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Rural Utility Service
Title: Rural Energy Savings Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0151.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural
Development agency of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, provides
Rural Energy Saving Program (RESP)
loans to eligible entities that agree to, in
turn, make loans to qualified consumers
for energy efficiency measures,
including cost effective energy and
renewable energy systems. Since its
inception in 2016, the RESP has
evolved. New and clarifying authorities
have been added to the program
including changes made by the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
(Pub L. 115–334) which reauthorized
the implementation of the RESP. Title
VI, subtitle C, Section 6303 of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
introduced several amendments to
Section 6407 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8107a).
Need and Use of the Information: The
application process consists of two
steps. Step 1: An applicant seeking
financing must submit a Letter of Intent
to apply in an electronic Portable
Document Format (pdf). The Letter of
Intent contains the tax identification
number, legal name and organization
status; verification of rural status
(counties to be served and populations);
financial status; point of contact;
description of program; implementation
plan; and a list of eligible energy
efficiency measures to be implements.
Step 2: RESP application—after review
of the letter of intent, RUS notifies the
eligible entity if it is invited to submit
the loan application. Required
application information is used to
determine a borrower’s ability to meet
financial obligations, includes analyses
and document review of the applicant’s
historical, current, and projected costs,
revenues, cash flows, assets, and other
factors that may be relevant on a case by
case basis. The collection of information
is essential to the mission of the agency
and the RESP, and is necessary so that
RUS can establish applicant and project
eligibility.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 17.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 19, 2019.
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: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 January 27, 2020
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
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Rural Housing Service
Title: Multi-Family Housing
Preservation and Revitalization
Restructuring Demonstration Program
(MPR).
OMB Control Number: 0575–0190.
Summary of Collection: The
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
(Pub. L. 109–97) provides funding for,
and authorizes the Rural Housing
Service (RHS) to conduct a
demonstration program for the
preservation and revitalization of the
Section 515 Multi-Family Housing
portfolio. Section 515 of the Housing
Act of 1949 provides Rural
Development the authority to make
loans for low-income Multi-Family
Housing and related facilities.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2016, (Pub. L. 114–113) authorized
USDA to conduct A demonstration
program for the preservation and
revitalization of the Sections 514, 515,
and 516 multi-family rental housing
properties to restructure existing USDA/
Multi-Family Housing (MFH) loans to
ensure the project has sufficient
resources to provide safe and affordable
housing for low-income residents and
farm laborers.
Need and Use of the Information:
RHS will collect information from the
proposer to evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses to which the proposal
concept possesses or lacks to select the
most feasible proposals that will
enhances the Agency’s chances in
accomplishing the demonstration
objective. The information will be
utilized to sustain and modify RHS’
current policies pertaining to
revitalization and preservation of
affordable rental housing in rural areas.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or Households; Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 25,293.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 19, 2019.
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: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 January
27, 2020 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:
[email protected] 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: Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization
Restructuring Demonstration Program (MPR).
OMB Control Number: 0575-0190.
Summary of Collection: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
(Pub. L. 109-97) provides funding for, and authorizes the Rural Housing
Service (RHS) to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation
and revitalization of the Section 515 Multi-Family Housing portfolio.
Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 provides Rural Development the
authority to make loans for low-income Multi-Family Housing and related
facilities.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, (Pub. L. 114-113)
authorized USDA to conduct A demonstration program for the preservation
and revitalization of the Sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA/Multi-Family
Housing (MFH) loans to ensure the project has sufficient resources to
provide safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm
laborers.
Need and Use of the Information: RHS will collect information from
the proposer to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses to which the
proposal concept possesses or lacks to select the most feasible
proposals that will enhances the Agency's chances in accomplishing the
demonstration objective. The information will be utilized to sustain
and modify RHS' current policies pertaining to revitalization and
preservation of affordable rental housing in rural areas.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 25,293.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27773 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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