[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 48801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20095]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).
    Title: Revolving Loan Fund Reporting and Compliance Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0095.
    Form Number(s): ED-209, ED-209I.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 617.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours for ED-209; and 45 minutes for 
ED-209I.
    Burden Hours: 2,699.
    Needs and Uses: The collected information will be used by EDA 
personnel to monitor the compliance of Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) 
grantees with legal and programmatic requirements, and to ensure that 
EDA exercises adequate fiduciary responsibility over its portfolio. The 
revision involves a change in reporting including 100% electronic 
collection, elimination of two paper forms and combining into one 
electronic form, and other refinements to ease the burden of reporting.
    Affected Public: Recipients of EDA RLF grants.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167, or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: August 3, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20095 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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