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OMB Control No: 0570-0080	ICR Reference No: 202205-0570-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/20/2022
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/18/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/18/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 44 USC 3507(j)(2) as amended and 5 CFR 1320.13, this information collection is approved as an emergency clearance. If the Agency decides to continue use of the collection past the approved emergency clearance time period, it must resubmit an ICR to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	6 Months From Approved
Responses	1,320	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,388	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: MPILP will expand access to financing for meat and poultry processing in the near term and will build financing capacity longer term as well as facilitate access to affordable capital to address the ongoing need for meat and poultry processing enterprises in America’s rural and urban communities. In addition, the Agency highlights the importance of strengthening resiliency of the meat and poultry processing sector and the broader food supply chain, including through addressing current supply chain related disruptions.

Emergency Justfication: An emergency clearance approval for this information collection is formally requested due to the need to effectively implement the program as quickly as possible to begin to increase the funds available to lenders to increase capacity for meat and poultry processing. Increasing capacity will help create a more diverse and secure U.S. food supply chain. Concentration within the meat and poultry sector had a disastrous effect on worker safety, producers' livelihood, and product availability at the height of the pandemic in 2020. This concentration must be addressed in order to avoid future disruptions and further price increases. Furthermore, MPILP is a key plank of the Biden-⁠Harris Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain . On January 3, 2022, President Biden and Secretary Vilsack appeared together to announce the Action Plan, which is an important priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. To meet pressing needs, USDA and the White House agreed to an ambitious timeline, which has been shared publicly, for launch of MPILP and related programs to increase the capacity of the meat and poultry processing sector. This cannot be achieved without emergency review and approval.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 751 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,320	1,320
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,388	4,388
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program is a new program.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,383,878

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Susan Woolard 202 720-9631 susan.woolard@usda.gov

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