Notice2022-15379
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants; OMB Control No. 0572-0110
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Published
July 19, 2022
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 approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42995-42996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15379]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-22-WATER-0047]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Emergency and
Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants; OMB Control No. 0572-0110
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture (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 approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 19, 2022
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the
``Search Field'' box, labeled ``Search for Rules, Proposed Rules,
Notices or Supporting Documents,'' enter the following docket number:
(RUS-22-WATER-0047). To submit or view public comments, click the
``Search'' button, select the ``Documents'' tab, then select the
following document title: (60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Broadband Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0572-0110) from
the ``Search Results'' and 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 available). Input your
email address and select ``Submit Comment.''
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
``FAQ'' link.
Other Information: Additional information about Rural Development
and its programs is available on the internet at <a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov">https://www.rd.usda.gov</a>.
All comments will be available for public inspection online at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimble Brown, Rural Development
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250,
Telephone: 202-720-6780, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd86a4a0afa1a8e38fbfa2baa38db8bea9ace3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c48fada9a6a8a1ea86b6abb3aa84b1b7a0a5eaa3abb2">[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 an extension.
Title: Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants, 7
CFR 1778.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0110.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers Emergency and
Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants pursuant to 7 CFR 1778 and
awards grants to qualified rural communities that have experienced a
significant decline in quality or quantity of water or expect such a
decline to be imminent. Grants under this RUS program may be made to
public bodies and private nonprofit corporations serving rural areas.
Public bodies include counties, cities, townships, incorporated towns
and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and other political
subdivisions of a state. Public bodies also include Indian Tribes on
Federal and State reservations and other Federally-recognized Indian
tribal groups in rural areas. Applicants will provide information to be
collected as part of the application and grant process through
documentation, certifications, or completed application forms. These
procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1778.
Estimate of burden: Public reporting for this collection of
information is estimated to average 6.86 hours per response.
Respondents: Public bodies; not-for-profit institutions; federally-
recognized tribes and tribal organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,173 hours.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the
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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
respondents, 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--Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 720-6780. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23484a4e414f460d41514c544d63565047420d444c55">[email protected]</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 records.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15379 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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