[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65139-65140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27073]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for Extension 
of 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, the United 
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development administers 
rural utilities programs through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). RUS 
invites comments on the following information collection for which the 
Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 19, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8bc808785899bc68c818b839b8786a89d9b8c89c68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ecaf6f1f3ffedb0faf7fdf5edf1f0deebedfaffb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction

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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.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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. Comments may be sent to: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural 
Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#13477b7c7e72603d777a7078607c7d53666077723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45112d2a2824366b212c262e362a2b05303621246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Title: Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0110.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers Emergency and 
Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants awards grants to qualified 
rural communities that have experienced a significant decline in 
quality or quantity of water or expect such a decline to be imminent. 
Grants under this RUS program may be made to public bodies and private 
nonprofit corporations serving rural areas. Public bodies include 
counties, cities, townships, incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, 
authorities, districts, and other political subdivisions of a state. 
Public bodies also include Indian Tribes on Federal and State 
reservations and other Federally-recognized Indian tribal groups in 
rural areas. Applicants will provide information to be collected as 
part of the application and grant process through documentation, 
certifications, or completed application forms.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 7 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public Bodies, Not-for-profit Institutions, and 
Federally-Recognized Tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,924 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Diane M. 
Berger, Management Analysis, Rural Development Innovation Center--
Regulatory Team, (715) 619-3124, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a5e535b545f14585f485d5f487a4f495e5b145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd99949c9398d39f988f9a988fbd888e999cd39a928b">[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 records.

    Dated: December 10, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27073 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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