[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02063]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS).
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request a
revision of a currently approved information collection in support of
the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) grant program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 3, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Stevenson, Community Programs
Specialist, Community Programs Division, RHS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Ave. SW, Mail stop 0787, Washington, DC 20250-0787, Telephone (202)
205-9685, Email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Rural Community Development Initiative.
OMB Number: 0575-0180.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2018.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: RHS, an Agency within the USDA Rural Development mission
area, will administer the RCDI grant program through their Community
Facilities Division. The intent of the RCDI grant program is to develop
the capacity and ability of rural area recipients to undertake projects
through a program of technical assistance provided by qualified
intermediary organizations. The eligible recipients are nonprofit
organizations, low-income rural communities, or federally recognized
Indian tribes. The intermediary may be a qualified private, nonprofit,
or public (including tribal) organization. The intermediary is the
applicant. The intermediary must have been organized a minimum of 3
years at the time of application. The intermediary will be required to
provide matching funds, in the form of cash or committed funding, in an
amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.27 hours per response.
Respondents: Intermediaries and recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.94.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,550.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,526.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (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 the Agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Agency's 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: January 25, 2018.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-02063 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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