[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18850]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the above-named Agency to request an 
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of 
the Community Facilities Grant Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 25, 2000, 
to be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Ben-Israel, Senior Loan 
Specialist, Community Programs, RHS, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 
Mail Stop 0787, Washington, DC 20250-0787. Telephone (202)720-1490, E-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B, Community Facilities Grant 
Program.
    OMB Number: 0575-0173.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2000.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The following Community Facilities grants (CFG) are 
processed in accordance with this currently approved docket (0575-
0173).
    Community Programs, a division of the Rural Housing Service (RHS), 
is part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural 
Development mission area. The Agency is authorized by Section 306(a) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926), as 
amended, to make grants to public agencies, nonprofit corporations, and 
Indian tribes to develop essential community facilities and services 
for public use in rural areas. These facilities include schools, 
libraries, child care, hospitals, clinics, assisted-living facilities, 
fire and rescue stations, police stations, community centers, public 
buildings, and transportation. Through its Community Programs, the 
Department of Agriculture is striving to ensure that such facilities 
are readily available to all rural communities.
    Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, 
consultants, lenders, and public entities. The collection of 
information is considered the minimum necessary to effectively evaluate 
the overall scope of the project.
    Failure to collect information could have an adverse impact on 
effectively carrying out the mission, administration, processing, and 
program requirements.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .8 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public bodies, nonprofit corporations, and 
associations, and federally recognized Indian tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 294.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.67.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 859 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Brenda 
Frost, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-0037.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions 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 may be sent to Brenda 
Frost, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-0742. All responses to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments 
will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 18, 2000.
James C. Kearney,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 00-18850 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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