[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 57386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15463]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

[Docket No.: RHS-24-CF-0022]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Facilities Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0575-0173

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an 
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of 
the Community Facilities Grant Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 13, 2024 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in the ``Search Field'' 
box, labeled ``Search for dockets and documents on agency actions,'' 
enter the following docket number: (RHS-24-CF-0022), and click the 
``Search'' Button. To submit public comments, 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 applicable). 
Input your email address and select an identity category then click 
``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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural 
Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, South Building, Washington, DC 
20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-7853. 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 an information collection that will 
be submitted to OMB for extension.
    Title: 7 CFR 3570-B, ``Community Facilities Grant Program.''
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0173.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2025.
    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 1.82 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public bodies, nonprofit corporations and 
associations, and federally recognized Indian tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,272.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 7.60.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 9,671.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 17,680 hours.
    Abstract: Community Programs, a division of the Rural Housing 
Service (RHS), is part of the United States Department of Agriculture's 
Rural Development mission area. The Agency is authorized by Section 
306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926), as amended, to make grants to public agencies, nonprofit 
corporations, and Indian tribes to develop essential community 
facilities and services for public use in rural areas. These facilities 
include schools, libraries, child care, hospitals, clinics, assisted-
living facilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations, community 
centers, public buildings, and transportation. Through its Community 
Programs, the Department of Agriculture is striving to ensure that such 
facilities are readily available to all rural communities.
    Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, 
consultants, lenders, and public entities. The collection of 
information is considered the minimum necessary to effectively evaluate 
the overall scope of the project.
    Failure to collect information could have an adverse impact on 
effectively carrying out the mission, administration, processing, and 
program requirements.
    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.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Kimble 
Brown, Rural Development Innovation Center, USDA, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, STOP 1522, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
Telephone: (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 matter of 
public record.

Joaquin Altoro,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15463 Filed 7-12-24; 8:45 am]
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