Notice2023-17181
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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August 10, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54289-54290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17181]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
September 11, 2023 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: 7 CFR 4280--Common Forms Package for Financial Assistance
Forms for Loans/Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0575-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural
Business and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities service
(RUS) agencies within the Rural Development mission area, hereinafter
referred to as Agency, is the credit Agency for agriculture and rural
development for the United States Department of Agriculture. The Agency
offers loans, grants and loan guarantees to help create jobs and
support economic development and essential services such as housing;
health care; first responder services and equipment; and water,
electric and communications infrastructure.
The Authorities that allow the Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural
Business and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities service
(RUS), Agencies within Rural Development (RD) are as follows:
The RHS is authorized under various sections of Title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to provide financial assistance to
construct, improve, alter, repair, replace, or rehabilitate dwellings,
which will provide modest, decent, safe, and sanitary housing to
eligible individuals in rural areas. The Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended, authorizes the credit programs of the RHS,
RBCS and RUS to provide financial assistance for essential community
facilities such as construction of community facilities and water and
waste systems; and the improvement, development, and financing of
businesses, industries, and employment.
Need and Use of the Information: The information will be collected
through the use of forms that can be accessed electronically (or in
hard copy) for use as attachments to financial assistance applications.
The information is collected once and is not typically shared, unless
by a FOIA request. (USDA agencies and staff offices will have the
option of adding the forms to their individual application packages on
the <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> website that is managed by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. The formal process of having the forms added to
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> will occur after they are approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)).
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits; farms;
not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1910-B and C, Federal Debt and Employment Verification
Compliance Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0575-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural
Business and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities service
(RUS) agencies within the Rural Development mission area, hereinafter
referred to as Agency, is the credit Agency for agriculture and rural
development for the United States Department of Agriculture. The Agency
offers offer loans, grants and loan guarantees to help create jobs and
support economic development and essential services such as housing;
health care; first responder services and equipment; and water,
electric and communications infrastructure on an equal opportunity
basis.
The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will enable
the Agencies to effectively monitor a recipient's compliance with the
federal debt reporting and to determine employment verification and
eligibility for Federal financial assistance.
The Agencies offer supervised credit programs to build modest
housing and essential community facilities in rural areas. Section 517
(d) of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, provides the
authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for
the acquisition of new or existing dwellings and related facilities to
provide decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions and other
structures in rural areas.
Need and Use of the Information: This information collection will
be utilized by the Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business and
Cooperative Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities service (RUS), Agencies
within Rural Development (RD) for various loan and grant making
activities. Information requested can include financial documents such
as confirmation of household income, assets and liabilities,
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a credit record, evidence the borrower has adequate repayment ability
for the loan amount requested and if the condition and location of the
property meet program guidelines. All information is necessary to
confirm the borrower qualifies for all assistance for which they are
eligible.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-
for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17181 Filed 8-9-23; 8:45 am]
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