[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28443]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 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 Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) 
intention to request an extension for a currently approved information 
collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K, 
Agriculture Innovation Demonstration Centers.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 8, 2016 to 
be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chad Parker, Deputy Administrator, 
Cooperative Programs, Rural Development, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, STOP 3250, Room 5813-South, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3250. Telephone: (202) 720-7558, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers.
    OMB Number: 0570-0045.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Agriculture Innovation Center applicants must provide 
required information to demonstrate eligibility for the program and 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Grantees are required 
to provide progress reports for the duration of the grant agreement to 
ensure continued compliance and to measure the success of the program.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 4.38 hours per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 13.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 13.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 57 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, (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 Agency's estimate of the burden to collect the 
required information, including the validity of the strategy 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 on the paperwork burden may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, 
Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Rural Development, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-0742. All responses to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for the Office of Management and 
Budget's approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: October 23, 2015.
Samuel H. Rikkers,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-28443 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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