[Federal Register: September 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 179)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 11, 2007.
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
regarding (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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. 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.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Weather Radio Transmitter Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0124.
Summary of Collection: The National Weather Service operates an All
Hazards Early Warning System that alerts people in areas covered by its
transmissions of approaching dangerous weather and other emergencies.
The National Weather Service can typically provide warnings of specific
weather dangers up to fifteen minutes prior to the event. At present,
this system covers all major metropolitan areas and many smaller cities
and towns; however, many rural areas lack National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Weather Radio and Alert System (NOAA)
Weather Radio coverage. The Weather Radio Transmitter Grant Program
will provide grant funds, for use in rural areas and communities of
50,000 or less inhabitants. The grant funds will be processed on a
first-come basis until the appropriation is used in its entirety.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will use the information from
the submissions to determine the following: (1) That adequate coverage
in the area does not already exist and that the proposed coverage will
meet the needs of the community; (2) that design requirements are met;
and (3) that the funds needed to complete the project are adequate
based on the grant and the matching portion from the applicant.
Description of Respondents: Not for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 113.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 678.
Rural Utility Service
Title: High Energy Cost Grants and State Bulk Fuel Revolving Grant
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0136.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE
Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) was amended in November 2000 to create new
grant and loan authority to assist rural communities with extremely
high energy costs (Pub. L.106-472). This amendment gives authorization
to Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to provide competitive grants for
energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving
communities in which the national average is at least 275% for
residential expenditure for home energy. All applicants are required to
submit a project proposal containing the elements in the prescribed
format.
Need and Use of the Information: USDA will collect information from
applicants to confirm that the eligibility requirements and the
proposals are consistent with the purposes set forth in the statute.
Various forms and progress reports are used to monitor compliance with
grant agreements, track expenditures of Federal funds and measure the
success of the program. Without collecting the listed information, USDA
will not be assured that the projects and communities served meet the
statutory requirements for eligibility or that the proposed projects
will deliver the intended benefits.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,228.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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