Notice2021-15117
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July 16, 2021
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 134 (Friday, July 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37731-37732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15117]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to
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respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by August
16, 2021 will be considered. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 3550--Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant
Program, HB-1-3550, HB-2-3550.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0172.
Summary of Collection: USDA Rural Development (RD) is committed to
helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. RD's
Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency) offers a variety of programs to
build or improve housing and essential community facilities in rural
areas. The Housing Act of 1949 provides the authority for the RHS'
direct single family housing loan and grant programs. The programs
provide eligible applicants with financial assistance to own adequate
but modest homes in rural areas. 7 CFR part 3550 sets forth the
programs' policies and the programs' procedures can be found in its
accompanying handbooks (Handbook-1-3550 and Handbook-2-3550). To
originate and service direct loans and grants that comply with the
programs' statute, policies, and procedures, RHS must collect
information from low- and very low-income applicants, third parties
associated with or working on behalf of the applicants, borrowers, and
third parties associated with or working on behalf of the borrowers.
RHS will collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: RHS will collect information to
verify program eligibility requirements; continued eligibility
requirements for borrower assistance; servicing of loans; eligibility
for special servicing assistance such as: Payment subsidies, moratorium
(stop) on payments, delinquency workout agreements; liquidation of
loans; and, debt settlement. The information is used to ensure that the
direct Single Family Housing Programs are administered in a manner
consistent with legislative and administrative requirements. Without
the information RHS would be unable to determine if a borrower would
qualify for services or if assistance has been granted to which the
customer would not be eligible under current regulations and statutes.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 106,300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 284,013.
Title: Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI).
OMB Control Number: 0575-0180.
Summary of Collection: Congress first authorized the Rural
Community Development Initiative (RCDI) in 1999 with an appropriation
of $6 million under the Rural Community Advancement Program (Pub. L.
106-78, which was amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
(Pub. L. 114-113)). The Community Facilities Division under the Rural
Housing Service (RHS) administers this grant program. The intent of the
RCDI grant program is to develop the capacity and ability of rural area
recipients to undertake projects through a program of financial and
technical assistance provided by qualified intermediary organizations.
Intermediaries may be private or public (including tribal)
organizations. Intermediaries are required to provide matching funds in
an amount equal to the RCDI grant. Eligible recipients are nonprofit
organizations, low-income rural communities, or federally recognized
tribes.
Need and Use of the Information: The information will be collected
from applicants (intermediary organizations applying for the grant),
grantees (intermediary organizations that are awarded the grant),
recipients (entities that receive assistance from the intermediary),
and beneficiaries (entities or individuals that benefit from assistance
provided by the recipient) by RHS staff in the National Office and
Rural Development field offices. This information is used to determine
applicant and recipient eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure
that grantees operate on a sound basis and use grant funds for
authorized purposes. The Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA),
published in the Federal Register, provides instructions for completing
an application.
Description of Respondents: Not-for profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 90.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually; Third party
disclosure.
Total Burden Hours: 4,194.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15117 Filed 7-15-21; 8:45 am]
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