Notice2024-25006

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance

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October 28, 2024

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Commerce DepartmentEconomic Development Administration

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85494-85495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment 
Assistance

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on August 28, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
    Title: Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
    Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-900E, ED-
900F.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: For construction projects, 977 estimated 
respondents, and for non-construction projects, 1,663 estimated 
respondents, for a total of 2,640 estimated respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: For construction projects, 43.0 
estimated hours per response, and for non-construction projects, 17.1 
estimated hours per response.
    Burden Hours: For construction projects, 42,011 estimated annual 
burden hours, and for non-construction projects, 28,437 estimated 
annual burden hours, for a total of 70,448 estimated total annual 
burden hours.
    Needs and Uses: EDA must collect specific information from 
applicants for EDA investment assistance to evaluate whether proposed 
projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in 
EDA's authorizing legislation, the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); EDA 
regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III; and applicable Notices of Funding 
Opportunity.
    EDA proposes to extend the following forms under this information 
collection: Forms ED-900 (General Application for EDA Programs), ED-
900B (Beneficiary Information Form), ED-900C (EDA Application 
Supplement for Construction Programs), ED-900D (Requirements for Design 
and Engineering Assistance), ED-900E (Calculation of Estimated 
Relocation and Land Acquisition Expenses), and ED-900F (Additional EDA 
Assurances for Revolving Loan Fund Investments).
    Affected Public: Entities eligible for EDA financial assistance, 
including Federal, State, and local governments; Indian tribes; 
institutions of higher education; not-for-profit entities; and business 
or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: During application for EDA investment assistance.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    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

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Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function and 
entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 
0610-0094.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-25006 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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