[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17996-17997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08584]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 24, 2019.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to 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; and (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 May 29, 
2019 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.

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Rural Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1970, Environmental Policies and Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0197.
    Summary of Collection: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. and other applicable environmental and historic 
preservation statutes require all Federal agencies to consider the 
potential environmental consequences of their actions on the quality of 
the human environment and historic properties before agency decisions 
are made and prior to it taking an action.
    Need and Use of the Information: Environmental information and data 
needed for NEPA reviews is not completed on a periodic basis, but on an 
application-by-application or project-by-project basis. Failure to 
collect the information would result in the Agency's noncompliance with 
NEPA and numerous other Federal environmental statutes, regulations, 
and Executive Orders, which are integrated and coordinated into the 
agency's NEPA process. RD would not be legally allowed to approve or 
obligate Federal funds without complying with these laws, regulations, 
and Executive Orders. The purpose of this information is to evaluate 
and document the environmental implications of applicant's proposals.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local & Tribal Governments; Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 192,700.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08584 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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