Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Seafood Processors Response and Safety Block Grant Program Form and Instruction	Modified
Form AMS33 Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs Form and Instruction	Modified
AMS-71_Seafood.xls Supplementary Document	2022-03-24
Supporting Statement_SeafoodRenewalFinal.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-03-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248924	Seafood Processors Response and Safety Block Grant Program Form and Instruction	Modified
248923	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0329	ICR Reference No: 202203-0581-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-0581-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/29/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2022
Responses	485	485
Time Burden (Hours)	1,025	1,025
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Seafood Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide “grants and loans to small or midsized food processors or distributors, seafood processing facilities and processing vessels, farmers markets, producers, or other organizations to respond to coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 751 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
  

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 54419	10/01/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 17976	03/29/2022
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
Seafood Processors Response and Safety Block Grant Program	None	SPRS Narrative Submission
Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	AMS33, None, None, None, None, None	Notice of Award and Grant Agreement ,   AMS General Terms and Conditions ,   Amendment Request ,   Interim Performance Report Template ,   Final Performance Report Template ,   Request for Application

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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	485	485	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,025	1,025	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: $498,320

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: 03/29/2022

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