[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 69188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28443]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 216 / Monday, November 9, 2015 /
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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 for 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K,
Agriculture Innovation Demonstration Centers.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 8, 2016 to
be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chad Parker, Deputy Administrator,
Cooperative Programs, Rural Development, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 3250, Room 5813-South, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3250. Telephone: (202) 720-7558, Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers.
OMB Number: 0570-0045.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Agriculture Innovation Center 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 4.38 hours per response.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 13.
Estimated Number of Responses: 13.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 57 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, (202) 692-0040.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
RBS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden to collect the
required information, including the validity of the strategy 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 on the paperwork burden may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Rural Development, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0742. All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request for the Office of Management and
Budget's approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Samuel H. Rikkers,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-28443 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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