[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27773]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 19, 2019.
    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: 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; and 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 January 
27, 2020 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: Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization 
Restructuring Demonstration Program (MPR).
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0190.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Pub. L. 109-97) provides funding for, and authorizes the Rural Housing 
Service (RHS) to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation 
and revitalization of the Section 515 Multi-Family Housing portfolio. 
Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 provides Rural Development the 
authority to make loans for low-income Multi-Family Housing and related 
facilities.
    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, (Pub. L. 114-113) 
authorized USDA to conduct A demonstration program for the preservation 
and revitalization of the Sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA/Multi-Family 
Housing (MFH) loans to ensure the project has sufficient resources to 
provide safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm 
laborers.
    Need and Use of the Information: RHS will collect information from 
the proposer to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses to which the 
proposal concept possesses or lacks to select the most feasible 
proposals that will enhances the Agency's chances in accomplishing the 
demonstration objective. The information will be utilized to sustain 
and modify RHS' current policies pertaining to revitalization and 
preservation of affordable rental housing in rural areas.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,293.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27773 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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