[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42995-42996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15379]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

[Docket No. RUS-22-WATER-0047]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Emergency and 
Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants; OMB Control No. 0572-0110

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information 
collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) will be requested.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 19, 2022 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically by the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and, in the 
``Search Field'' box, labeled ``Search for Rules, Proposed Rules, 
Notices or Supporting Documents,'' enter the following docket number: 
(RUS-22-WATER-0047). To submit or view public comments, click the 
``Search'' button, select the ``Documents'' tab, then select the 
following document title: (60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 
Collection: Broadband Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0572-0110) from 
the ``Search Results'' and select the ``Comment'' button. Before 
inputting your comments, you may also review the ``Commenter's 
Checklist'' (optional). Insert your comments under the ``Comment'' 
title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if available). Input your 
email address and select ``Submit Comment.''
    Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for 
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after 
the close of the comment period, is available through the site's 
``FAQ'' link.
    Other Information: Additional information about Rural Development 
and its programs is available on the internet at https://www.rd.usda.gov.
    All comments will be available for public inspection online at the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimble Brown, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, 
Telephone: 202-720-6780, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB for an extension.
    Title: Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants, 7 
CFR 1778.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0110.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers Emergency and 
Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants pursuant to 7 CFR 1778 and 
awards grants to qualified rural communities that have experienced a 
significant decline in quality or quantity of water or expect such a 
decline to be imminent. Grants under this RUS program may be made to 
public bodies and private nonprofit corporations serving rural areas. 
Public bodies include counties, cities, townships, incorporated towns 
and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and other political 
subdivisions of a state. Public bodies also include Indian Tribes on 
Federal and State reservations and other Federally-recognized Indian 
tribal groups in rural areas. Applicants will provide information to be 
collected as part of the application and grant process through 
documentation, certifications, or completed application forms. These 
procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1778.
    Estimate of burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 6.86 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public bodies; not-for-profit institutions; federally-
recognized tribes and tribal organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,173 hours.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the

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Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Kimble 
Brown, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 720-6780. Email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public records.

Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15379 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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