Notice2022-15614
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Program (SEARCH); OMB Control No.: 0572-0146
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July 21, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA), invites comments on this information collection for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43496-43497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15614]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-22-AGENCY-0035]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Program
(SEARCH); OMB Control No.: 0572-0146
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended, the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture's (USDA), invites comments on this
information collection for which the Agency intends to request approval
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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-AGENCY-0035). 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: Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and
Households Program (SEARCH); OMB Control No.: 0572-0146) 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: Crystal Pemberton, Management
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Analyst Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations
Management Division, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522.
Telephone: (202) 260-8621, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0f3c2c9c3c4d1dc9ee0d5ddd2d5c2c4dfdef0c5c3d4d19ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a291813191e0b06443a0f07080f181e05042a1f190e0b440d051c">[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 the
Agency is submitting to OMB for an extension.
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and
Household Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572-0146.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved package.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 6 hours per responses.
Respondents: Public Bodies; Indian Tribes; Not-for-Profit
Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 88.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 22.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 6,263.
Abstract: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law
110-246 (Farm Bill) amended Section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1926 (a)(2)). The
amendment created a grant program to make Special Evaluation Assistance
for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) Program grants. Under the
SEARCH program, the Secretary may make predevelopment and planning
grants to public or quasi-public agencies, organizations operated on a
not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations
and other federally recognized Indian tribes. The grant recipients
shall use the grant funds for feasibility studies, design assistance,
and development of an application for financial assistance to
financially distressed communities in rural areas with populations of
2,500 or fewer inhabitants for water and waste disposal projects as
authorized in Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and 306(a)(24) of the
CONACT. The reporting burden covered by this collection of information
consists of forms, documents and written burden to support a request
for funding for a SEARCH loan.
Comments are invited on:
(a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and assumption 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 on other forms and information technology.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal
Pemberton, Management Analyst Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation
Center--Regulations Management Division, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington,
DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 260-8621, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2360515a5057424f0d73464e414651574c4d63565047420d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6221101b1116030e4c32070f000710160d0c22171106034c050d14">[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. 2022-15614 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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