Notice2024-07922
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: RUS-Technical Assistance and Construction for Innovative Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAC-RWTS) Pilot Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0572-0157
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Published
April 15, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS or Agency) announces its intention to request a revision of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26121-26122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07922]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-24-WATER-0008]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: RUS-Technical
Assistance and Construction for Innovative Regional Wastewater
Treatment Solutions (TAC-RWTS) Pilot Grant Program; OMB Control No.:
0572-0157
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service
(RUS or Agency) announces its intention to request a revision of a
currently approved information collection and invites comments on this
information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 14, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the ``Search for
dockets and documents on agency actions'' box, enter the docket number
``RUS-24-WATER-0008,'' and click the ``Search'' button. From the search
results: click on or locate the document title: ``60-Day Notice of
Proposed Information Collection: ``RUS-Technical Assistance and
Construction for Innovative Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions
(TAC-RWTS) Pilot Grant Program'' and select the ``Comment'' button.
Before inputting comments, commenters may review the ``Commenter's
Checklist'' (optional). To submit a comment: Insert comments under the
``Comment'' title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if available),
input email address, select box to opt to receive email confirmation of
submission and tracking (optional), select the box ``I'm not a robot,''
and then 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.
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: Lisa Day, Rural Development Innovation
Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 4227, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone:
(971) 313-4750. Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abe7c2d8ca85efcad2ebfef8efea85ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="733f1a00125d37120a33262037325d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (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 the following information collection
that RUS is submitting to OMB as an extension to an existing collection
with Agency adjustment.
Title: RUS-Technical Assistance and Construction for Innovative
Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAC-RWTS) Pilot Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0157.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Estimate of Burden: This collection of information is estimated to
average 4.4 hour per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.77.
Estimated Total Number of Responses: 97.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden on Respondents: 423 hours.
Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden on Respondents: 0 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 423 hours.
Abstract: The TAC-RWTS Grant Pilot Program was authorized by the
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, for the study and design
of innovative treatment solutions of regional wastewater systems for
historically impoverished communities that have had difficulty
installing traditional wastewater treatment systems due to soil
conditions. Qualified regional
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consortiums will receive TAC-RWTS grant funds to identify and evaluate
economically feasible, innovative regional solutions to wastewater
treatment concerns for historically impoverished communities in areas
which have had difficulty installing traditional wastewater treatment
systems due to soil conditions. Grants are for wastewater-related
technical assistance, including such services as feasibility studies,
preliminary design assistance and supervision, oversight, or training
for the development of an application for financial assistance.
Grantees will be expected to provide the Agency with a detailed
report to include the area to be served, the issues with the present
method of wastewater discharge, the alternatives and innovative
solutions to the wastewater issue, the long-term cost and effect of the
solution, the affordability including possible funding sources,
potential treatment, staff training needs, and lifecycle cost analysis.
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 respondents, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Lisa
Day, Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, at (971)
313.4750. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffb3968c9ed1bb9e86bfaaacbbbed1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec2e7fdefa0caeff7cedbddcacfa0c9c1d8">[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.
Laurel Leverrier,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-07922 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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