[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 134 (Friday, July 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37731-37732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15117]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to 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; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
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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 August 
16, 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 Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 3550--Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant 
Program, HB-1-3550, HB-2-3550.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0172.
    Summary of Collection: USDA Rural Development (RD) is committed to 
helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. RD's 
Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency) offers a variety of programs to 
build or improve housing and essential community facilities in rural 
areas. The Housing Act of 1949 provides the authority for the RHS' 
direct single family housing loan and grant programs. The programs 
provide eligible applicants with financial assistance to own adequate 
but modest homes in rural areas. 7 CFR part 3550 sets forth the 
programs' policies and the programs' procedures can be found in its 
accompanying handbooks (Handbook-1-3550 and Handbook-2-3550). To 
originate and service direct loans and grants that comply with the 
programs' statute, policies, and procedures, RHS must collect 
information from low- and very low-income applicants, third parties 
associated with or working on behalf of the applicants, borrowers, and 
third parties associated with or working on behalf of the borrowers. 
RHS will collect information using several forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: RHS will collect information to 
verify program eligibility requirements; continued eligibility 
requirements for borrower assistance; servicing of loans; eligibility 
for special servicing assistance such as: Payment subsidies, moratorium 
(stop) on payments, delinquency workout agreements; liquidation of 
loans; and, debt settlement. The information is used to ensure that the 
direct Single Family Housing Programs are administered in a manner 
consistent with legislative and administrative requirements. Without 
the information RHS would be unable to determine if a borrower would 
qualify for services or if assistance has been granted to which the 
customer would not be eligible under current regulations and statutes.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 106,300.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 284,013.
    Title: Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI).
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0180.
    Summary of Collection: Congress first authorized the Rural 
Community Development Initiative (RCDI) in 1999 with an appropriation 
of $6 million under the Rural Community Advancement Program (Pub. L. 
106-78, which was amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Pub. L. 114-113)). The Community Facilities Division under the Rural 
Housing Service (RHS) administers this grant program. The intent of the 
RCDI grant program is to develop the capacity and ability of rural area 
recipients to undertake projects through a program of financial and 
technical assistance provided by qualified intermediary organizations. 
Intermediaries may be private or public (including tribal) 
organizations. Intermediaries are required to provide matching funds in 
an amount equal to the RCDI grant. Eligible recipients are nonprofit 
organizations, low-income rural communities, or federally recognized 
tribes.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information will be collected 
from applicants (intermediary organizations applying for the grant), 
grantees (intermediary organizations that are awarded the grant), 
recipients (entities that receive assistance from the intermediary), 
and beneficiaries (entities or individuals that benefit from assistance 
provided by the recipient) by RHS staff in the National Office and 
Rural Development field offices. This information is used to determine 
applicant and recipient eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure 
that grantees operate on a sound basis and use grant funds for 
authorized purposes. The Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA), 
published in the Federal Register, provides instructions for completing 
an application.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for profit institutions; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 90.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually; Third party 
disclosure.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,194.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15117 Filed 7-15-21; 8:45 am]
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