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,....
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.