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Vol. 85, No. 242 

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 10, 2020. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to Office of 

Management and Budget (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; 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 January 15, 2021 

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 www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 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 Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water 

Well System Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0139. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by 

Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926e) to administer and make grants to 

qualified private non-profit 

organizations which will use the funds 

to establish lending programs for 

household water wells. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of the HWWS Grant Program is 

to provide funds to private non-profit 

organizations to assist them in 

establishing loan programs from which 

individuals may borrow money for 

household water well systems. 

Applicants must show that the project 

will provide technical and financial 

assistance to eligible individuals to 

remedy household well problems. Based 

on the previous three-year history, 

Fiscal Years 2014 through 2016, RUS 

expects to receive and fund on average 

seven applications annually. Generally, 

unless there is an ineligible applicant, 

all applications are funded, but at a 

reduced dollar amount. Applicants will 

provide information to be collected as 

part of the application process through 

certain documentation, certifications, 

and completed forms. Failure to collect 

proper information could result in 

improper determinations of eligibility, 

improper use of funds, or hindrances in 

making grants authorized by the 

CONACT. The applicant submits 2 an 

application package, consisting of an 

application form, narrative proposal 

(work plan), various other forms, 

certifications, and supplemental 

information. The RUS and State Offices 

staff use the information collected to 

determine applicant eligibility, project 

feasibility, and the applicant’s ability to 

meet the grant and regulatory 

requirements. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 7. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 770. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27590 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tongass National Forest; Alaska; 

Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Facility 

Improvement Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) to analyze a variety of actions to 

improve visitor experience, increase 

capacity to meet current and projected 

demand, and to protect the existing 

ecosystem of the Mendenhall Glacier 

Recreation Area (MGRA). The purpose 

of the project is to provide a range of 

sustainable recreation experiences that 

meet Forest Plan goals and objectives for 

Recreation and Tourism, including 

opportunities consistent with public 

demand with an emphasis on locally 

popular recreation places and those 

important to the tourism industry. The 

need to improve the MGRA was 

identified during the Mendenhall 

Glacier Master Plan process. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

January 15, 2021. The draft EIS is 

expected July 2021 and the final EIS is 

expected January 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic comments may 

be submitted at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/ 

CommentInput?project=53780 

(preferred) or sent via email to 

comments-alaska-tongass-juneau@

usda.gov. Written comments can be sent 

to Juneau Ranger District, MGRA 

Project, 8510 Mendenhall Loop Rd., 

Juneau, Alaska 99801. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathy Tighe, MGRA Project Manager, 

Tongass National Forest, 648 Mission 

Street, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 or by 

telephone at 907–228–6274. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 


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