[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68833-68834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23942]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 26, 2020.
    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: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November 
30, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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 Business-Cooperative Service

    Title: Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0072.
    Summary of Collection: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and 
the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), announced the

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availability of up to $100 million in competitive grants to eligible 
entities for activities designed to expand the sales and use of 
renewable fuels under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive 
Program (HBIIP). Of the total amount of available funds, approximately 
$86 million are available to transportation fueling facilities 
(including fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling 
stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities with capital 
investments) and approximately $14 million are available to fuel 
distribution facilities (including terminal operations, depots, and 
midstream partners), for eligible implementation activities related to 
higher blends of fuel ethanol, such as E15 or higher; greater than 10 
percent ethanol and higher blends of biodiesel, such as B20 or higher; 
greater than 5 percent biodiesel. Cost-share grants of up to 50 percent 
of eligible project costs but not more than $5 million will be made 
available to assist transportation fueling and biodiesel distribution 
facilities. This information collection is needed for RBCS to identify 
eligible applicants seeking grant funds through the HBIIP and provide 
funding this fiscal year.
    HBIIP is intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to 
marketing higher blends biofuels by sharing the costs related to 
building out biofuel-related infrastructure. To be eligible for this 
program, a project's sole purpose must be to assist transportation 
fueling and biodiesel distribution facilities with converting to higher 
ethanol and biodiesel blend friendly status by sharing the costs 
related to the installation, and/or retrofitting, and/or otherwise 
upgrading of fuel storage, dispenser/pumps, related equipment, and 
infrastructure. An eligible project must conform to all applicable 
Federal, State and local regulatory requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: Pursuant to the authorization by 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1948 (Charter Act), (62 
Stat. 1070; 15 U.S.C. 714. Charter Act), RBCS will collect information 
to determine whether participants meet the eligibility requirements to 
be a recipient of grant funds, project eligibility, conduct the 
technical evaluation, calculate a priority score, rank and compete the 
application, as applicable, in order to be considered. Lack of adequate 
information to make the determination could result in the improper 
administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds. Applications 
must be submitted electronically using either the Government-wide 
www.grants.gov website or by the secure-server portal https://www.rd.usda.gov. No other form of application will be accepted.
    Eligible applicants include owners of transportation fueling, and 
fuel distribution facilities located in the United States. Eligible 
entities would include fueling stations, convenience stores, 
hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities 
with equivalent capital investments, as well as biodiesel terminal 
operations and heating oil distribution facilities or equivalent 
entities.
    There are two different eligible activities an applicant can apply 
for grant funds: (1) For Higher Blend Implementation Activities related 
to Transportation Fueling Facilities and (2) For Higher Blend 
Implementation Activities related to Fuel Distribution Facilities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 348.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 13,843.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-23942 Filed 10-29-20; 8:45 am]
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