[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 26613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10785]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) 
intention to request an extension for a currently approved information 
collection in support of the program at 7 CFR part 4284, Subpart F, 
Rural Cooperative Development Grant program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 8, 2013 to be 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chadwick O. Parker, Deputy 
Administrator, Cooperative Programs, Rural Development, USDA, STOP 
3252, Room 4016-South, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-3252. Telephone: (202) 720-7558, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Rural Cooperative Development Grants.
    OMB Number: 0570-0006.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2013.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Rural Cooperative Development Grant program applicants 
must provide required information to demonstrate eligibility for the 
program and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Grantees 
are required to provide progress reports for the duration of the grant 
agreement to ensure continued compliance and to measure the success of 
the program.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 30 hours per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 73
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1
    Estimated Number of Responses: 295
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 8,911 hours
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-0042.

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of RBS functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of RBS' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (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. Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and 
Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Stop 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 
20250. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in 
the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: April 29, 2013.
Lillian Salerno,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-10785 Filed 5-6-13; 8:45 am]
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