Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 14069 [2021-05167]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 47 (Friday, March 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05167]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 9, 2021.
    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 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; 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 April 
12, 2021 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Technical Assistance and Training and Training for 
Innovative Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAT/RWTS) Pilot 
Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0157.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Services (RUS), a Rural 
Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), announces the availability of up to $5 million in competitive 
grants to eligible entities to fund a new pilot program. This pilot 
program, called the Technical Assistance and Training for Innovative 
Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAT/RWTS) Grant Pilot Program, 
was authorized by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, 
for the study and design of innovative treatment solutions of regional 
wastewater systems for historically impoverished communities that have 
had difficulty installing traditional wastewater treatment systems due 
to soil conditions.
    Need and Use Of the Information: Qualified regional consortiums 
will receive TAT/RWTS grant funds to identify and evaluate economically 
feasible, innovative regional solutions to wastewater treatment 
concerns for historically impoverished communities in areas which have 
had difficulty installing traditional wastewater treatment systems due 
to soil conditions. Grants are for wastewater-related technical 
assistance, including such services as feasibility studies, preliminary 
design assistance and supervision, oversight, or training for the 
development of an application for financial assistance.
    Grantees will be expected to provide the Agency with a detailed 
report to include the area to be served, the issues with the present 
method of wastewater discharge, the alternatives and innovative 
solutions to the wastewater issue, the long-term cost and effect of the 
solution, the affordability including possible funding sources, 
potential treatment, staff training needs, and lifecycle cost analysis.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 647.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05167 Filed 3-11-21; 8:45 am]
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