Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program Form and Instruction	New
Form AMS-20-3 Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs Form	New
Emergency Approval of New Information Collection-FINAL.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-01
AMS-71 LFPA.xlsx Supplementary Document	2021-09-01
Supplemental Statement Cooperative Agreements Grants Program-FINAL -10-6.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
249120	Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program Form and Instruction	New
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202108-0581-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 10/15/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/08/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	975	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,732	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2), which directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make loans and cooperative agreements and provide other assistance to maintain and improve food and agriculture supply chain resiliency. Program provisions are intended to use available funds to purchase healthy nutritious food from local, regional, and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers for distribution targeting underserved communities

Emergency Justfication: AMS believes this emergency clearance request shall be granted since the agency will not be able to reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures under the PRA because the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information that is necessary to administer the LFPA. If the emergency clearance is not granted, it is reasonably likely that implementation of the program will be postponed, subsequently delaying efforts to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency and effectively provide food to underserved communities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 1001(b)(4) Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 54420	10/01/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program	none, none, none	LFPA Project Narrative Form ,   LFPA Quarterly Report Form ,   Final Progress Report
Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	AMS-20-3, AMS-33, none, none, AMS-20-1	Amendment Request ,   Notice of Award ,   General Terms and Conditions ,   Request For Application ,   Corporative Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	975	0	0	975	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,732	0	0	4,732	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new IC

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,561,095

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/08/2021

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