[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07297]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service intention to 
request an extension for a currently approved information collection in 
support of the Repowering Assistance Program (OMB No. 0570-0066).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 2, 2014.
    Additional Information Or Comments: Contact Todd Hubbell, Branch 
Chief, Energy Division, Repowering Assistance Program, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6865, Washington, DC 
20250. Telephone: 202-690-2516. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Repowering Assistance Program.
    OMB Number: OMB No. 0570-0066.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2014.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information Collection.
    Abstract: Authorized under Section 9004 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008, the purpose of this program is to provide 
financial incentives to biorefineries to replace the use of fossil 
fuels used to produce heat or power at their facilities by installing 
new systems that use renewable biomass, or to produce new energy from 
renewable biomass.
    Estimate of Burden:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 70.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 602 Hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Division, 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 RBS, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the RBS' 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 
forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, 
Regulation and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 
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: March 27, 2014.
Lillian Salerno,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-07297 Filed 4-1-14; 8:45 am]
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