[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 32244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12757]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 14, 2021.
    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 July 19, 
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: Assistance to High Energy Cost Grants Rural Communities.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0136.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE 
Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) as amended in November 2000, to create new 
grant and loan authority to assist rural communities with extremely 
high energy costs (Pub. L. 106-472). The amendment authorized the 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Rural 
Development to provide competitive grants for energy generation, 
transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities in which 
the national average residential expenditure for home energy is at 
least 275 percent of the national average residential expenditure for 
home energy. All applicants are required to submit a project proposal 
containing the elements in the prescribed format.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected by the 
Rural Utility Service from applicants to confirm that the eligibility 
requirements and the proposals are consistent with the purposes set 
forth in the statute. Various forms and progress reports are used to 
monitor compliance with grant agreements, track expenditures of Federal 
funds and measure the success of the program. Without collecting the 
listed information, USDA will not be assured that the projects and 
communities served meet the statutory requirements for eligibility or 
that the proposed projects will deliver the intended benefits.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,172.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-12757 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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