Notice2022-01601
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
February 2, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01601]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 24, 2022.
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 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 March 4,
2022 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: American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 Emergency Rural Health Care
Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0200.
Summary of Collection: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the
American Rescue Plan Act that appropriated $500 million in grant
funding for the establishment of an Emergency Pilot Program for
eligible Community Facilities (CF) applicants and eligible CF
facilities to assist rural hospitals and local communities broaden
access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and food assistance
through food banks and food distribution facilities, and projects
supporting the long-term sustainability of rural health care. Making
these funds available through the issuance of this NOFA, as authorized
in Section 1002 of the American Rescue Plan Act, will provide funding
to eligible applicants to offer support for rural health care services
in the form of immediate relief, and longer-term funding to advance
ideas and solutions to support the long-term sustainability of rural
health and provide expeditious relief to address the current economic
conditions arising from the COVID-19 emergency.
Community Facilities Programs, a division of the Rural Housing
Service (RHS), hereinafter referred to as Agency, 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. The Emergency Rural Health Care Grant NOFA outlines the policies
and responsibilities, including the collection and use of information
necessary to effectively implement this program.
Need and Use of the Information: This information is used to
determine whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements to be a
recipient of grant funds, determine project eligibility, conduct
technical evaluation, calculate a priority score, and rank and compete
the application, as applicable, in order to be considered. Lack of
adequate information to make the determination could result in the
improper administration and appropriation of the Federal grant funds.
Applications are submitted through the applicable USDA Rural
Development State Office.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,092.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 71,681.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01601 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-XV-P
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