81 FR 85920 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)

Page Range		85920-85920
FR Document		2016-28677

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-28677]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 23, 2016.
    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 December 
29, 2016 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 Business Cooperative Service

    Title: Rural Cooperative Development Grants--7 CFR 4284-F.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0006.
    Summary of Collection: Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (as amended) (Pub. L. 107-171) authorizes the 
Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program. The program is 
administered through State Rural Development Offices on behalf of the 
Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBS). The primary objective of the 
program is to improve the economic condition of rural areas through 
cooperative development. Grant funds are awarded on a competitive basis 
using a scoring system that gives preference to applications that 
demonstrate a proven track record. The applicants, who are non-profit 
corporations or institutions of higher education, will provide 
information using various forms and supporting documentation.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected by RBS 
and Rural Development State and Area office staff, as delegated, from 
applicants and grantees. RBS will use the information collected to 
evaluate the applicant's ability to carry out the purposes of the 
program. Grantees are required to submit financial status and 
performance reports to confirm funds are being expended as approved and 
requests for advance or reimbursement to request payment. If this 
information were not collected, RBS would have no basis on which to 
evaluate the relative merit of each application.
    Description of Respondents: Not for profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,342.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to
proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such Submission for OMB Review;
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, persons are not required to respond to Comment Request
committee meetings, agency decisions and the collection of information unless it
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of November 23, 2016.
displays a currently valid OMB control
petitions and applications and agency The Department of Agriculture has
statements of organization and functions are number.
submitted the following information
examples of documents appearing in this Rural Business Cooperative Service collection requirement(s) to Office of
section. Management and Budget (OMB) for
Title: Rural Cooperative Development
review and clearance under the
Grants—7 CFR 4284–F.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0570–0006. Public Law 104–13. Comments are
Summary of Collection: Section 310B requested regarding (1) whether the
Submission for OMB Review; of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Comment Request collection of information is necessary
Development Act (as amended) (Pub. L. for the proper performance of the
November 23, 2016. 107–171) authorizes the Rural functions of the agency, including
The Department of Agriculture has Cooperative Development Grants whether the information will have
submitted the following information (RCDG) program. The program is practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
collection requirement(s) to OMB for administered through State Rural agency’s estimate of burden including
review and clearance under the Development Offices on behalf of the the validity of the methodology and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Rural Business Cooperative Service assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
Public Law 104–13. Comments are (RBS). The primary objective of the the quality, utility and clarity of the
requested regarding (1) whether the program is to improve the economic information to be collected; (4) ways to
collection of information is necessary condition of rural areas through minimize the burden of the collection of
for the proper performance of the cooperative development. Grant funds information on those who are to
functions of the agency, including are awarded on a competitive basis respond, including through the use of
whether the information will have using a scoring system that gives appropriate automated, electronic,
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the preference to applications that mechanical, or other technological
agency’s estimate of burden including demonstrate a proven track record. The collection techniques or other forms of
the validity of the methodology and applicants, who are non-profit information technology.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance corporations or institutions of higher Comments regarding this information
the quality, utility and clarity of the education, will provide information collection received by December 29,
information to be collected; and (4) using various forms and supporting 2016 will be considered. Written
ways to minimize the burden of the documentation. comments should be addressed to: Desk
collection of information on those who Need and Use of the Information: Officer for Agriculture, Office of
are to respond, including through the Information is collected by RBS and Information and Regulatory Affairs,
use of appropriate automated, Rural Development State and Area Office of Management and Budget
electronic, mechanical, or other office staff, as delegated, from (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
technological collection techniques or applicants and grantees. RBS will use 725–17th Street NW., Washington, DC
other forms of information technology. the information collected to evaluate the 20502. Commenters are encouraged to
Comments regarding this information applicant’s ability to carry out the submit their comments to OMB via
collection received by December 29, purposes of the program. Grantees are email to:
2016 will be considered. Written required to submit financial status and OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
comments should be addressed to: Desk performance reports to confirm funds fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Officer for Agriculture, Office of are being expended as approved and Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Information and Regulatory Affairs, requests for advance or reimbursement Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
Office of Management and Budget to request payment. If this information 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, were not collected, RBS would have no be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC basis on which to evaluate the relative An agency may not conduct or
20502. Commenters are encouraged to merit of each application. sponsor a collection of information
submit their comments to OMB via Description of Respondents: Not for unless the collection of information
email to: OIRA_Submission@ profit institutions. displays a currently valid OMB control
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 Number of Respondents: 55. number and the agency informs
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Frequency of Responses: potential persons who are to respond to
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. the collection of information that such
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of Total Burden Hours: 6,342. persons are not required to respond to
the submission(s) may be obtained by the collection of information unless it
calling (202) 720–8958. Charlene Parker, displays a currently valid OMB control
An agency may not conduct or Departmental Information Collection number.
sponsor a collection of information Clearance Officer.
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 85920