[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25311]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 4, 2010.
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), [email protected] 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: Broadband Initiatives Program--Rural Libraries, Technical
Assistance and Satellite Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0145.
Summary of Collection: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 appropriated $2.5 billion of budget authority for establishing
the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) which may extend loans, grants,
and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural
areas. In its second and final Notice of Funds Availability, Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) created three new categories for funding, Rural
Libraries, Technical Assistance and Satellite grants. This information
collection consists of the required reporting requirements for the BIP
for Rural Libraries, Technical Assistance and Satellite Grants.
Need and Use of the Information: Each applicant for a grant will
complete one application form. RUS will use the information collected
from the application form to evaluate whether an applicant is eligible
for funding. RUS also intends to use information collected from the
application form to evaluate the applicant's progress toward completion
of the objectives for which the funding was obtained.
Recipients of grants will need to submit a detailed list of all
projects or activities for which Recovery Act funds were expended or
obligated, including (a) the name of the project or activity; (b) a
description of the project or activity; (c) an evaluation of the
completion status of the project or activity; (d) an estimate of the
number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the project
or activity; and (e) for infrastructure investments made by State and
local governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency
for funding the infrastructure investment with Recovery Act funds. In
addition, detailed information on any subcontracts or sub-grants
awarded by the Awardee to include the data elements required to comply
with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 22.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 246.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-25311 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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