Notice2023-23845
Notice of a Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
October 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS or Agency), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection package for the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP). In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency invites comments on this information collection for which it intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74144-74145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23845]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-23-ELECTRIC-0016]
Notice of a Revision to a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS or Agency), an
agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, intention to request a revision to a currently approved
information collection package for the Rural Energy Savings Program
(RESP). In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Agency invites comments on this information collection for which it
intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 29, 2023 to
be assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Bennett, Rural Development
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, South Building, Washington, DC
20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-9639. Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3343525e565f521d51565d5d56474773464057521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="582839353d3439763a3d36363d2c2c182d2b3c39763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB regulation (5 CFR part 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 extension
of an existing collection.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 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 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 may be sent by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the ``Search'' box, type in the
Docket No. RUS-23-ELECTRIC-0016. A link to the Notice will appear. You
may submit a comment here by selecting the ``Comment'' button or you
can access the ``Docket'' tab, select the ``Notice,'' and go to the
``Browse & Comment on Documents'' Tab. Here you may view comments that
have been submitted as well as submit a comment. To submit a comment,
select the ``Comment'' button, complete the required information, and
select the ``Submit Comment'' button at the bottom. 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 at the
bottom.
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Data
furnished by the applicants will be used to determine eligibility for
program benefits. Furnishing the data is voluntary; however, failure to
provide data could result in program benefits being withheld or denied.
Title: Rural Energy Savings Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0151.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The USDA, through the RUS, provides RESP loans to
eligible entities that agree to, in turn, make loans to qualified
consumers such as rural families and small businesses for energy
efficiency measures and cost-effective renewable energy or energy
storage systems. These loans are made available under the authority of
section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as
amended, (section 6407) and title VII, section 741 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018. Eligible energy efficiency measures must be
for or at a property or properties served by a RESP borrower, using
commercially available technologies that would allow qualified
consumers to decrease their energy use or costs through cost-effective
measures including structural improvements to the structure. Loans made
by RESP
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borrowers under this program may be repaid through charges added to the
qualified consumer's bill for the property or properties for, or at
which, energy efficiencies are or will be implemented.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 7.567 hour per response.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 112.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.44.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 848 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Pamela
Bennett, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-9639. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5121303c343d307f33343f3f34252511242235307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6f7e727a737e317d7a71717a6b6b5f6a6c7b7e31787069">[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.
Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-23845 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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