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underserved communities, in the 

establishment and long-term 

management of the community forest; 

(3) Amount of cost share leveraged; 

(4) Extent to which the community 

forest contributes to any landscape 

conservation initiatives, as well as any 

applicable environmental justice 

initiatives; 

(5) Extent of due diligence completed 

on the project, including cost share 

committed and status of appraisal; 

(6) Likelihood that, unprotected, the 

property would be converted to nonforest uses; and 

(7) Costs to the Federal Government. 

6. Grant Requirements 

a. Once an application is selected, 

funding will be obligated to the grant 

recipient through a grant adhering to the 

Uniform Administrative Requirements, 

Cost Principles, and Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards also 

referred to as the Omni Circular (2 CFR 

part 200). 

b. Forest Service must approve any 

amendments to a proposal or request to 

reallocate funding within a grant 

proposal. If negotiations on a selected 

project fail, the applicant cannot 

substitute an alternative site. 

c. The grant recipient must comply 

with the requirements in section § 230.8 

in the final rule before funds will be 

released. 

d. After the project has closed, as a 

requirement of the grant, grant 

recipients will be required to provide 

the Forest Service with a Geographic 

Information System (GIS) shapefile: A 

digital, vector-based storage format for 

storing geometric location and 

associated attribute information, of CFP 

project tracts and cost share tracts, if 

applicable. 

e. Any funds not expended within the 

grant period must be de-obligated and 

revert to the Forest Service. 

f. All media, press, signage, and other 

documents discussing the creation of 

the community forest must reference the 

partnership and financial assistance by 

the Forest Service through the CFP. 

Dated: August 9, 2021. 

Jaelith Hall-Riviera, 

Acting Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17317 Filed 8–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural-Business Cooperative Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comments Request; Rural 

Development Loan Servicing 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBCS) intention 

to request a revision of a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of Rural Development Loan 

Servicing for the Intermediary 

Relending Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 12, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Pittman, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA, STOP 3226, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–3226, Telephone: (202) 720– 

1400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Rural Development Loan 

Servicing. 

OMB Number: 0570–0015. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Subpart R of 7 CFR part 

1951 contains regulations for servicing 

and liquidating loans made by Rural 

Development under the Intermediary 

Relending Program (IRP) and the Rural 

Microentrepreneur Assistance Program 

(RMAP) to eligible intermediaries and 

applies to ultimate recipients and other 

involved parties. The information 

requested is vital to RBS for prudent 

loan servicing, credit decisions, and 

reasonable program monitoring. 

Rural Development has determined 

that the financial reporting requirements 

are necessary to provide the Agency 

with current information in order to 

monitor the program, to make various 

reporting requirements to Congress, and 

for program innovation and expansion 

under the Government’s Performance 

Review. 

Servicing of the IRP is administered 

by RBCS in Washington, DC, which will 

be the primary user of the information 

collected. Under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA), the general 

public can request the majority of the 

data by the Agency from the 

intermediaries, except for information 

that is classified as confidential. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Non-profit corporations, 

public agencies, Indian groups and 

cooperatives. 

Estimated number of Respondents: 

475. 

Estimated number of responses: 

3,941. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 11,878 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (202) 720– 

6780. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of RBCS, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

RBCS 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. 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. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17344 Filed 8–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket No. RBCS–BUSINESS–0025] 

Notice of Request for Revisions of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 


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SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the program Value-Added 

Producer Grants. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 12, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin M. Jones, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, 

Room 2445, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 772–1172. Email: 

robin.m.jones@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (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 RBCS is 

submitting to OMB as extension to an 

existing collection with Agency 

adjustment. 

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 by 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

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

RBS–21–BUSINESS–0026. 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. 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. Comments on 

this information collection must be 

received by October 12, 2021. 

Title: Value-Added Producer Grants. 

OMB Number: 0570–0064. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2022. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The purpose of this 

information collections to obtain 

information necessary to evaluate grant 

applications to determine the eligibility 

of the applicant and the project to 

determine which projects should be 

funded. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 39 hours per 

grant application. 

Respondents: Independent producers, 

agriculture producer groups, farmer- or 

rancher-cooperatives, and majority 

controlled producer-based business 

ventures. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

470. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 11. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

5,068. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 82,687 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Robin M. Jones, 

Rural Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, at 

(202) 772–1172. Email: robin.m.jones@

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. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17294 Filed 8–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Application Materials for EDA 

Investment Assistance 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on May 27, 

2021, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Commerce. 

Title: Application Materials for EDA 

Investment Assistance. 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0094. 

Form Number(s): ED–900, ED–900B, 

ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–900E, ED– 

900F. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: For 

construction projects, 977 estimated 

respondents, and for non-construction 

projects, 1,663 estimated respondents, 

for a total of 2,640 estimated 

respondents. 

Average Hours per Response: For 

construction projects, 43.0 estimated 

hours per response, and for nonconstruction projects, 17.1 estimated 

hours per response. 

Burden Hours: For construction 

projects, 42,011 estimated annual 

burden hours, and for non-construction 

projects, 28,437 estimated annual 

burden hours, for a total of 70,448 

estimated total annual burden hours. 

Application type 

Estimated 

number of 

responses 

Average time 

estimate Total hours 

Full Application Submission for Construction Applicants ............................................................ 977 43.0 42,011 

Full Application Submission All Other EDA Programs ................................................................ 1,663 17.1 28,437 


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