Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 37199 [2013-14668]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 37199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14668]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 14, 2013.
    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 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, 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. 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 Utility Service

    Title: Seismic Safety of New Building Construction, 7 CFR 1792, 
Subpart C.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0099.
    Summary of Collection: Seismic hazards present a serious threat to 
people and their surroundings. These hazards exist in most of the 
United States, not just on the West Coast. Unlike hurricanes, times and 
location of earthquakes cannot be predicted; most earthquakes strike 
without warning and, if of substantial strength, strike with great 
destructive forces. To reduce risks to life and property from 
earthquakes, Congress enacted the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 (Pub. L. 95-124, 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq,) and directed the 
establishment and maintenance of an effective earthquake reduction 
program. As a result, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
(NEHRP) was established. The objectives of the NEHRP include the 
development of technologically and economically feasible design and 
construction methods to make both new and existing structures 
earthquake resistant, and the development and promotion of model 
building codes. 7 CFR Part 1792, subpart C, identifies acceptable 
seismic standards which must be employed in new building construction 
funded by loans, grants, or guarantees made by the Rural Utility 
Service (RUS) or the Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) or through lien 
accommodations or subordinations approved by RUS or RTB.
    Need and Use of the Information: Borrowers and grant recipients 
must provide to RUS a written acknowledgment from a registered 
architect or engineer responsible for the design of each applicable 
building stating that the seismic provisions to 7 CFR Part 1792, 
Subpart C will be used in the design of the building. RUS will use this 
information to: (1) Clarify and inform the applicable borrowers and 
grant recipients about seismic safety requirements; (2) improve the 
effectiveness of all RUS programs; and (3) reduce the risk to life and 
property through the use of approved building codes aimed at providing 
seismic safety.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 192.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 144.

Rural Utilities Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1778, Emergency and Imminent Community Water 
Assistance Grants.
    Omb Control Number: 0572-0110.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is 
authorized under Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and rural 
Development Act, (7 U.S.C. 1926(a) to provide grants to rural areas and 
small communities to secure adequate quantities of safe water. There 
are two levels of grant limits--$500,000 and $150,000. Grants made 
under this program shall be made for 100 percent of the project's cost, 
can serve rural areas with population not in excess of 5,000, and 
household income should not exceed 100 percent of a State's non-
metropolitan median household income. Grants under this program may be 
made to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations serving rural 
areas.
    Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect the information 
from applicants applying for grants under 7 CFR 1778. The information 
is unique to each borrower and emergency situation. Applicants must 
demonstrate that there is an imminent emergency or that a decline 
occurred within 2 years of the date the application was filed with 
Rural Development.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-
for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 400.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-14668 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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