[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60244-60245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23870]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 25, 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: Servicing of Water Programs Loans and Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0137.
Summary of Collection: Authority for servicing of Water Programs
Loan and Grants is contained in Section 306e of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, as amended. The information collected covers
loan and grant servicing regulations, 7 CFR part 1782, which prescribes
policies and responsibilities for servicing actions necessary in
connection with Water and Environmental Programs (WEP) loans and
grants. WEP provides loans, guaranteed loans and grants for water,
sewer, storm water, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas
and towns of up to 10,000 people.
Need and Use of the Information: The Rural Utilities Service will
collect information using various forms. The collected information for
the most part is financial in nature and needed by the Agency to
determine if borrowers, based on their individual situations, qualify
for the various servicing authorities. Servicing actions become
necessary due to the development of financial or other problems and may
be initiated by either a recipient which recognizes that a problem
exists and wished to resolve it, or by the Agency. If a problem exists,
a recipient must furnish financial information which is used to aid in
resolving the problem through re-amortization, sale, transfer, debt
restructuring, liquidation, or other means provided in the regulations.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; non-
profit institutions; State and local governments.
Number of Respondents: 493.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 651.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Broadband Initiatives Program--Rural Libraries, Technical
Assistance and Satellite Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0145.
Summary of Collection: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 appropriated $2.5 billion of budget authority for establishing
the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP), 2 CFR part 176, which may
extend loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate
broadband deployment in rural areas. Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
announced the application window for funding Rural Libraries, Technical
Assistance and Satellite grants under the Broadband Initiatives Program
on May 7, 2010. Applications for the three funding opportunities were
reviewed and awards were made for Satellite and Technical Assistance
funding. No awards were made for the Rural Libraries funding
opportunity.
Need and Use of the Information: Collection of information is being
extended to retain compliance with the Recovery Act. Information
collected includes the burden associated with post-application
requirements as well as other associated reporting requirements. The
Recovery Act directs RUS to monitor recipients' progress through
periodic reports, including through a quarterly reporting requirement.
Recipients of grants will need to submit a detailed list of all
projects or activities for which Recovery Act funds were expended or
obligated, including (a) the name of the project or activity; (b) a
description of the project or activity; (c) an evaluation of the
completion status of the project or activity; (d) an estimate of the
number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the project
or activity; and (e) for infrastructure investments made by State and
local governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency
for funding the infrastructure investment with Recovery Act funds. In
addition, detailed information on any subcontracts or sub-grants
awarded by the recipient are to include the data elements required to
comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 22.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
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Total Burden Hours: 312.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-23870 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am]
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