[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 37199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14668]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 14, 2013.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 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, New Executive
Office Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters
are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [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 Utility Service
Title: Seismic Safety of New Building Construction, 7 CFR 1792,
Subpart C.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0099.
Summary of Collection: Seismic hazards present a serious threat to
people and their surroundings. These hazards exist in most of the
United States, not just on the West Coast. Unlike hurricanes, times and
location of earthquakes cannot be predicted; most earthquakes strike
without warning and, if of substantial strength, strike with great
destructive forces. To reduce risks to life and property from
earthquakes, Congress enacted the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of
1977 (Pub. L. 95-124, 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq,) and directed the
establishment and maintenance of an effective earthquake reduction
program. As a result, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
(NEHRP) was established. The objectives of the NEHRP include the
development of technologically and economically feasible design and
construction methods to make both new and existing structures
earthquake resistant, and the development and promotion of model
building codes. 7 CFR Part 1792, subpart C, identifies acceptable
seismic standards which must be employed in new building construction
funded by loans, grants, or guarantees made by the Rural Utility
Service (RUS) or the Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) or through lien
accommodations or subordinations approved by RUS or RTB.
Need and Use of the Information: Borrowers and grant recipients
must provide to RUS a written acknowledgment from a registered
architect or engineer responsible for the design of each applicable
building stating that the seismic provisions to 7 CFR Part 1792,
Subpart C will be used in the design of the building. RUS will use this
information to: (1) Clarify and inform the applicable borrowers and
grant recipients about seismic safety requirements; (2) improve the
effectiveness of all RUS programs; and (3) reduce the risk to life and
property through the use of approved building codes aimed at providing
seismic safety.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 192.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 144.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1778, Emergency and Imminent Community Water
Assistance Grants.
Omb Control Number: 0572-0110.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is
authorized under Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and rural
Development Act, (7 U.S.C. 1926(a) to provide grants to rural areas and
small communities to secure adequate quantities of safe water. There
are two levels of grant limits--$500,000 and $150,000. Grants made
under this program shall be made for 100 percent of the project's cost,
can serve rural areas with population not in excess of 5,000, and
household income should not exceed 100 percent of a State's non-
metropolitan median household income. Grants under this program may be
made to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations serving rural
areas.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect the information
from applicants applying for grants under 7 CFR 1778. The information
is unique to each borrower and emergency situation. Applicants must
demonstrate that there is an imminent emergency or that a decline
occurred within 2 years of the date the application was filed with
Rural Development.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-
for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 400.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-14668 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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