Notice2024-05431
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
March 14, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18591-18592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05431]
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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 April
15, 2024 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 Business-Cooperative Service
Title: Bio-refinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product
Manufacturing Assistance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0065.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS
or the Agency) is a Rural Development agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and administers The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and
Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (Program). The
Program was established under Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill and
assists in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and
emerging technologies for the development of advanced biofuels by
providing loan guarantees of up to $250 million. The Program's
authority was continued in the Agricultural Acts of 2014 and 2018. This
collection of information is necessary for Rural Development to
identify projects eligible for loan guarantees under the Program. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. chapter 35), Rural Development is submitting this information
collection package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agency will use various forms
and written evidence to collect needed information to determine lender
and borrower eligibility for loan guarantees,
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and to ensure the lender protects the government's financial interests.
Lenders provide the Agency with quarterly construction progress reports
demonstrating that engineering and financial criteria used in the
review and approval of the application continue to be met during the
construction phase of the project. Post-construction information will
be collected demonstrating that the bio-refineries are operating and
meeting all financial criteria projected during the application phase.
If the information were not collected, the Agency would not be able to
make prudent credit decisions nor monitor the lenders servicing
activities.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 26.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 7,803.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-05431 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-XY-P
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