[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29741-29742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13697]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 21, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to 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; and (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 July 26,
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 Housing Service
Title: Community Facilities Grant Program--7 CFR 3570-B.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0173.
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Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service is authorized by
Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1926), as amended, to make grants to public agencies, nonprofit
corporations, and Indian tribes to develop essential community
facilities and services for public use in rural areas. These facilities
include schools, libraries, childcare, hospitals, clinics, assisted-
living facilities, fire and rescuer stations, police stations,
community centers, public buildings, and transportation. The Department
of Agriculture through its Community Programs strives to ensure that
facilities are available to all rural communities.
Need and Use of the Information: Rural Development field offices
will collect information from applicant/borrowers and consultants. This
information is used to determine eligibility, project feasibility, and
to ensure borrowers operate on a sound basis and use loan and grant
funds for authorized purposes. Failure to collect the information could
result in improper determinations of eligibility, improper use of
funds, and or unsound loans.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1,272.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 16,462.
Rural Housing Service
Title: Rural Rental Housing Program, 7 CFR part 3560.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0189.
Summary of Collection: The purpose of the Rural Rental Housing
Program is to provide adequate, affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary
rental units for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households in
rural areas. The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is authorized to collect
the information needed to administer these various programs under Title
V of the Housing Act of 1949, Section 515 Rural Rental Housing,
Sections 514 and 516 Farm Labor Housing loans and grants, and Section
521 Rental Assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: Information is completed by
developers and potential borrowers seeking approval of rural rental
housing loans with assistance of professional such as attorneys,
architects, and contractors and the operation and management of MFH
properties in an affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary manner. The
forms and information provide the basis for making determinations of
eligibility and the need and feasibility of the proposed housing. The
information collected by RHS is used to plan, manage, evaluate, and
account for Government resources. The reports are required to ensure
the proper and judicious use of public funds.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit:
Individual or households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 507,200.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly;
Monthly, Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,113,828.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13697 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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