[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64298-64299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26812]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 12, 2011.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding
(a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or fax (202)
395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop
7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these information
collections are best assured of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1901-E, Civil Rights Compliance Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0018.
Summary of Collection: Rural Development (RD) is required to
provide Federal financial assistance through its farmer, housing, and
community and business programs on an equal opportunity basis. The laws
implemented in 7 CFR part 1901-E, require the recipients of Rural
Development`s Federal financial assistance to collect various types of
information by race, color, and national origin.
Need and Use of the Information: RD will use the information to
monitor a recipient's compliance with the civil rights laws, and to
determine whether or not service and benefits are being provided to
beneficiaries on an equal opportunity basis. This information is made
available to USDA officials, officials of other Federal agencies and to
Congress for reporting purposes. Without the required information, RD
and its recipient will lack the necessary documentation to demonstrate
that their programs are being administered in a nondiscriminatory
manner and in full compliance with the civil rights laws.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; not-for-
profit institutions; business or other for-profit; farms; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 27,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 560,276.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-26812 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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