[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27837-27838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11198]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 12, 2014.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to Office of

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Management and Budget (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, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their 
comments to OMB via email to: [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: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water Well System Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0139.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is 
authorized by Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) to administer and make grants to 
qualified private non-profit organizations which will use the funds to 
establish lending programs for household water wells.
    Need and Use of the Information: The grant applicants will provide 
information to be collected as part of the application and grant 
process through certain documentation, certifications, and completed 
forms. Grant applicants must show that the project will provide 
technical and financial assistance to eligible individuals to remedy 
household well problems. The grant recipients will establish a 
revolving loan fund lending program to provide water well loans to 
individuals who own or will own private wells in rural areas. The 
individual loan recipients may use the funds to construct, refurbish, 
and service their household well systems for an existing home.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 776.

Rural Utilities Service

    Title: Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0140.
    Summary of Collection: Electric power systems have been identified 
in Presidential Decision Directive 63, May 1998, as one of the critical 
infrastructures of the United States. The term ``critical 
infrastructure'' is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act 
of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To ensure that the electric 
infrastructure in rural America is adequately protected, Rural 
Utilities Service requires that all current electric borrowers enhance 
an existing Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or, if none exists, 
develop and maintain an ERP.
    Need and Use of the Information: Rural Development Utilities 
Programs (RDUP) requires that all current electric borrowers conduct a 
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) of its respective systems and 
utilize the results of this assessment to enhance an existing ERP or 
create an ERP if none exists. The ERP provides written procedures 
detailing response and restoration efforts in the event of a major 
system outage resulting from a natural or man made disaster. RDUP 
requires each electric borrower to provide annually a self-
certification, in writing, that an ERP exists and that an initial VRA 
has been performed. If this information were not collected, 
vulnerabilities may exist in the electric system infrastructure. The 
result would be increased risk to public safety and may affect the 
Government loan security.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 625.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 313.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-11198 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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