[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51494-51495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13326]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket #: RBS-24-BUSINESS-0006]


Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service or Rural Utilities Service, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency within 
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development 
(RD), announces its intention to request an extension to a currently 
approved information collection package for Higher Blends 
Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) program. The Agency invites 
comments on this information collection for which it intends to request 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 19, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Woolard, RD Innovation Center--
Regulations Management Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 202-720-9631, 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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 
an information collection that the Agency is submitting to OMB for 
extension.
    Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed 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 
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 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 may be submitted electronically by the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal, https://www.regulations.gov/. In the ``Search for dockets and 
documents on agency actions'' box enter RBS-24-Business-0006 and click 
the ``Search'' button. From the search results, click on or locate the 
document title: ``HBIIP Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection'' and select the ``Comment'' button. Before 
inputting comments, commenters may review the ``Commenter's Checklist'' 
(optional). To submit a comment: Insert comments under the ``Comment'' 
title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if available), input email 
address, select box to opt to receive email confirmation of submission 
and tracking (optional), select the box ``I'm not a robot,'' and then 
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. All comments will be 
available for public inspection

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online at the Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov).
    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for 
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of 
information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Data 
furnished by the applicants will be used to determine eligibility for 
program benefits. Furnishing the data is voluntary; however, failure to 
provide data could result in program benefits being withheld or denied.
    Title: Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0072.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 8.03 hours per response.
    Respondents: Owners of transportation fueling, and fuel 
distribution facilities located in the United States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 641.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.06.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10,477.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 84,177 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Susan 
Woolard, RD Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, 
Telephone: 202-720-9631, 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.

Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Rural 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-13326 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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