[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43236-43237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15442]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-22-NONE-0017]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Socially-
Disadvantaged Groups Grant; OMB Control No.: 0570-0052

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RB-CS), announces its' intention to request an 
extension of a currently approved information collection and invites 
comments on this information collection.

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: 
(RBS-22-NONE-0017). 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: Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant; OMB Control No.: 0570-
0052) 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: Crystal Pemberton, Management Analyst, 
Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 
260-8621. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 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 the following information collection 
that RB-CS is submitting to OMB as extension to an existing collection 
with Agency adjustment.
    Title: Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant.
    OMB Number: 0570-0052.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 18.75 hours per response.
    Respondents: Provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged 
groups through eligible cooperatives and cooperative development 
centers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 668 hours.
    Abstract: The SDGG program was authorized by the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 2006 (Section 2744), and 
further updated by the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act 
of 2009 (Section 310B (e)) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932). The Act enables the Secretary of 
Agriculture to make grants to cooperatives, groups of cooperatives, and 
cooperative development centers where a majority of the board of 
directors or governing board is comprised of individuals who are 
members of socially disadvantaged groups and whose primary focus is to 
provide assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups. The reporting 
burden covered by this collection of information consists of forms, 
documents and written burden to

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support a request for funding for a Socially-Disadvantaged Group Grant.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) 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;
    (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
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. All responses to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal 
Pemberton, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 260-8621. 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 record.

Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15442 Filed 7-19-22; 8:45 am]
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