[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10712-10713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03113]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies 
(CEDS)

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on November 21, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Economic Development Administration, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS).
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0093.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission; Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 527.
    Average Hours per Response: 480 hours for the initial CEDS for a 
District organization or other planning organization funded by EDA; 160 
hours for the CEDS revision required at least every 5 years from an 
EDA-funded District or other planning organization; 40 hours per CEDS 
update and performance report; and 40 hours per applicant for EDA 
Public Works or Economic Adjustment Assistance with a project deemed by 
EDA to merit further consideration that is not located in an EDA-funded 
District.
    Burden Hours: 31,640.
    Needs and Uses: A Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 
(CEDS) is required for an eligible applicant to qualify for an EDA 
investment assistance under EDA's Public Works program, Economic 
Adjustment Assistance program, and certain planning programs (42 U.S.C. 
3162), and is a prerequisite for a region's designation by EDA as an 
Economic Development District (see 13 CFR part 303, 13 CFR 305.2, and 
13 CFR 307.2). EDA collects information under this information 
collection to ensure

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compliance with EDA's CEDS requirements.
    Affected Public: (1) Cities or other political subdivisions of a 
state, including a special purpose unit of state or local government 
engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities; (2) 
states; (3) institutions of higher education; (4) public or private 
non-profit organizations or associations; (5) District Organizations; 
and (6) Indian Tribes.
    Frequency: One time, although some are periodic.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0610-0093.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-03113 Filed 2-25-25; 8:45 am]
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