[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18633]


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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 or Agency).
    Title: Application for Investment Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
    Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900A, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-
900E, ED-900F, ED-900P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission; revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1672.
    Average Hours per Response: 13 hours, 28 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 22,552.2.

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                                                                     Estimated
                        Application type                             number of     Average time     Total hours
                                                                     responses       estimate
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Proposal Submission for Non-Construction Applicants.............             448             4.8         2,150.4
Proposal Submission for Construction Applicants.................             263             4.2         1,104.6
Full Application Submission for Construction Applicants.........              99            43.0           4,257
Full Application Submission All Other EDA Programs..............             737            17.1        12,602.7
Full Application Submission for Non-Profit Applicants...........             125            19.5         2,437.5
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    TOTAL.......................................................            1672  ..............        22,552.2
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    Needs and Uses: In order for EDA to evaluate whether proposed 
projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in 
EDA's authorizing legislation, the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA), 
Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Act, EDA's accompanying regulations 
codified in 13 CFR Chapter III, and the applicable Notice of Funding 
Opportunity (NOFO), EDA must collect specific data from its grant 
applicants. EDA is requesting to revise and extend the currently 
approved suite of ED-900 application forms.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; 
State, local, or Tribal government; Business or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: During application for an EDA award.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow 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 faxed to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-18633 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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