Notice of New Information Collection

Resumen

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBCS or Agency), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, requested that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) conduct an emergency review by September 27, 2022, of a new information collection package for the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP). In addition to the emergency clearance, the regular clearance process is hereby being initiated to provide the public with the opportunity to comment under a full comment period, as the Agency intends to request regular approval from OMB for this information collection. FPEP will support new and expanded supplies of fertilizer and nutrient alternatives that play the same role as fertilizer to United States farmers as a key input necessary for production of agricultural commodities.