[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67101-67102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26889]


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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 Rural Housing Service's intention to request an 
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of 
the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) grant program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 7, 2014 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Woolard, Loan Specialist, 
Community Programs Division, RHS, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 
Mail Stop 0787, Washington, DC 20250-0787, Telephone (202) 720-1506, 
Email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications 
for the

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Rural Community Development Initiative.
    OMB Number: 0575-0180.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2013.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: RHS, an Agency within the USDA Rural Development mission 
area, will administer the RCDI grant program through their Community 
Facilities Division. The intent of the RCDI grant program is to develop 
the capacity and ability of rural area recipients to undertake projects 
through a program of technical assistance provided by qualified 
intermediary organizations. The eligible recipients are nonprofit 
organizations, low-income rural communities, or federally recognized 
Indian tribes. The intermediary may be a qualified private, nonprofit, 
or public (including tribal) organization. The intermediary is the 
applicant. The intermediary must have been organized a minimum of 3 
years at the time of application. The intermediary will be required to 
provide matching funds, in the form of cash or committed funding, in an 
amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.24 hours per response.
    Respondents: Intermediaries and recipients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,260.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.67.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,470.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,188.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-0040.

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 will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of 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 Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork 
Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, 
STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250. 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: October 29, 2013.
Richard A. Davis,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-26889 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
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