This regulation promulgates the
policies and procedures for awarding competitive grants to assist
eligible organizations and institutions to provide outreach,
training, and technical assistance to members of small, limited
resource, economically/ socially disadvantaged groups to own and
operate farms and ranches and to participate in agricultural
programs. Grants are awarded to community-based organizations;
land-grant institutions (1890, 1862, 1994), including Tuskegee
University, Indian tribal community colleges, and Alaska native
cooperative colleges; Hispanic-serving post-secondary educational
institutions; and....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.