Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2024 / Notices 76793 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21453 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–C 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[DOCKET #: RHS–24–NONE–0033] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Rural Housing Service’s (RHS) 

announces its intention to request a 

revision for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program for the Guaranteed Rural Rental 

Housing Program, for which approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this Notice must 

be received by November 18, 2024 to be 

assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adyam Negasi, RD Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250; Tel: 202–221–9298; Email: 

Adyam.Negasi@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 an 

information collection that the Agency 

is submitting to OMB for renewal and 

approval. 

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 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 may be sent through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No. 

RHS–24–NONE–0033. A link to the 

Notice will appear. You may submit a 

comment here by selecting the 

‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access 

the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’ 

and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on 

Documents’’ tab. Here you may view 

comments that have been submitted as 

well as submit a comment. To submit a 

comment, select the ‘‘Comment’’ button, 

complete the required information, and 

select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at 

the bottom. Information on using 

regulations.gov, 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 

at the bottom. 

Title: Guaranteed Rural Rental 

Housing Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0174. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 01/31/ 

2025. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: On March 28, 1996, 

President Clinton signed the ‘‘Housing 

Opportunity Program Extension Act of 

1996.’’ One of the provisions of the Act 

was the authorization of the section 538 

Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Loan 

Program, adding the program to the 

Housing Act of 1949. The program has 

been designed to increase the supply of 

affordable Multi-Family Housing (MFH) 

through partnerships between RHS and 

major lending sources, as well as State 

and local housing finance agencies and 

bond issuers. Qualified lenders will be 

authorized to originate, underwrite, and 

close loans for MFH projects. To be 

considered, these projects must be 

either new construction or acquisition 

with rehabilitation with at least $6,500 

per unit. 

The Secretary is authorized under 

section 510 (k) of the Housing Act of 

1949 to prescribe regulations to ensure 

that these federally funded loans are 

made to eligible applicants for 

authorized purposes. The lender must 

evaluate the eligibility, cost, benefits, 

feasibility, and financial performance of 

the proposed project. The Agency 

collects this information from the lender 

to determine if funds are being used to 

meet the goals and mission of Rural 

Development. The information 

submitted by the lender to the Agency 

is used by the Agency to manage, plan, 

evaluate, and account for Government 

resources. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to be 0.7 hours. 

Respondents: Non-profit and forprofit lending corporations and public 

bodies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 20.55. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3082. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,162 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Adyam Negasi, 

Innovation Center, Regulations 

Management Division, at 202–221–9298, 

or adyam.negasi@usda.gov. 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. 

Joaquin Altoro, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21455 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

U.S. COMMITTEE ON THE MARINE 

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2024–0044] 

Request for Information To Identify 

Barriers to Planning for Climate 

Resilience in U.S. Ports; Reopening of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: U.S. Committee on the Marine 

Transportation System. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information 

(RFI); reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 15, 2024, the CMTS 

published in the Federal Register an 

RFI seeking information to identify what 

types of planning guidance, documents, 

datasets, and Federal funding 

opportunities are currently being 

utilized in planning for long-term 

environmental change in U.S. Ports, and 

to identify barriers to action. The 

information received from this RFI will 

be analyzed to assess whether the needs 

for this type of planning are being met 

and identify where improvements could 

be made. Information is requested from 

anyone who works in or adjacent to 

climate resilience planning and 

execution in ports (public and private), 

as well as any interested members of the 

public. That RFI established a 45-day 

comment period closing on August 29, 

2024. CMTS is reopening the public 


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