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administration of Federal research
awards. Given the increasing
complexity of interdisciplinary and
interagency research, it is important for
Federal agencies to manage awards in a
similar fashion. The RPPR is used by
agencies that support research and
research-related activities for use in
submission of progress reports. It is
intended to replace other performance
reporting formats currently in use by
agencies. The RPPR does not change the
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specified in 2 CFR part 215 (OMB
Circular A–110) and the Common Rule
implementing OMB Circular A–102.
Each category in the RPPR is a separate
reporting component. Agencies will
direct recipients to report on the one
mandatory component
(‘‘Accomplishments’’), and may direct
them to report on optional components,
as appropriate. Within a particular
component, agencies may direct
recipients to complete only specific
questions, as not all questions within a
given component may be relevant to all
agencies. Agencies may develop an
agency- or program-specific component,
if necessary, to meet programmatic
requirements, although agencies should
minimize the degree to which they
supplement the standard components.
Such agency- or program specific
requirements will require review and
clearance by OMB.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0690–0032.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension (without
change of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: State and Local
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
19,998.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
minutes for monthly respondents who
report via internet, mail or faxing the
form, 23 minutes for annual
respondents who report via internet,
mail or faxing the form and 3 minutes
for monthly and annual respondents
who report by telephone or send
electronic files or printouts.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17,625.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
respondents may incur for such things
as purchases of specialized software or
hardware needed to report, or
expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131
and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application Materials for EDA
Investment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
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proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before July 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Bernadette Grafton, Program Analyst,
Performance, Research and National
Technical Assistance Division,
Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, via
email at bgrafton1@eda.gov. You may
also submit comments to
PRAcomments@doc.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0610–
0094 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to
Bernadette Grafton, Program Analyst,
Performance, Research and National
Technical Assistance Division,
Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, via
phone at (202) 482–2917 or via email at
bgrafton1@eda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) leads the Federal
economic development agenda by
promoting innovation and
competitiveness, preparing American
regions for growth and success in the
worldwide economy. Guided by the
basic principle that sustainable
economic development should be
locally-driven, EDA works directly with
communities and regions to help them
build the capacity for economic
development based on local business
conditions and needs. The Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965
(PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is
EDA’s organic authority and is the
primary legal authority under which
EDA awards financial assistance. Under
PWEDA, EDA provides financial
assistance to both rural and urban
distressed communities by fostering
entrepreneurship, innovation, and
productivity through investments in
infrastructure development, capacity
building, and business development in
order to attract private capital
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investments and new and better jobs to
regions experiencing economic distress.
Further information on EDA programs
and financial assistance opportunities
can be found at www.eda.gov.
EDA must collect specific information
from financial assistance applicants to
evaluate whether proposed projects
satisfy eligibility and programmatic
requirements contained in PWEDA,
EDA regulations at 13 CFR chapter III,
and applicable Notices of Funding
Opportunity (NOFOs). The purpose of
this notice is to seek comments from the
public and other Federal agencies
regarding EDA’s proposed revision and
extension of the application materials
under this information collection:
Forms ED–900 (General Application
(GA) for EDA Programs), ED–900B
(Beneficiary Information Form), ED–
900C (EDA Application Supplement for
Construction Programs), ED–900D
(Requirements for Design and
Engineering Assistance), ED–900E
(Calculation of Estimated Relocation
and Land Acquisition Expenses), and
ED–900F (Additional EDA Assurances
for Revolving Loan Fund Investments).
EDA proposes to make clarifying edits
to the following forms under this
information collection: Forms ED–900
GA, ED–900B, ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–
900E, and ED–900F. The clarifying edits
do not change the type or amount of
information collected, and the clarifying
edits will not impact the time burden
for respondents to complete the forms.
The clarifying edits include: (1) Reordering many of the questions in Form
ED–900 GA to improve clarity and to
assist applicants in completing the form
in a way that can be easily evaluated by
EDA; (2) Adding two new questions to
Form ED–900 GA to gather improved
project location information necessary
for EDA to comply with new data and
reporting requirements; (3) Removing
duplicative questions across the forms
under this information collection; (4)
Modifying Form ED–900F to only
collect assurances, removing questions
regarding the proposed operation of a
revolving loan fund (RLF), thus greatly
simplifying the form for applicants; and
(5) moving form instructions from the
end of each form to accompany various
questions throughout each form to
improve the applicant experience.
EDA does not propose to extend two
existing forms under this information
collection: Forms ED–900A (Additional
EDA Assurances for Construction Or
Non-Construction Investments and ED–
900P (Proposal for EDA Assistance).
Form ED–900A is no longer necessary
because the assurances collected in
Form ED–900A are redundant with
other materials, including other forms
under this information collection and
certifications collected by SAM.gov.
Form ED–900P is no longer necessary
because EDA has removed the
requirement for a financial assistance
applicant to submit a proposal prior to
submitting a full application. By
eliminating Forms ED–900A and ED–
900P, EDA will reduce the estimated
time per response to this information
collection.
EDA estimates that an increase in the
number of respondents to this
information collection will outweigh the
reduced time per response for this
information collection and result in an
increase in estimated burden hours for
this information collection. The recently
enacted American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (Pub. L. 117–2) appropriated
$3,000,000,000 in supplemental funds
to EDA to ‘‘prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus and for
necessary expenses for responding to
economic injury as a result of
coronavirus.’’ In comparison, EDA was
appropriated $346,000,000 under the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
This supplemental funding will
substantially increase the number of
respondents applying for EDA financial
II. Method of Collection
EDA collects information from
financial assistance applicants
electronically through Grants.gov, or, in
very rare instances, via email or paper
submission.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0610–0094.
Form Number(s): ED–900, ED–900B,
ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–900E, ED–
900F.
Type of Review: Revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Entities eligible for
EDA financial assistance, including notfor-profit entities; Federal, State, local,
and Tribal governments; and businesses
or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
For construction projects, 977 estimated
respondents, and for non-construction
projects, 1,663 estimated respondents,
for a total of 2,640 estimated
respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: For
construction projects, 43.0 estimated
hours per response, and for nonconstruction projects, 17.1 estimated
hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: For construction projects, 42,011
estimated annual burden hours, and for
non-construction projects, 28,437
estimated annual burden hours, for a
total of 70,448 estimated total annual
burden hours.
Estimated
number of
responses
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assistance and therefore required to
complete the information collection.
Although the proposed revision and
extension of the information collection
will reduce the estimated amount of
time required to complete the
information collection, the substantially
increased number of respondents to this
information collection will result in an
increase in burden hours for this
information collection.
Average time
estimate
Total hours
Full Application Submission for Construction Applicants ............................................................
Full Application Submission All Other EDA Programs ................................................................
977
1,663
43.0
17.1
42,011
28,437
Total ......................................................................................................................................
2,640
........................
70,448
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $4,065,554 (cost assumes
application of U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics fourth quarter 2020 mean
hourly employer costs for employee
compensation for professional and
related occupations of $57.71).
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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Legal Authority: The Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
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Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2021–11250 Filed 5–26–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–41–2021]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 7—
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; AbbVie
Ltd. (Pharmaceutical Products),
Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
AbbVie Ltd. (AbbVie), submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on May 19, 2021.
AbbVie already has authority to
produce pharmaceutical products
within Subzone 7I. The current request
would add a finished product and a
foreign status material to the scope of
authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
additional FTZ authority would be
limited to the specific foreign-status
material and specific finished product
described in the submitted notification
(as described below) and subsequently
authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt AbbVie from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for
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the foreign-status materials/components
noted below and in the existing scope
of authority, AbbVie would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that applies to
IMBRUVICA® capsules and tablets
(duty-free). AbbVie would be able to
avoid duty on foreign-status
components which become scrap/waste.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status
production equipment.
The material sourced from abroad is
Ibrutinib active pharmaceutical
ingredient (duty rate 6.5%). The request
indicates that Ibrutinib is subject to
duties under Section 301 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on
the country of origin. The applicable
Section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in
privileged foreign status (19 CFR
146.41).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is July 6,
2021.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Christopher Wedderburn at
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov.
Mahan Air General Trading LLC, 19th Floor
Al Moosa Tower One, Sheik Zayed Road,
Dubai 40594, United Arab Emirates;
Mehdi Bahrami, Mahan Airways—Istanbul
Office, Cumhuriye Cad. Sibil Apt No: 101
D:6, 34374 Emadad, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey;
Al Naser Airlines, a/k/a al-Naser Airlines, a/
k/a Al Naser Wings Airline, a/k/a Alnaser
Airlines and, Air Freight Ltd., Home 46,
Al-Karrada, Babil Region, District 929, St
21, Beside Al Jadirya Private Hospital,
Baghdad, Iraq, and Al Amirat Street,
Section 309, St. 3/H.20, Al Mansour,
Baghdad, Iraq, and P.O. Box 28360, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates, and P.O. Box
911399, Amman 11191, Jordan;
Ali Abdullah Alhay, a/k/a Ali Alhay, a/k/a
Ali Abdullah Ahmed Alhay, Home 46, AlKarrada, Babil Region, District 929, St 21,
Beside Al Jadirya Private Hospital,
Baghdad, Iraq, and Anak Street, Qatif,
Saudi Arabia 61177;
Bahar Safwa General Trading, P.O. Box
113212 Citadel Tower, Floor-5, Office
#504, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates, and P.O. Box 8709, Citadel
Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates;
Sky Blue Bird Group, a/k/a Sky Blue Bird
Aviation, a/k/a Sky Blue Bird Ltd., a/k/a
Sky Blue Bird FZC, P.O. Box 16111, Ras Al
Khaimah Trade Zone, United Arab
Emirates;
Issam Shammout, a/k/a Muhammad Isam
Muhammad Anwar Nur Shammout, a/k/a
Issam Anwar, Philips Building, 4th Floor,
Al Fardous Street, Damascus, Syria, and Al
Kolaa, Beirut, Lebanon 151515, and 17–18
Margaret Street, 4th Floor, London, W1W
8RP, United Kingdom, and Cumhuriyet
Mah. Kavakli San St. Fulya, Cad. Hazar
Sok. No.14/A Silivri, Istanbul, Turkey.
Dated: May 21, 2021.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the
Export Administration Regulations, 15
CFR parts 730–774 (2021) (‘‘EAR’’ or
‘‘the Regulations’’), I hereby grant the
request of the Office of Export
Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’) to renew the
temporary denial order issued in this
matter on November 24, 2020. I find that
renewal of this order, as modified, is
necessary in the public interest to
prevent an imminent violation of the
Regulations.1
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Order Renewing Order Temporarily
Denying Export Privileges
Washington, DC 20230
Mahan Airways, Mahan Tower, No. 21,
Azadegan St., M.A. Jenah Exp. Way,
Tehran, Iran;
Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, a/k/a
Kosarian Fard, P.O. Box 52404, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates;
Mahmoud Amini, G#22 Dubai Airport Free
Zone, P.O. Box 393754, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates, and P.O. Box 52404, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates, and Mohamed
Abdulla Alqaz Building, Al Maktoum
Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates;
Kerman Aviation, a/k/a GIE Kerman
Aviation, 42 Avenue Montaigne 75008,
Paris, France;
Sirjanco Trading LLC, P.O. Box 8709, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates;
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1 The Regulations, currently codified at 15 CFR
parts 730–774 (2021), originally issued pursuant to
the Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 4601–
4623 (Supp. III 2015)) (‘‘EAA’’), which lapsed on
August 21, 2001. The President, through Executive
Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001
Comp. 783 (2002)), as extended by successive
Presidential Notices, continued the Regulations in
effect under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012))
(‘‘IEEPA’’). On August 13, 2018, the President
signed into law the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019,
which includes the Export Control Reform Act of
2018, 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While
Section 1766 of ECRA repeals the provisions of the
EAA (except for three sections which are
inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides,
in pertinent part, that all orders, rules, regulations,
and other forms of administrative action that were
made or issued under the EAA, including as
continued in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and were in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before July 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Bernadette Grafton, Program Analyst, Performance, Research and National
Technical Assistance Division, Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, via email at [email protected]. You may
also submit comments to [email protected]. Please reference OMB
Control Number 0610-0094 in the subject line of your comments. Do not
submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Bernadette Grafton, Program Analyst, Performance, Research and
National Technical Assistance Division, Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, via phone at (202) 482-
2917 or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) leads the Federal
economic development agenda by promoting innovation and
competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in
the worldwide economy. Guided by the basic principle that sustainable
economic development should be locally-driven, EDA works directly with
communities and regions to help them build the capacity for economic
development based on local business conditions and needs. The Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et
seq.) is EDA's organic authority and is the primary legal authority
under which EDA awards financial assistance. Under PWEDA, EDA provides
financial assistance to both rural and urban distressed communities by
fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and productivity through
investments in infrastructure development, capacity building, and
business development in order to attract private capital
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investments and new and better jobs to regions experiencing economic
distress. Further information on EDA programs and financial assistance
opportunities can be found at www.eda.gov.
EDA must collect specific information from financial assistance
applicants to evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy eligibility
and programmatic requirements contained in PWEDA, EDA regulations at 13
CFR chapter III, and applicable Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs).
The purpose of this notice is to seek comments from the public and
other Federal agencies regarding EDA's proposed revision and extension
of the application materials under this information collection: Forms
ED-900 (General Application (GA) for EDA Programs), ED-900B
(Beneficiary Information Form), ED-900C (EDA Application Supplement for
Construction Programs), ED-900D (Requirements for Design and
Engineering Assistance), ED-900E (Calculation of Estimated Relocation
and Land Acquisition Expenses), and ED-900F (Additional EDA Assurances
for Revolving Loan Fund Investments).
EDA proposes to make clarifying edits to the following forms under
this information collection: Forms ED-900 GA, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-
900D, ED-900E, and ED-900F. The clarifying edits do not change the type
or amount of information collected, and the clarifying edits will not
impact the time burden for respondents to complete the forms. The
clarifying edits include: (1) Re-ordering many of the questions in Form
ED-900 GA to improve clarity and to assist applicants in completing the
form in a way that can be easily evaluated by EDA; (2) Adding two new
questions to Form ED-900 GA to gather improved project location
information necessary for EDA to comply with new data and reporting
requirements; (3) Removing duplicative questions across the forms under
this information collection; (4) Modifying Form ED-900F to only collect
assurances, removing questions regarding the proposed operation of a
revolving loan fund (RLF), thus greatly simplifying the form for
applicants; and (5) moving form instructions from the end of each form
to accompany various questions throughout each form to improve the
applicant experience.
EDA does not propose to extend two existing forms under this
information collection: Forms ED-900A (Additional EDA Assurances for
Construction Or Non-Construction Investments and ED-900P (Proposal for
EDA Assistance). Form ED-900A is no longer necessary because the
assurances collected in Form ED-900A are redundant with other
materials, including other forms under this information collection and
certifications collected by SAM.gov. Form ED-900P is no longer
necessary because EDA has removed the requirement for a financial
assistance applicant to submit a proposal prior to submitting a full
application. By eliminating Forms ED-900A and ED-900P, EDA will reduce
the estimated time per response to this information collection.
EDA estimates that an increase in the number of respondents to this
information collection will outweigh the reduced time per response for
this information collection and result in an increase in estimated
burden hours for this information collection. The recently enacted
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2) appropriated
$3,000,000,000 in supplemental funds to EDA to ``prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus and for necessary expenses for responding to
economic injury as a result of coronavirus.'' In comparison, EDA was
appropriated $346,000,000 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021. This supplemental funding will substantially increase the number
of respondents applying for EDA financial assistance and therefore
required to complete the information collection. Although the proposed
revision and extension of the information collection will reduce the
estimated amount of time required to complete the information
collection, the substantially increased number of respondents to this
information collection will result in an increase in burden hours for
this information collection.
II. Method of Collection
EDA collects information from financial assistance applicants
electronically through Grants.gov, or, in very rare instances, via
email or paper submission.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-900E, ED-
900F.
Type of Review: Revision and extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Entities eligible for EDA financial assistance,
including not-for-profit entities; Federal, State, local, and Tribal
governments; and businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: For construction projects, 977
estimated respondents, and for non-construction projects, 1,663
estimated respondents, for a total of 2,640 estimated respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: For construction projects, 43.0
estimated hours per response, and for non-construction projects, 17.1
estimated hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: For construction projects,
42,011 estimated annual burden hours, and for non-construction
projects, 28,437 estimated annual burden hours, for a total of 70,448
estimated total annual burden hours.
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responses estimate
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Full Application Submission for Construction Applicants......... 977 43.0 42,011
Full Application Submission All Other EDA Programs.............. 1,663 17.1 28,437
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Total....................................................... 2,640 .............. 70,448
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $4,065,554 (cost assumes
application of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics fourth quarter 2020 mean
hourly employer costs for employee compensation for professional and
related occupations of $57.71).
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c)
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Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-11250 Filed 5-26-21; 8:45 am]
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