[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37220-37221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16018]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS).
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0093.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 527.
    Average Hours per Response: 480 hours for the initial CEDS for a 
District organization or other planning organization funded by EDA; 160 
hours for the CEDS revision required at least every 5 years from and 
EDA-funded District or other planning organization; 40 hours per 
applicant for EDA Public Works or Economic Adjustment Assistance with a 
project deemed by EDA to merit further consideration that is not 
located in an EDA-funded District.
    Burden Hours: 31,640.
    Needs and Uses: In order to receive investment assistance under 
EDA's Public Works and Economic Adjustment programs, applicants must 
undertake a planning process that results in a Comprehensive Economic 
Development Strategy (CEDS). A CEDS also is a prerequisite for a 
region's designation by EDA as an Economic Development District (EDD) 
(see 13 CFR 303, 305.2, and 307.2 of EDA's regulations). The CEDS 
planning process and resulting CEDS is designed to build capacity and 
guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. It 
is a key component in establishing and maintaining a robust economic 
ecosystem by helping to build regional capacity (through hard and soft 
infrastructure) that contributes to individual, firm, and community 
success. This collection of information is required to insure that 
recipients of EDA funds understand and are able to comply with EDA's 
CEDS requirements.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; 
State, local or tribal government; Business or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
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the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently 
under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16018 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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