above, 

you will be provided a choice—to 

install the WebEx plug-in for your 

preferred browser or to join the web 

conference using a temporary path. 

Either option is acceptable. 

Need technical assistance? 

Audio Connection: 1–888–796–6118. 

WebEx Connection: 1–888–793–6118. 

Public Comments: Written comments 

for the Committee’s consideration may 

be submitted to email: ACMF@usda.gov. 

Written comments must be received by 

June 8th, 2021. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: General information about the 

ACMF as well as any updates 

concerning the meeting announced in 

this notice, may be found on the ACMF 

website at https://www.usda.gov/ 

partnerships/advisory-committee-onminority-farmers. 

Accessibility: USDA is committed to 

ensuring that all persons are included in 

our programs and events. If you are a 

person with a disability and require 

reasonable accommodations to 

participate in this meeting Please 

contact Eston Williams at 

Eston.Williams@usda.gov or (202) 596– 

0226. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General information about the 

committee can also be found at https:// 

www.usda.gov/partnerships/advisorycommittee-on-minority-farmers. Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

information concerning this public 

meeting may contact Eston Williams, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at 

Eston.Williams@usda.gov or at (202) 

596–0226. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee was 

established in the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture pursuant to section 14008 of 

the Food Conservation and Energy Act 

of 2008, Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 

1651, 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2279). 

The Committee works in the interest 

of the public to ensure socially 

disadvantaged farmers have equal 

access to USDA programs. The 

Committee advises the Secretary on the 

implementation of section 2501 of the 

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

Trade Act of 1990; methods of 

maximizing the participation of 

minority farmers and ranchers in U.S. 

Department of Agriculture programs; 

and civil rights activities within the 

Department, as such activities relate to 

participants in such programs. 

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11595 Filed 6–1–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Risk Management Agency 

Notice of Funding Availability; 

Pandemic Cover Crop Program 

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, and Risk Management 

Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notification of funding 

availability. 

SUMMARY: The Risk Management 

Agency (RMA), on behalf of the Federal 

Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), is 

announcing the availability of funding 

under the Pandemic Cover Crop 

Program (PCCP) to help agricultural 

producers impacted by the effects of the 

COVID–19 outbreak. Given cover crop 

cultivation requires sustained, long-term 

investments to improve soil health and 

gain other agronomic benefits, the 

economic challenges due to the 

pandemic made maintaining cover 

cropping systems financially 

challenging for many producers. For the 

2021 crop year, PCCP premium support 

is available to eligible producers for 

eligible insured acres on a spring crop 

insurance policy on which the producer 

planted a qualifying cover crop during 

the 2021 crop year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Zanoni, Senior Underwriter, 

david.zanoni@usda.gov, 816–926–6142. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This notice of funding availability 

specifies the terms and conditions of 

PCCP. PCCP provides premium support 

to eligible producers who planted and 

reported to Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

a qualifying cover crop on acreage 

insured under a spring crop insurance 

policy during the 2021 crop year. Funds 

from Division N of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, (Pub. L. 116– 

260) will be used for this notice of 

funding availability. 

Definitions 

Approved Insurance Provider (AIP) 

means a legal entity that has entered 

into a reinsurance agreement with FCIC 

for the applicable reinsurance year and 

is authorized to sell and service policies 

or plans of insurance under the Federal 

Crop Insurance Act. 

Crop insurance policy means an 

insurance policy reinsured by FCIC 

under the provisions of the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act, as amended. It does not 

include private plans of insurance. 

Crop year means the period within 

which the insured crop is normally 

grown and is designated by the calendar 

year in which the insured crop is 

normally harvested. 

Eligible insured acres means insured 

acres on which the producer planted a 

qualifying cover crop during the 2021 

crop year, as reported on the CLU(s) to 

FSA via a completed and signed Form 

578-Report of Acreage on or before June 

15, 2021, which may be prior to FSA’s 

acreage reporting date, and reported the 

same CLU(s) on their crop insurance 

acreage report by the applicable Federal 

crop insurance acreage reporting date 

for a 2021 crop year spring crop 

insurance policy. 

Eligible producer means a producer 

meeting all of the eligibility 

requirements for PCCP. 

FCIC means the Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation, a wholly owned 

Government Corporation of USDA that 

administers the Federal crop insurance 

program. 

FSA means the Farm Service Agency, 

USDA. 

FSA Common Land Unit (CLU) means 

the smallest unit of land that has a 

permanent, contiguous boundary, 

common land cover and land 

management, common owner, and 

common producer association. 

Insured crop means a crop for which 

the participant has purchased a crop 

insurance policy from an AIP. 


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