[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55548-55549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22622]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Discontinued Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBCS) 
intention to request an extension for a currently approved information 
collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 4290, subpart A, 
Rural Business Investment Companies Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 16, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Rural Business Investment Companies Program.
    OMB Number: 0570-0051.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a discontinued collection.
    Abstract: RBCS administers the Rural Business Investment Program 
(RBIP). The primary objective of this program is to promote economic 
development and the creation of wealth and job opportunities in rural 
areas and to establish a developmental capital program, with the 
mission of addressing unmet equity investment needs of small 
enterprises located in rural areas. RBCS collects information from 
applicants to confirm eligibility for the program and to evaluate the 
quality of the applications.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 300 hours per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2 per year.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 241.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 904 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Diane M. 
Berger, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team, (715) 
619-3124.

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information

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is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the RBCS, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of RBCS's estimate of the burden to collect the required 
information, including the validity of the strategy used; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) 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 on the paperwork burden may be sent to: Thomas P. Dickson, 
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email: 
[email protected]. All responses to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments 
will become a matter of public record.

Bette Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-22622 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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