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Federal Register
Vol. 84, No. 49
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

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March 8, 2019.

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
required regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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 April 12, 2019
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
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

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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.

Total Burden Hours: 25.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Farm Service Agency
Title: Request for Special Priorities
Assistance (Agriculture Priorities and
Allocations System (APAS)).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0280.
Summary of Collection: The Request
for Special Priorities Assistance
(Agriculture Priorities and Allocations
System (APAS)) regulation is
promulgated in 7 CFR 789. This
information is used to support the
APAS managed by the United States
Department of Agriculture, Farm
Service Agency (FSA). The APAS is a
program that supports not only national
defense needs (such as food for combat
rations), but also emergency
preparedness initiatives by addressing
essential civilian needs (food and food
resources) through the placing of
priorities on contracts for items and
services or allocating resources, as
necessary and APAS regulation is in 7
CFR 789. Priorities contracts are
required to be given preference over
other respective contracts to ensure
timely delivery of an item that has been
deemed necessary only in times of
emergency or to promote the U.S.
national defense.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information collected on the AD–2102,
Request for Special Priorities Assistance
for Emergency Preparedness form is
used to grant a priority rating request on
contract(s) between the government and
private parties or between private
parties for the production or delivery of
food, food resources (including
livestock, feed and agriculture seed),
fertilizer, and farm equipment. Failure
to collect and maintain the data
collected on the form will limit or
eliminate USDA’s ability to prepare for,
respond to, and conduct emergency
recovery actions as a result of an actual
or impending hazard.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 7, 2019.

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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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 April 12, 2019
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
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

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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
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Rural Business Cooperative Service
Title: Intermediary Re-lending
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0021.
Summary of Collection: The objective
of the Intermediary Relending Program
(IRP) is to improve community facilities
and employment opportunities and
increase economic activity in rural areas
by financing business facilities and
community development. This purpose
is achieved through loans made by the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBS) to intermediaries that establish
programs for the purpose of providing
loans to ultimate recipients for business
facilities and community development.
The Community Economic
Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
9812(a), section 623(a)) provides for the
Secretary the authority to make loans to
nonprofit entities who will in turn
provide financial assistance to rural
businesses to improve business,
industry and employment opportunities
as well as provide a diversification of
the economy in rural areas.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information requested is necessary for
RBS to process applications in a
responsible manner, make prudent
credit and program decisions, and
effectively monitor the intermediaries’
activities to protect the Government’s
financial interest and ensure that funds
obtained from the Government are used
appropriately. Various forms are used to
include information to identify the
intermediary, describe the
intermediary’s experience and expertise,
describe how the intermediary will
operate its revolving loan fund, provide
for debt instruments, loan agreements,
and security, and other material
necessary for prudent credit decisions
and reasonable program monitoring.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number Of Respondents: 240.
Frequency Of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 24,820.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0045.
Summary of Collection: The Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–171, signed May 13,
2002) authorized the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to award grant funds to Agriculture
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Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorized
the program through 2018. The Centers
provide a demonstration program under
which agricultural producers are to be
provided with technical and business
development assistance enabling them
to establish businesses producing and
marketing value-added products. This
program is administered by Cooperative
Programs within USDA’s Rural
Development.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information is collected by Rural
Development State and Area office staff,
as delegated, from applicants and
grantees. Cooperative Programs uses the
collected information to confirm that
the applicant and use of funds meet the
eligibility requirements for the program
as well as to assess the quality of the
proposed project. Grantees are required
to submit financial status and
performance reports to confirm that
progress is being made toward achieving
the stated goals of the project. A final
report is submitted at the completion of
the grant agreement. Centers may be
non-profit corporations, for-profit
corporations, institutions of higher
learning, and consortia of the
aforementioned entities.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit Institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1053.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Rural Business Development
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0070.
Summary of Collection: Agricultural
Act of 2014, Public Law 113–79 (2014
Farm Bill) (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)), authorizes
the Rural Business Development Grant
(RBDG) program to facilitate the
development of small and emerging
private businesses, industries, and
related employment as well as
identifying and analyzing business
opportunities, establishing business
support centers, and providing training,
technical assistance, and planning for
improving the economy in rural
communities.
Need and Use of the Information: The
various forms and narrative
requirements contained within this
regulation are collected from applicants
who are public bodies and private
nonprofit organizations, and Indian
Tribes. This information is for
determining such factors as: (1)
eligibility; (2) the specific purposes for
which grant funds will be utilized; (3)
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accomplished; (4) who will be carrying
out the purposes for which the grant is
made; (5) project priority; (6) applicants’
experience in administering a rural
economic development program; (7)
employment improvement; and (8)
mitigation of economic distress of a
community through the creation or
salvation of jobs or emergency
situations.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, local, and
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 920.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 60,161.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 7, 2019.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (4) 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 April 12, 2019
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail

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