[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15784-15785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07561]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 9, 2018.
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 are requested regarding (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by May 14,
2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 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. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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: High Energy Cost Grants Rural Communities.
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OMB Control Number: 0572-0136.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE
Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) as amended in November 2000, to create new
grant and loan authority to assist rural communities with extremely
high energy costs (Pub. L. 106-472). The amendment authorized the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Rural
Development to provide competitive grants for energy generation,
transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities in which
the national average residential expenditure for home energy is at
least 275 percent of the national average residential expenditure for
home energy. All applicants are required to submit a project proposal
containing the elements in the prescribed format.
Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected by the
Rural Utility Service from applicants to confirm that the eligibility
requirements and the proposals are consistent with the purposes set
forth in the statute. Various forms and progress reports are used to
monitor compliance with grant agreements, track expenditures of Federal
funds and measure the success of the program. Without collecting the
listed information, USDA will not be assured that the projects and
communities served meet the statutory requirements for eligibility or
that the proposed projects will deliver the intended benefits.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,172.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07561 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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