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Vol. 86, No. 176 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RBS–21–BUSINESS–0029] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service 

(RHS), Rural Utilities Service (RUS), 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces RBCS, RHS, and 

RUS’, agencies of the USDA Rural 

Development (RD) mission area, 

intention to request an extension to a 

currently approved information 

collection for the Strategic Economic 

and Community Development Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 15, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Gilbert, Regulations Management 

Division, Innovation Center, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; lynn.gilbert@

usda.gov, (202) 690–2682. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Strategic Economic and 

Community Development. 

OMB Number: 0570–0068. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 02/28/ 

22. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: As authorized under the 

Agricultural Act of 2018 (2018 Farm 

Bill), the Strategic Economic and 

Community Development program will 

make awards using reserved funding 

through RD’s programs to fund projects 

that support the implementation of 

multijurisdictional and multisectoral 

strategic community investment plans. 

The programs for which reserved funds 

may be established and priority points 

awarded (which are referred to as the 

‘‘covered programs’’) are: 

• Community Facility Grants 

• Community Facility Guaranteed 

Loans 

• Community Facility Direct Loans 

• Water and Waste Disposal Loans and 

Grants 

• Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed 

Loans 

• Business and Industry Guaranteed 

Loans 

• Rural Business Development Grants 

• Community Connect Grant 

• Rural Community Development 

Initiative Grant 

• Tribal College Initiative Grants 

• Intermediary Relending Program 

• Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical 

Assistance Grants 

• Rural Housing Site Loans 

• Housing Preservation Grants 

• Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans and 

Grants 

• Multi-Family Housing Loan 

Guarantees 

• Distance Learning and Telemedicine 

Loans and Grants 

• Rural Energy for America Program 

• Rural Economic Development Loans 

and Grants 

• Rural Energy Savings Program 

• Value-Added Producer Grants 

• Household Water Well System Grant 

Program 

• Solid Waste Management Grant 

To be eligible, projects must first be 

eligible for funding under the covered 

programs. In addition, projects must be 

carried out in rural areas and support 

partial or full implementation of a 

multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral 

strategic community investment plan. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 4.87 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Rural businesses; units 

of State, Local and Tribal government; 

instrumentalities of a Local, State or 

Tribal government; special districts; 

councils of government; non-profit 

organizations; associations; academic 

institutions; public bodies and 

commercial lenders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

275. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.70. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,290. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of RD, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

RD’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

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. 

0570–0068. 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. Comments on this 

information collection must be received 

by November 15, 2021. 

All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Justin Maxon, 

Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19919 Filed 9–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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