[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50418-50419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19517]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Proposal and Application for Federal Assistance, and Civil Rights 
Guidelines

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6608, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instruments and instructions 
should be directed to Patricia Flynn, Director, Operations Review and 
Analysis Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7015, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-5353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Economic Development Administration (EDA) provides investments 
that will help our partners across the nation (states, regions and 
communities) create wealth and minimize poverty by promoting a 
favorable business environment to attract private capital investment 
and high skill, high wage jobs through world-class capacity building, 
infrastructure, business assistance, research grants and strategic 
initiatives.
    EDA's Proposal and Application for Federal Assistance, and Civil 
Rights Guidelines are needed to determine conformance to statutory and 
regulatory requirements as set forth in EDA's authorizing legislation 
(Public Law 105-393) and EDA's implementing regulations at 13 CFR 
Chapter III. EDA must obtain certain data to assess the quality of the 
scope of work proposed to address the pressing needs and other economic 
problem(s) of the area, the merits of the activity for which funding is 
requested, and the ability of the prospective applicant to carry out 
the proposed activities successfully.

II. Method of Collection

    Potential applicants are responsible for demonstrating to EDA, by 
providing statistics and other appropriate information, the nature and 
level of the distress their project efforts are intended to alleviate. 
EDA provides funding for eligible investment activities through direct 
grants and cooperative agreements. The Civil Rights Guidelines are 
required by the Department of Justice at 28 CFR 42.404, which directs 
Federal agencies to publish Title VI guidelines for each type of 
program to which they extend financial assistance, where such 
guidelines would be appropriate to provide detailed information of the 
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. To 
responsibly administer its programs, EDA must obtain certain data on 
the jobs to be created and saved, by those

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that apply for and receive its assistance (applicants and recipients), 
and by those that create or save 15 or more jobs as a result of EDA's 
assistance.
    III. Data
    OMB Number(s): 0610-0094.
    Agency Form Number: ED-900P, ED-900A, and ED-900R.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Governments and not-for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,900 (1,100 for ED-900P, 800 for 
ED-900 A, ED-900R and for Civil Rights Guidelines).
    Estimated Time per Response: 9 burden hours for ED-900P, 48.5 
burden hours for ED-900A, ED-900R, and Civil Rights Guidelines).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 48,700.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,539,000.

IV. Request for Comments

    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 shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the equality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; and they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 29, 2002.
Madeleine G. Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-19517 Filed 8-1-02; 8:45 am]
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