Information Collection Request; Request for Special Priorities Assistance

Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, USDA.

Notice; request for comments.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC-BC) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved information collection request associated with the Request for Special Priorities Assistance. The information collection established by the Agriculture Priorities and Allocations System (APAS) regulation is necessary for the program applicant (person) to request prioritizing of a contract above all other contracts. The purpose of the priority rating is to obtain item(s) in support of national defense programs that they are not able to obtain in time through normal market channels.

We will consider comments that we receive by August 4, 2025.

We invite you to submit comments on the notice. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to: www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID FPAC-2025-0002. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail, Hand-Delivery, or Courier: Donald Butler, USDA/FPAC/HSD, 1400 Independence Ave., Washington, DC 20250.

You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may be requested by contacting Donald Butler.