Farm Service Agency (FSA) is
administering STRP assistance on behalf of the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC). CCC is funding the program payments. The Notices
of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be issued to announce the
eligible commodities and payment rates for seafood.
This emergency request
is necessary for FSA to implement STRP because we could not comply
with the normal clearance procedures under the Paperwork Reduction
Act because United States (U.S.) commercial fishermen are suffering
market losses and facing additional significant marketing costs due
to adverse retaliatory tariffs imposed by foreign governments on
seafood caught in U.S. waters, and the President’s memorandum on
protecting the United States seafood industry, issued on June 24,
2020, authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to provide funding
within 60 days of the date of the memorandum to assist fishermen in
the same manner as was done for producers under MFP for
agricultural products impacted by retaliatory tariffs. USDA will
use funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act
under sections 5(b), (d), and (e) to provide assistance to the
eligible fishermen.
US Code:
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USC 714c Name of Law: Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act
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:
(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;
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.