[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44024-44025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18635]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies.
OMB Control Number: 0610-0093.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
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 an
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.
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Total
Type of response Number of Hours per response estimated time
responses (hours)
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Initial CEDS.................................. 3 480 hours/initial CEDS.......... 1,440
Revised CEDS.................................. 77 160 hours/revised CEDS.......... 12,320
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CEDS Updates/Performance Reports.............. 385 40 hours/report................. 15,400
CEDS by applicants not in EDA-funded District. 62 40 hours........................ 2,480 hours.
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Total..................................... .............. ................................ 31,640
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Needs and Uses: In order to effectively administer and monitor its
economic development assistance programs, EDA collects certain
information from applications for, and recipients of, EDA investment
assistance. The collection of this information is required to ensure
the recipient is complying with EDA's CEDS requirements. A CEDS is
required for an eligible applicant to qualify for an EDA investment
assistance under its Public Works, Economic Adjustment, and certain
planning programs, and is a prerequisite for a region's designation by
EDA as an Economic Development District (see 13 CFR 303, 305.2, and
307.2 of EDA's regulations).
A CEDS emerges from a continuing planning process developed and
driven by a public sector planning organization by engaging a broad-
based and diverse set of stakeholders to address the economic problems
and potential of a region. The CEDS should include information about
how and to what extent stakeholder input and support was solicited.
Information on how the planning organization collaborated with its
diverse set of stakeholders (including the public sector, private
interests, non-profits, educational institutions, and community
organizations) in the development of the CEDS should be included. In
accordance with the regulations governing the CEDS (see 13 CFR 303.7),
a CEDS must contain a summary background, a SWOT Analysis, Strategic
Direction/Action Plan, and an Evaluation Framework. In addition, the
CEDS must incorporate the concept of economic resilience (i.e., the
ability to avoid, withstand, and recover from economic shifts, natural
disasters, etc.). EDA is not proposing any changes to the current
information collection request.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or
Tribal government; Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: At least every 5 years, as explained above.
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. 2018-18635 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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