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businesses. Grant funds under this
program may be used only to conduct
feasibility studies for renewable energy
systems that would qualify for funding
under the REAP. Agricultural producers
and rural small businesses would be
required to pay at least 75 percent of the
cost of the feasibility study.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.4 hours per
response.
Respondents: Agricultural producers
and rural small businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
354.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 10.
Estimated Number of Responses:
3,395.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 4,811.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0040.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of USDA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
USDA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed 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 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 may be sent to
Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch,
Support Services Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0742. 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.
Dated: December 22, 2011.
Chadwick O. Parker,
Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the Energy Audit and
Renewable Energy Development
Assistance (EA/REDA) program
administered under the Rural Energy for
America Program (REAP).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 5, 2012 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Cavanaugh, Management and
Program Analyst, Rural Development,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP
3252, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3201,
Telephone (202) 260–1506.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Energy Audit and Renewable
Energy Development Assistance
Program.
OMB Number: 0570–0059.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2012.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agency anticipates
publishing a proposed rule for REAP in
calendar year 2012. This proposed rule
will include changes to the EA/REDA
program as well as combine all
associated burden for REAP into one
paperwork burden package. Since the
current EA/REDA paperwork burden
package expires July 31, 2012, the
period of time between expiration and
the publication of a REAP final rule
would have to allow for continued
operation of the program. Thus,
approval for extension is needed.
This grant program, authorized under
the 2008 Farm Bill, makes grants to
eligible entities to provide energy audits
and renewable energy development
assistance to enable agricultural
producers and rural small businesses to
become more energy efficient and to use
renewable energy technologies and
resources. Entities eligible to receive
grants under this program are State,
tribal and local governments; land-grant
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colleges and universities or other
institutions of higher learning; rural
electric cooperatives; public power
entities and instrumentalities of a State,
tribal, or local government. Grant funds
under this program may be used to
conduct and promote energy audits;
provide recommendations and
information on how to improve the
energy efficiency of the operations of
the agricultural producers and rural
small businesses; and provide
recommendations and information on
how to use renewable energy
technologies and resources in the
operations. No more than five percent of
the grant can be used for administrative
purposes. Agricultural producers and
rural small businesses for which a
grantee is conducting an energy audit
must pay at least 25 percent of the cost
of the energy audit.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.3 hours per
response.
Respondents: State, tribal and local
governments; land-grant colleges and
universities or other institutions of
higher learning; rural electric
cooperatives; public power entities; and
instrumentalities of a State, tribal, or
local government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 16.
Estimated Number of Responses: 865.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,161.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0040.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of USDA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
USDA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed 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 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 may be sent to
Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch,
Support Services Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
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Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0742. 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.
Dated: December 21, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Geographic
Partnership Programs
U.S. Census Bureau.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before March 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Gregory Hanks, U.S.
Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–
7400, (301) 763–3093 (or via email at
Gregory.F.Hanks.Jr@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The mission of the Geography
Division within the Census Bureau is to
plan, coordinate, and administer all
geographic and cartographic activities
needed to facilitate Census Bureau
statistical programs throughout the
United States and its territories. The
Geography Division manages programs
to continuously update features,
boundaries, addresses, and geographic
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entities in the Master Address File/
Topologically Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing System
(MAF/TIGER) database (MTDB). The
Geography Division also conducts
research into geographic concepts,
methods, and standards needed to
facilitate Census Bureau data collection
and dissemination programs.
Geographic Partnership Programs
(GPPs) allow designated participants,
following Census Bureau guidelines, to
review, update, and suggest
modifications to addresses, features,
boundaries, and geographic entities to
maintain the Census Bureau MTDB and
to ensure the accurate reporting of data
from censuses and surveys. Because
tribal, state, and local governments have
address data, spatial data, and current
knowledge about where growth and
change are occurring in their
jurisdictions, their input into the overall
development of a continually
maintained address list for censuses and
surveys makes a vital contribution.
Similarly, the Census Bureau recognizes
that tribal, state, and local governments
usually have the most authoritative data
for addresses, features, and geographic
boundaries in their jurisdictions. The
benefits to local jurisdictions in sharing
that information as part of the Census
Bureau’s geographic programs are
realized in more accurate results of
censuses and surveys.
II. Method of Collection
This pre-submission notice is for a
generic clearance that will cover a
number of activities required for
updating the MTDB with participantprovided address and other geographic
information, or obtaining address and
spatial data for research and evaluation
purposes. The information collected in
these programs in cooperation with
tribal, state, and local governments and
other partners is essential to the mission
of the Census Bureau and directly
contributes to the successful outcome of
censuses and surveys conducted by the
Census Bureau. The generic clearance
allows the Census Bureau to focus its
limited resources on actual operational
planning, development of procedures,
and implementation of programs to
update and improve the geographic
information maintained in the MTDB.
The Census Bureau will develop
guidelines and procedures for tribal,
state, and local government submissions
of address data and geographic
boundaries, and will outline the mutual
roles and responsibilities of each party
within each Geographic Partnership
Program. The list below includes typical
geographic partnership programs, but is
not exhaustive of all activities that may
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be performed under this generic
clearance. The Census Bureau will
follow the approved procedure when
submitting any additional activities not
specifically listed here.
A. Geographic Support System Initiative
(GSS–I)
The GSS–I is an integrated program
designed to improve address coverage,
obtain continual spatial feature updates,
and enhance the quality assessment and
measurement for the MTDB. The GSS–
I builds on the accomplishments of the
last decade’s MAF/TIGER Enhancement
Program (the MTEP) which redesigned
the MTDB, improved the positional
accuracy of TIGER spatial features, and
emphasized quality measurement. The
Census Bureau plans on a continual
update process for the MAF/TIGER
throughout the decade to support
current surveys, including the American
Community Survey. Major participants
are the U.S. Census Bureau with tribal,
state, and local governments. The
Census Bureau will contact tribal, state,
and local governments to obtain files
containing their address and spatial
data, to explore data exchange
opportunities, and share best practices.
B. Redistricting Data Program
The 2010 Census Redistricting Data
Program is established in accordance
with the provisions of Title 13 U.S.C.
141(C) and provides the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico the
opportunity to specify the small
geographic areas for which they wish to
receive decennial census population
totals for the purpose of
reapportionment and redistricting. The
law requires that the Census Bureau
allow those having responsibility for
apportionment or districting of each
State be given the opportunity to specify
geographic areas for which they wish to
receive decennial census population
counts. The law also requires that by
April 1 of the year following the
decennial census the Secretary of
Commerce will furnish State officials or
their designee(s) with population counts
for standard census tabulation areas
(e.g., counties, cities, census blocks, and
Congressional districts) and if provided
by the states, legislative districts and
voting districts.
The States had the opportunity to
verify the inclusion of their voting
districts and suggested tabulation block
boundary features during 2009 and early
2010, to ensure the voting district
boundaries that were used by the
Census Bureau are consistent with their
submissions. In Phase 4 of the 2010
Redistricting Data Program, scheduled
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's intention to
request an extension for a currently approved information collection in
support of the Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance
(EA/REDA) program administered under the Rural Energy for America
Program (REAP).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 5, 2012 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Cavanaugh, Management and Program
Analyst, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 3252,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-3201, Telephone (202)
260-1506.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance
Program.
OMB Number: 0570-0059.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agency anticipates publishing a proposed rule for
REAP in calendar year 2012. This proposed rule will include changes to
the EA/REDA program as well as combine all associated burden for REAP
into one paperwork burden package. Since the current EA/REDA paperwork
burden package expires July 31, 2012, the period of time between
expiration and the publication of a REAP final rule would have to allow
for continued operation of the program. Thus, approval for extension is
needed.
This grant program, authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill, makes
grants to eligible entities to provide energy audits and renewable
energy development assistance to enable agricultural producers and
rural small businesses to become more energy efficient and to use
renewable energy technologies and resources. Entities eligible to
receive grants under this program are State, tribal and local
governments; land-grant colleges and universities or other institutions
of higher learning; rural electric cooperatives; public power entities
and instrumentalities of a State, tribal, or local government. Grant
funds under this program may be used to conduct and promote energy
audits; provide recommendations and information on how to improve the
energy efficiency of the operations of the agricultural producers and
rural small businesses; and provide recommendations and information on
how to use renewable energy technologies and resources in the
operations. No more than five percent of the grant can be used for
administrative purposes. Agricultural producers and rural small
businesses for which a grantee is conducting an energy audit must pay
at least 25 percent of the cost of the energy audit.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.3 hours per response.
Respondents: State, tribal and local governments; land-grant
colleges and universities or other institutions of higher learning;
rural electric cooperatives; public power entities; and
instrumentalities of a State, tribal, or local government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 16.
Estimated Number of Responses: 865.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,161.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692-0040.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of USDA, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of USDA's estimate of the burden of
the proposed 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 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 may be sent to Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services
Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural
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Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC
20250-0742. 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.
Dated: December 21, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-33687 Filed 1-3-12; 8:45 am]
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