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Dated: May 13, 2016.
Tony Hernandez,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 16, 2016.
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 or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by June 20, 2016
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 Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1944–N—Housing
Preservation Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0115.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Housing Service (RHS) is authorized to
make grants to eligible applicants to
provide repair and rehabilitation
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assistance so that very low- and lowincome rural residents can obtain
adequate housing. Such assistance is
made by grantees to very low- and lowincome persons, and to co-ops. Grant
funds are used by grantees to make
loans, grants, or other comparable
assistance to eligible homeowners,
rental unit owners, and co-ops for repair
and rehabilitation of dwellings to bring
them up to code or minimum property
standards. These grants were
established by Public Law 98–181, the
Housing Urban Rural Recovery Act of
1983, which amended the Housing Act
of 1949 (Pub. L. 93–383) by adding
section 533, 42 U.S.C. S 2490(m),
Housing Preservation Grants.
Need and Use of the Information: An
applicant will submit a ‘‘Statement of
Activity’’ that describes its proposed
program. RHS will collect information
to determine eligibility for a grant to
justify its selection of the applicant for
funding; to report program
accomplishments and to justify and
support expenditure of grant funds. RHS
uses this information to determine if the
grantee is complying with its grant
agreement and to make decisions
regarding continuing with modifying, or
terminating grant assistance. If the
information were not collected and
presented to RHS, the Agency could not
monitor the program or justify
disbursement of grant funds.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,246.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 7,562.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), hereinafter referred to as
Agency, invites comments on this
information collection for which the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 16, 2016.
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 or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by June 20,
2016 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 Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1944-N--Housing Preservation Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0115.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is
authorized to make grants to eligible applicants to provide repair and
rehabilitation assistance so that very low- and low-income rural
residents can obtain adequate housing. Such assistance is made by
grantees to very low- and low-income persons, and to co-ops. Grant
funds are used by grantees to make loans, grants, or other comparable
assistance to eligible homeowners, rental unit owners, and co-ops for
repair and rehabilitation of dwellings to bring them up to code or
minimum property standards. These grants were established by Public Law
98-181, the Housing Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983, which amended the
Housing Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 93-383) by adding section 533, 42 U.S.C. S
2490(m), Housing Preservation Grants.
Need and Use of the Information: An applicant will submit a
``Statement of Activity'' that describes its proposed program. RHS will
collect information to determine eligibility for a grant to justify its
selection of the applicant for funding; to report program
accomplishments and to justify and support expenditure of grant funds.
RHS uses this information to determine if the grantee is complying with
its grant agreement and to make decisions regarding continuing with
modifying, or terminating grant assistance. If the information were not
collected and presented to RHS, the Agency could not monitor the
program or justify disbursement of grant funds.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,246.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 7,562.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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