Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance

Docket Number: AMS-TM-21-0021
Comments Due: June 7, 2021

Summary

This notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct a new collection for surveys conducted by the Transportation and Marketing Program Marketing Services Division funded through cooperative agreements with various cooperators (other Federal agencies, State governments, land grant universities, and other organizations). AMS works with universities and other entities to research market access issues related to local and regional food systems. Surveys are a vital tool to help determine where to focus our research, as well as where we should encourage or initiate original research to support the sector. This generic clearance will allow AMS to conduct surveys with cooperating institutions in a timely manner.

Submit Comments

Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning this notice. Comments should be submitted online at www.regulations.gov or mailed to La Tasha Thomas, Marketing Services Division, Transportation and Marketing Program, AMS, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 1090 South Building, AG STOP 0269, Washington, DC 20250-0269. All comments should be identified with the docket number (AMS-TM-21-0021), the date, and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received will be posted without change, including any personal information provided, online at http://www.regulations.gov.

Contact

La Tasha Thomas, Marketing Services Division, Transportation and Marketing Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 1090 South Building, AG STOP 0269, Washington, DC 20250-0269; Tel. 202-720-8317. Comments should reference Docket No. AMS-TM-21-0021.

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