[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 50608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23707]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 26, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by December 
1, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 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. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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: 770.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23707 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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