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Estimated Number of Respondents: 63
per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 55 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Respondents: 55,029 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the
Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at Dacia.Rogers@usda.gov.
Request for Comments: Send
comments regarding (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including
validity of the methodology and
assumption used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be available without change, including
any personal information provided, for
inspection online at http://
www.regulations.gov and at the mail
address listed above between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
Comments will be summarized and
included in the submission for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Persons with disabilities who require
an alternative means for communication
of information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact FASReasonableAccommodation@usda.gov
or Angela Ubrey (Workforce Relations,
202–772–4836).
Robert Ibarra,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
Clay Hamilton,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity Credit Corporation
Notice of Request for Extension of
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service
and Commodity Credit Corporation,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Foreign
Agricultural Service’s (FAS) intention to
request on behalf of the Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) an extension
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for a currently approved
information collection process in
support of the Technical Assistance for
Specialty Crops (TASC) program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 17, 2022 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0551–0038, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. This portal
enables respondents to enter short
comments or attach a file containing
lengthier comments.
• Email: PODadmin@usda.gov.
Include OMB Control Number 0551–
0038 in the subject line of the message.
• Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery:
Curt Alt, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 6512, Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency names and
OMB Control Number for this notice.
All comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt
Alt, 202 720–4327, Podadmin@
usda.gov.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Technical Assistance for
Specialty Crops.
OMB Number: 0551–0038.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2022.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: This information is needed
to administer CCC’s TASC program. The

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information will be gathered from
applicants desiring to receive grants
under the program to determine the
viability of the request for funds.
Regulations governing the program
appear at 7 CFR part 1487 and are
available on the Foreign Agricultural
Service’s website.
Estimate of Burden: The agency
estimates that the public reporting
burden for the associated collection of
information averages 32 hours per
respondent.
Respondents: U.S. government
agencies, State government agencies,
non-profit trade associations,
universities, agricultural cooperatives,
and private companies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 32
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,600 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the
Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at Dacia.Rogers@usda.gov.
Request for Comments: Send
comments regarding (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including
validity of the methodology and
assumption used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be available without change, including
any personal information provided, for
inspection online at http://
www.regulations.gov and at the mail
address listed above between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
Comments will be summarized and
included in the submission for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Persons with disabilities who require
an alternative means for communication
of information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact FASReasonableAccommodation@usda.gov

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or Angela Ubrey (Workforce Relations,
202–772–4836).
Robert Ibarra,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
Clay Hamilton,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
[Docket No. NRCS–2021–0005]

Proposed Revisions to the National
Handbook of Conservation Practices
for the Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:

The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) is giving
notice that it intends to issue a series of
revised conservation practice standards
in the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is
also giving the public an opportunity to
provide comments on specified
conservation practice standards in
NHCP.

SUMMARY:

We will consider comments that
we receive by June 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments in response to this notice.
You may submit your comments
through one of the methods below:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and search
for docket ID NRCS–2021–0005. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments; or
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Mr. Clarence
Prestwich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering
Division, NRCS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, South Building,
Room 4636, Washington, DC 20250. In
your comment, please specify the
docket ID NRCS–2021–0005.
All comments received will be made
publicly available on http://
www.regulations.gov.
The copies of the proposed revised
standards are available through http://
www.regulations.gov by accessing
Docket No. NRCS–2021–0005.
Alternatively, the proposed revised
standards can be downloaded or printed
from http://go.usa.gov/TXye.

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Mr.
Clarence Prestwich; telephone: (202)
720–2972; email: clarence.prestwich@
usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for
communication should contact the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Background
NRCS plans to revise the conservation
practice standards in the NHCP. This
notice provides an overview of the
planned changes and gives the public an
opportunity to offer comments on the
specific conservation practice standards
and NRCS’s proposed changes.
NRCS State Conservationists who
choose to adopt these practices in their
States will incorporate these practices
into the respective electronic Field
Office Technical Guide. These practices
may be used in conservation systems
that treat highly erodible land (HEL) or
on land determined to be a wetland.
Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
requires NRCS to make available for
public review and comment all
proposed revisions to conservation
practice standards used to carry out HEL
and wetland provisions of the law.
Revisions to the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices
The amount of the proposed changes
varies considerably for each of the
conservation practice standards
addressed in this notice. To fully
understand the proposed changes,
individuals are encouraged to compare
these changes with each standard’s
current version, which can be found at:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/cp/
ncps/?cid=nrcs143_026849.
NRCS is requesting comments on the
following conservation practice
standards:
• Aquatic Organism Passage (Code
396);
• Clearing and Snagging (Code 326);
• Constructed Wetland (Code 656);
• Dike and Levee (Code 356);
• Diversion (Code 362);
• Feed Management (Code 592);
• Firebreak (Code 394);
• Forest Stand Improvement (Code
666);
• Fuel Break (Code 383);
• Hillside Ditch (Code 423);
• Range Planting (Code 550); and
• Soil Carbon Amendment (Code
336).
The following are highlights of some
of the proposed changes to each
standard:
Aquatic Organism Passage (Code
396): Revisions have been made to

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clarify the diÄerences between the
biological and ecological requirements
versus the engineering structural design
elements. The Criteria section has been
reorganized into subsections that list
application criteria for speciÉc barrier
situations. References have been
updated and minor revisions were made
for clarity and readability.
Clearing and Snagging (Code 326):
The definition has been changed to
clarify that the term stream includes
channels. The purposes have been
reworded to better clarify the resource
concerns being addressed by the
standard. Changes have been made in
the Criteria section to the capacity
analysis to add flexibility for emergency
work and to clarify hazardous materials
such as propane tanks and car bodies for
debris disposal.
Costructed Wetland (Code 656):
Changes were made to the Purposes and
Conditions Where Practice Applies
section of the standard to clarify that the
practice can be used to treat tile
drainage outflow. References were
added and the formatting and writing
style were updated to meet current
agency requirements. Minor revisions
were made for clarity and readability.
Dike and Levee (Code 356): This
revision retitles CPS 356 from Dike to
Dike and Levee to allow distinction
between dikes and levees. A clear
distinction is drawn between what is a
dike and what is a levee based on
purpose and levee hazard potential.
This distinction is necessary to align
with the definition of a levee used by
other Federal agencies. Potential future
revisions include splitting this standard
into two separate standards after
National Levee Safety Guidelines are
developed, but the timeframe for that is
currently unknown.
Diversion (Code 362): Formatting and
writing style were updated to meet
current agency requirements. The
purposes were consolidated from nine
statements to three statements. In the
Criteria section, the subsection for cross
section would provide additional
protection for sensitive sites and
vegetative establishment subsection
changes would clarify non-vegetated
diversions are allowable. The
Considerations section addressing
potential wetland impacts was
expanded to include subsurface seepage
and to address the potential water
quality impacts of concentrating flows.
Feed Management (Code 592):
Multiple changes and additions would
be made throughout the standard to
meet current agency requirements and
language updated to improve clarity.
The purpose for Air Quality was
expanded to include ammonia, volatile

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