In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a six-month emergency approval of the following information collection: ICR 0578-NEW, Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Cooperative Agreement Program. The requested approval would enable NRCS to carry out pilot projects under which local units of government, schools, and tribal communities enter into cooperative agreements to develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal composting plans and food waste reduction plans.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Title: Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 0578-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is requesting emergency clearance and review through 5 CFR 1320.13 for a new information collection for the NRCS is using CFWR funds provided by the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2) to assist local units of government, schools, and tribal communities in implementing projects that help their communities generate compost, improve soil quality, and reduce food waste.
Dated: March 29, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06952 Filed 4-1-22; 8:45 am]
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