Information Collection Requirements Under OMB Review

Regs.gov: Department of Agriculture

Published April 3rd, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has submitted the Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production Grant Program information collection (OMB Control No. 0578-0032) to OMB for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection covers grant eligibility determinations for urban agriculture projects targeting local food access in underserved areas, with approximately 100 farm respondents and 300 total burden hours. The 30-day public comment period closes May 6, 2026.

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USDA has submitted NRCS's Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production Grant Program information collection to OMB for review. The program, authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill, provides competitive grants to local governments, school districts, and tribal communities to develop urban agriculture and improve access to fresh foods in areas with limited availability. The collection involves semi-annual reporting to verify grant recipient eligibility.

Public comments on this information collection are requested by May 6, 2026. Interested parties may submit comments via www.reginfo.gov under "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments." No new compliance obligations are being imposed; this notice seeks feedback on an existing collection currently approved under OMB Control No. 0578-0032.

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The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding: whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments regarding this information collection received by May 6, 2026. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using
the search function.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently
valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that
such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

Natural Resources and Conservation Service

Title: Reinstatement: Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production Grant Program.

OMB Control Number: 0578-0032.

Summary of Collection: The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill, Pub. L. 115-334) authorized the Farm Production and Conservation
(FPAC) mission area and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to award competitive grants to local units of government,
school districts, and tribal communities to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production with the
goal of improving access to local foods in areas where access to fresh, healthy food is limited or unavailable.

Need and Use of the Information: The information is utilized by NRCS to determine whether participants meet the eligibility requirements to be a recipient
of grant funds. Lack of adequate information to make the determination could result in the improper administration and appropriation
of Federal grant funds.

Description of Respondents: Farms.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Semi-annually.

Total Burden Hours: 300.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2026-06591 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-P