Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Final Progress Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
LFPA Quarterly Report Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
LFPA Project Narrative Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form AMS-20-1 Corporative Agreement	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Request For Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
General Terms and Conditions	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form AMS-33 Notice of Award	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form AMS-20-3 Amendment Request	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form AMS-20-3 Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
AMS-71 LFPA final.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-21	Repair queued
AMS-71 LFPA final.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-21	Repair queued
Supplemental Statement Cooperative Agreements Grants Program-FINAL -12-15.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-01-21	Repair queued
Supplemental Statement Cooperative Agreements Grants Program-FINAL -12-15.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-01-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
249120	Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	Final Progress Report
249120	Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	LFPA Quarterly Report Form
249120	Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	LFPA Project Narrative Form
249120	Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program	Form and Instruction	Modified
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Unchanged	Corporative Agreement
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Request For Application
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Unchanged	General Terms and Conditions
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Notice of Award
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Unchanged	Amendment Request
249113	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0330	ICR Reference No: 202201-0581-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-0581-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/21/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	975	0	975
Time Burden (Hours)	4,732	0	4,732
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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

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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
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 4191	01/27/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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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

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	Total Approved	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	975	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,732	4,732	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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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: 01/27/2022

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