USDA Farm Service Agency: Emergency Relief Program (ERP) 2022 Information Collection Request Correction

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) published a correction notice in the Federal Register on March 23, 2026, addressing an administrative error in a previously published document from March 9, 2026. The original notice sought public comments on proposed revisions to an already-approved information collection associated with the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) 2022, a federal program designed to provide financial assistance to agricultural producers affected by qualifying natural disasters. The March 9 document was incomplete — it omitted two critical pieces of information: the deadline by which public comments must be submitted, and the addresses (mailing and/or electronic) to which those comments should be directed. The correction notice supplies these missing details, allowing interested parties to properly participate in the public comment process. The Emergency Relief Program 2022 targets farmers and ranchers who suffered losses due to natural disasters and weather events in 2022. The information collection revision likely pertains to updating or streamlining the forms and data FSA collects from applicants when they apply for or certify eligibility for ERP benefits. This is a procedural administrative correction and does not alter the substance of the ERP 2022 program itself, its eligibility criteria, or its benefit structure. Its practical effect is to restore the legally required public comment opportunity that was inadvertently omitted from the original notice.

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