[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02462]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development administers rural utilities 
programs through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). RUS invites 
comments on the following information collection for which the Agency 
intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 8, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities 
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. FAX: 
(202) 720-8435. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB for extension.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 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 respondents, 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: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting 
Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural 
Development, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-1522. FAX: (202) 720-8435.
    Title: Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants, 7 
CFR 1778.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0110.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers Emergency and 
Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants pursuant to 7 CFR 1778 and 
awards grants to qualified rural communities that have experienced a 
significant decline in quality or quantity of water or expect such a 
decline to be imminent. Grants under this RUS program may be made to 
public bodies and private nonprofit corporations serving rural areas. 
Public bodies include counties, cities, townships, incorporated towns 
and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and other political 
subdivisions of a state. Public bodies also include Indian Tribes on 
Federal and State reservations and other Federally-recognized Indian 
tribal groups in rural areas. Applicants will provide information to be 
collected as part of the application and grant process through 
documentation, certifications, or completed application forms. These 
procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1778.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 400 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca 
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205-3660, 
FAX (202) 720-8435 or email: [email protected].
    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 records.

    Dated: February 2, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-02462 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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