[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 241 (Friday, December 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 75475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21341]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 11, 2006.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    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 Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1778, Emergency and Imminent Community Water 
Assistance Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0110.
    Summary Of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is 
authorized under Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and rural 
Development Act, (7 U.S.C. 1926(a) to provide grants to rural areas and 
small communities to secure adequate quantities of safe water. Grants 
made under this program shall be made for 100 percent of the project 
cost, can serve rural areas with population not in excess of 5,000, and 
household income should not exceed 100 percent of a State's non-
metropolitan median household income. Grants under this program may be 
made to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations serving rural 
areas.
    Need And Use Of The Information: RUS will collect the information 
from applicants applying for grants under 7 CFR 1778. The information 
is unique to each borrower and emergency situation. Applicants must 
demonstrate that there is an imminent emergency or that a decline 
occurred within 2 years of the date the application was filed with 
Rural Development.
    Description Of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-
for-profit institutions.
    Number Of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 400.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-21341 Filed 12-14-06; 8:45 am]
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