37820 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 121 / Friday, June 24, 2022 / Notices 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Housing Service 

announces its’ intention to request an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection and invites 

comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 23, 2022 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and, in the lower ‘‘Search Regulations 

and Federal Actions’’ box, select ‘‘Rural 

Housing Service’’ from the agency dropdown menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In 

the Docket ID column, select RHS–22– 

SFH–0014’’ to submit or view public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 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 ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin M. Jones, Management Analyst, 

Rural Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, 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 the 

following information collection that 

Rural Housing Service is submitting to 

OMB as extension to an existing 

collection with Agency adjustment. 

Title: RD Instruction 1924–F, 

‘‘Complaints and Compensation for 

Construction Defects.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0082. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2022. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .32 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 125. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 40 hours. 

Abstract: The Complaints and 

Compensation for Construction Defects 

program under Section 509C of Title V 

of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 

provides funding to eligible persons 

who have structural defects with their 

Agency financed homes to correct these 

problems. Structural defects are defects 

in the dwelling, installation of a 

manufactured home, or a related facility 

or a deficiency in the site or site 

development which directly and 

significantly reduces the useful life, 

habitability, or integrity of the dwelling 

or unit. The defect may be due to faulty 

material, poor workmanship, or latent 

causes that existed when the dwelling 

or unit was constructed. The period in 

which to place a claim for a defect is 

within 18 months after the date that 

financial assistance was granted. If the 

defect is determined to be structural and 

is covered by the builder’s/dealer’scontractor’s warranty, the contractor is 

expected to correct the defect. If the 

contractor cannot or will not correct the 

defect, the borrower may be 

compensated for having the defect 

corrected, under the Complaints and 

Compensation for Construction Defects 

program. Provisions of this subpart do 

not apply to dwellings financed with 

Section 502 Guaranteed loans. The 

reporting burden covered by this 

collection of information consists of 

reporting requirements and forms 

burden to support a request for funding 

to eligible persons who have structural 

defects with their Agency financed 

homes to correct these problems. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 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 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

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. 

Joaquin Altoro, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13555 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Dakota Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that the South Dakota State 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene a meeting on Monday, July 

11, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. (CT). The purpose 

of the meeting is for briefing planning 

on the topic of voting rights. 

DATES: Monday, July 11, 2022, at 3:30 

p.m. (CT). 

ADDRESSES: 

Public Web Conference Zoom Link 

(Video and Audio): https://tinyurl.com/ 

2s3vrwbn; password, if needed: USCCR– 

SD. 

If Joining by Phone Only, Dial: 1–551– 

285–1373; Meeting ID: 160 180 1850#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kayla Fajota at kfajota@usccr.gov or 

434–515–2395. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is available to the public 

through the web link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with conference 

details found through registering at the 

web link above. To request other 

accommodations, please email kfajota@

usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior 

to the meeting for which 

accommodations are requested. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 121 / Friday, June 24, 2022 / Notices 37821 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be emailed to 

Kayla Fajota at kfajota@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Unit at (202) 809–9618. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Regional Programs Unit 

at the above phone number or email 

address. 

Agenda 

Monday, July 11, 2022, From 3:30 p.m. 

(CT) 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Announcements and Updates 

III. Approval of Minutes 

IV. Planning Meeting: Voting Rights 

Briefing Discussion and Planning 

V. Public Comment 

VI. Next Steps 

VII. Adjournment 

Dated: June 16, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13346 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 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; Form ED–840P, Petition by a 

Firm for Certification of Eligibility To 

Apply for Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, and Adjustment Proposals 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 23, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments via 

email to Miriam Nettles-Kearse, Lead 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, at taac@eda.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0610– 

0091 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Miriam 

Nettles-Kearse, Lead Program Analyst, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 

849–0941 or at taac@eda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

EDA administers the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for Firms 

(TAAF) Program, which is authorized 

under chapters 3 and 5 of title II of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 2341–2356) (Trade Act), through 

a national network of non-profit and 

university-affiliated Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Centers (TAACs), each of 

which serves a different geographic 

region. EDA certifies firms as eligible to 

participate in the TAAF Program and 

provides funding to allow eligible 

client-firms to receive adjustment 

assistance through the TAACs. The 

information collected on Form ED– 

840P, and relevant supporting 

documentation is used to determine 

whether a firm is eligible to participate 

in the TAAF Program. In accordance 

with the Trade Act and EDA’s 

regulations as set out at 13 CFR part 

315, EDA must verify that the following 

have occurred: (1) A significant 

reduction in the number or proportion 

of the workers in the firm, a reduction 

in the workers’ wage or work hours, or 

an imminent threat of such reductions; 

(2) sales or production of the firm have 

decreased absolutely, or sales or 

production, or both, of any article or 

service accounting for at least 25 

percent of the firm’s sales or production 

has decreased absolutely; and (3) an 

increase in imports of articles or 

services like or directly competitive 

with those produced or provided by the 

petitioning firm, which has contributed 

importantly to the decline in 

employment and sales or production of 

that firm. Additionally, to document the 

connection of increased imports to 

declining employment and sales or 

production, the firm must demonstrate 

that its customers have reduced 

purchases from the firm in favor of 

buying items or services from foreign 

suppliers. The use of Form ED–840P 

standardizes and limits the information 

collected as part of the certification 

process and eases the burden on 

applicants and reviewers alike. 

In addition, after being certified as 

eligible for TAAF Program assistance 

following submission of Form ED–840P, 

firms must create an EDA-approved 

adjustment proposal in order to receive 

financial assistance under the TAAF 

Program. The adjustment proposal is 

each firm’s business plan to remain 

competitive in the current global 

economy. Each adjustment proposal 

must meet certain requirements as set 

out in the Trade Act and EDA’s 

regulation at 13 CFR 315.11. This notice 

also includes an estimate of the amount 

of time a firm spends to research and 

compile information for adjustment 

proposals. 

Finally, the statutory authorization for 

the TAAF program is sunsetting in two 

stages. First, on July 1, 2021, the TAAF 

program reverted to more limited 

eligibility criteria. Second, as of June 30, 

2022, assistance may not be provided to 

new firms. After that date, assistance 

may only be provided to firms that have 

previously submitted a petition under 

the TAAF program. EDA wishes to 

extend the current information 

collection for the TAAF program so that 

EDA may continue to review and 

approve adjustment proposals from 

certified firms, and in case the TAAF 

program is re-authorized by Congress. 

II. Method of Collection 

Form ED–840P may be obtained in 

Portable Document Format (PDF) from 

EDA or the TAACs upon request. 

TAACs are responsible for preparing the 

petition for certification on the firm’s 

behalf. Although there is no form 

associated with adjustment proposals, 

they must meet the requirements for 

adjustment proposals set out in EDA’s 

regulation at 13 CFR 315.11. Both 

petitions for certification on Form ED– 

840P and adjustment proposals may be 

submitted electronically or via email to 

taac@eda.gov. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0091. 

Form Number(s): ED–840P. 

Type of Review: Extension of a current 

information collection. 


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