[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62096]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-25311]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 4, 2010.
    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 Utilities Service

    Title: Broadband Initiatives Program--Rural Libraries, Technical 
Assistance and Satellite Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0145.
    Summary of Collection: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 appropriated $2.5 billion of budget authority for establishing 
the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) which may extend loans, grants, 
and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural 
areas. In its second and final Notice of Funds Availability, Rural 
Utilities Service (RUS) created three new categories for funding, Rural 
Libraries, Technical Assistance and Satellite grants. This information 
collection consists of the required reporting requirements for the BIP 
for Rural Libraries, Technical Assistance and Satellite Grants.
    Need and Use of the Information: Each applicant for a grant will 
complete one application form. RUS will use the information collected 
from the application form to evaluate whether an applicant is eligible 
for funding. RUS also intends to use information collected from the 
application form to evaluate the applicant's progress toward completion 
of the objectives for which the funding was obtained.
    Recipients of grants will need to submit a detailed list of all 
projects or activities for which Recovery Act funds were expended or 
obligated, including (a) the name of the project or activity; (b) a 
description of the project or activity; (c) an evaluation of the 
completion status of the project or activity; (d) an estimate of the 
number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the project 
or activity; and (e) for infrastructure investments made by State and 
local governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency 
for funding the infrastructure investment with Recovery Act funds. In 
addition, detailed information on any subcontracts or sub-grants 
awarded by the Awardee to include the data elements required to comply 
with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 22.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 246.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-25311 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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