Notice2021-17101
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comments Requested.
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Published
August 11, 2021
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43989-43990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17101]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-21-WATER-0008]
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comments Requested.
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, 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 RUS intends to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 12, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Management
Analyst, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4227, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-2825. Email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#55342739302121307b382026263c3b32213a3b15202631347b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcddced0d9c8c8d992d1c9cfcfd5d2dbc8d3d2fcc9cfd8dd92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 revision.
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 sent by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the lower ``Search Regulations and
Federal Actions'' box, select ``RUS'' from the agency drop-down menu,
then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select RUS-21-WATER-
0008 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and
related materials available electronically. Information on using
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Title: The Rural Alaska Village Grant (RAVG) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0150.
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Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Rural Alaska Village Grant (RAVG) Program is
authorized under Section 305D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT), (7 U.S.C. 1926(d)), as amended. Governing
regulations are currently codified in 7 CFR 1780. Under the RAVG
program, the Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to the State of
Alaska for the benefit of rural or Native Villages in Alaska to provide
for the development and construction of water and wastewater systems to
improve the health and sanitation conditions in those Villages. To be
eligible to receive a grant under the RAVG program, the project must
provide 25 percent in matching funds from the State of Alaska. The
matching funds must come from non-Federal sources. The Secretary shall
consult with the State of Alaska on a method of prioritizing the
allocation of grants according to the needs of, and relative health and
sanitation conditions in each village.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.36 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other for profit, not-for-profit
institutions, State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 36.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 18.7.
Estimated Number of Responses: 446.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 598.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Arlette
Mussington, Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 720-2825. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a0b3ada4b5b5a4efacb4b2b2a8afa6b5aeaf81b4b2a5a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7617041a13020213581b0305051f1811021918360305121758111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17101 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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