[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55543-55544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22560]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 10, 2019.
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: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; 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 November
18, 2019 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 Utilities Service
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and
Households Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572-0146.
Summary of Collection: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008, Public Law 110-234 (Farm Bill) amended Section 306(a)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(2)). The amendment created a grant program to make Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH)
Program grants.
Under the SEARCH program, the Secretary may make predevelopment and
planning grants to public or quasi-public agencies, organizations
operated on a not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes on Federal and
State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes. The
grant recipients use the grant funds for feasibility studies, design
assistance, and technical assistance for direct loans, grants and
guaranteed loans, to financially distress communities in rural areas
with populations of 2,500 or fewer inhabitants for water and waste
disposal projects as authorized in Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and
306(a)(24) of the CONACT.
Need and Use of the Information: Applicants applying for SEARCH
grants
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must submit an application which includes an application form, various
other forms, certifications, and supplemental information. Rural
Utility Service will use the information collected from applicants,
borrowers, and consultants to determine applicant eligibility, project
feasibility, and the applicant's ability to meet the grant and
regulatory requirements.
Failure to collect proper information could result in improper
determinations of eligibility, improper use of funds, or hindrances in
making grants authorized by the SEARCH program.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit Institutions and State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 111.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,380.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22560 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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