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50608 

Vol. 82, No. 210 

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 26, 2017. 

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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (4) 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 December 1, 2017 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water 

Well System Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0139. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by 

Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926e) to administer and make grants to 

qualified private non-profit 

organizations which will use the funds 

to establish lending programs for 

household water wells. 

Need and use of the Information: The 

grant applicants will provide 

information to be collected as part of the 

application and grant process through 

certain documentation, certifications, 

and completed forms. Grant applicants 

must show that the project will provide 

technical and financial assistance to 

eligible individuals to remedy 

household well problems. The grant 

recipients will establish a revolving loan 

fund lending program to provide water 

well loans to individuals who own or 

will own private wells in rural areas. 

The individual loan recipients may use 

the funds to construct, refurbish, and 

service their household well systems for 

an existing home. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 7. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 770. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23707 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 26, 2017. 

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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques and 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by December 1, 2017 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Commentors are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax 

(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Southwestern Crown 

Collaborative Forest Management Social 

Monitoring. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The Forest 

Landscape Restoration Act (FLRA) of 

2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303), which enables 

the Collaborative Forest Landscape 

Restoration Program (CFLRP), requires 

monitoring ‘‘to assess the positive or 

negative ecological, social, and 

economic effects of projects 

implementing a selected proposal for 

not less than 15 years after project 


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