Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 32244 [2021-12757]

Download as PDF 32244 Notices Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 115 Thursday, June 17, 2021 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 June 14, 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 July 19, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:41 Jun 16, 2021 Jkt 253001 the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Utilities Service Levi S. Harrell, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–12757 Filed 6–16–21; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Submission for OMB Review; Comments Requested June 14, 2021. Title: Assistance to High Energy Cost Grants Rural Communities. OMB Control Number: 0572–0136. Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) as amended in November 2000, to create new grant and loan authority to assist rural communities with extremely high energy costs (Pub. L. 106–472). The amendment authorized the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Rural Development to provide competitive grants for energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities in which the national average residential expenditure for home energy is at least 275 percent of the national average residential expenditure for home energy. All applicants are required to submit a project proposal containing the elements in the prescribed format. Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected by the Rural Utility Service from applicants to confirm that the eligibility requirements and the proposals are consistent with the purposes set forth in the statute. Various forms and progress reports are used to monitor compliance with grant agreements, track expenditures of Federal funds and measure the success of the program. Without collecting the listed information, USDA will not be assured that the projects and communities served meet the statutory requirements for eligibility or that the proposed projects will deliver the intended benefits. Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 100. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 1,172. BILLING CODE 3410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 on or after the date of publication of this notice. 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 these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received by July 19, 2021. 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. Agricultural Marketing Service Title: Regulations for the Inspection of Eggs. OMB Control Number: 0581–0113. Summary of Collection: Congress enacted the Egg Products Inspection Act E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
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and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 14, 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 July 19, 
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: Assistance to High Energy Cost Grants Rural Communities.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0136.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE 
Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) as amended in November 2000, to create new 
grant and loan authority to assist rural communities with extremely 
high energy costs (Pub. L. 106-472). The amendment authorized the 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture through Rural 
Development to provide competitive grants for energy generation, 
transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities in which 
the national average residential expenditure for home energy is at 
least 275 percent of the national average residential expenditure for 
home energy. All applicants are required to submit a project proposal 
containing the elements in the prescribed format.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information is collected by the 
Rural Utility Service from applicants to confirm that the eligibility 
requirements and the proposals are consistent with the purposes set 
forth in the statute. Various forms and progress reports are used to 
monitor compliance with grant agreements, track expenditures of Federal 
funds and measure the success of the program. Without collecting the 
listed information, USDA will not be assured that the projects and 
communities served meet the statutory requirements for eligibility or 
that the proposed projects will deliver the intended benefits.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,172.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-12757 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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