Notice2021-27446
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies
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December 20, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentEconomic Development Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71873-71874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27446]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on October 13, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
Title: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies.
OMB Control Number: 0610-0093.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission; Extension without change of a
currently approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 527.
Average Hours per Response: 480 hours for the initial CEDS for a
District Organization or other planning organization funded by EDA; 160
hours for the CEDS revision required at least every 5 years from an
EDA-funded District or other planning organization; 40 hours per CEDS
update and performance report; and 40 hours per applicant for EDA
Public Works or Economic Adjustment Assistance with a project deemed by
EDA to merit further consideration that is not located in an EDA-funded
District.
Burden Hours: 31,640 hours.
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Number of Average hours Estimated
Type of response respondents per response burden hours
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Initial CEDS.................................................... 3 480 1,440
Revised CEDS.................................................... 77 160 12,320
CEDS Updates/Performance Reports................................ 385 40 15,400
CEDS by applicants not in EDA-funded District................... 62 40 2,480
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Total....................................................... 527 .............. 31,640
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Needs and Uses: To effectively administer and monitor its economic
development assistance programs, EDA collects certain information from
applications for, and recipients of, EDA investment assistance. A
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) emerges from a
continuing planning process developed and driven by a public sector
planning organization by engaging a broad-based and diverse set of
stakeholders to address the economic problems and potential of a
region. The CEDS should include information about how and to what
extent stakeholder input and support was solicited. Information on how
the planning organization collaborated with its diverse set of
stakeholders (including the public sector, private interests, non-
profits, educational institutions, and community organizations) in the
development of the CEDS should be included. In accordance with 13 CFR
303.7(b), a CEDS must contain a summary background, a SWOT (Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis, Strategic Direction/
Action Plan, and an Evaluation Framework. In addition, the CEDS must
incorporate the concept of economic resilience (i.e., the ability to
avoid, withstand, and recover from economic shifts, natural disasters,
etc.). A CEDS is required for an eligible applicant to qualify for an
EDA investment assistance under EDA's Public Works program, Economic
Adjustment Assistance program, and certain planning programs, and is a
prerequisite for a region's designation by EDA as an Economic
Development District (see 13 CFR part 303, 13 CFR 305.2, and 13 CFR
307.2). EDA collects information under this information collection to
ensure compliance with EDA's CEDS requirements.
Affected Public: (1) Cities or other political subdivisions of a
State, including a special purpose unit of state or local government
engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities; (2)
States; (3) institutions of higher education; (4) public or private
non-profit organizations or associations; (5) District Organizations;
and (6) Indian Tribes.
Frequency: Planning Organizations must submit a new or revised CEDS
to EDA at least every five years, unless EDA or the Planning
Organization determines that a new or revised CEDS is required earlier
due to changed circumstances.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq).
This information collection request may be viewed at <a href="http://reginfo.gov">reginfo.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0610-0093.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-27446 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
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