[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44690-44691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17320]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on May 27, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
    Title: Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
    Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-900E, ED-
900F.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: For construction projects, 977 estimated 
respondents, and for non-construction projects, 1,663 estimated 
respondents, for a total of 2,640 estimated respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: For construction projects, 43.0 
estimated hours per response, and for non-construction projects, 17.1 
estimated hours per response.
    Burden Hours: For construction projects, 42,011 estimated annual 
burden hours, and for non-construction projects, 28,437 estimated 
annual burden hours, for a total of 70,448 estimated total annual 
burden hours.

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                                                                     Estimated
                        Application type                             number of     Average time     Total hours
                                                                     responses       estimate
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Full Application Submission for Construction Applicants.........             977            43.0          42,011
Full Application Submission All Other EDA Programs..............           1,663            17.1          28,437
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    Total.......................................................           2,640  ..............          70,448
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    Needs and Uses: EDA must collect specific information from 
applicants for EDA investment assistance 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.); EDA 
regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III; and applicable Notices of Funding 
Opportunity.
    EDA proposes to revise and extend the following forms under this 
information collection: Forms ED-900 (General Application for EDA 
Programs), ED-900B (Beneficiary Information Form), ED-900C (EDA 
Application Supplement for Construction Programs), ED-900D 
(Requirements for Design and Engineering Assistance), ED-900E 
(Calculation of Estimated Relocation and Land Acquisition Expenses), 
and ED-900F (Additional EDA Assurances for Revolving Loan Fund 
Investments).
    EDA does not propose to extend two existing forms under this 
information collection: Forms ED-900A (Additional EDA Assurances for 
Construction Or Non-Construction Investments and ED-900P (Proposal for 
EDA Assistance). Form ED-900A is no longer necessary because the 
assurances collected in Form ED-900A are redundant with other 
materials, including other forms under this information collection and 
certifications collected by SAM.gov. Form ED-900P is no longer 
necessary because EDA has removed the requirement for a financial 
assistance applicant to submit a proposal prior to submitting a full 
application. By eliminating Forms ED-900A and ED-900P, EDA will reduce 
the estimated time per response to this information collection.
    Affected Public: Entities eligible for EDA financial assistance, 
including Federal, State, and local governments; Indian tribes; 
institutions of higher education; not-for-profit entities; and business 
or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: During application for EDA investment assistance.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq).
    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 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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0610-0094.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-17320 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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