Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 5779 [2022-01601]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 5779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01601]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 24, 2022.
    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 March 4, 
2022 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 Housing Service

     Title: American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 Emergency Rural Health Care 
Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0200.
     Summary of Collection: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the 
American Rescue Plan Act that appropriated $500 million in grant 
funding for the establishment of an Emergency Pilot Program for 
eligible Community Facilities (CF) applicants and eligible CF 
facilities to assist rural hospitals and local communities broaden 
access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and food assistance 
through food banks and food distribution facilities, and projects 
supporting the long-term sustainability of rural health care. Making 
these funds available through the issuance of this NOFA, as authorized 
in Section 1002 of the American Rescue Plan Act, will provide funding 
to eligible applicants to offer support for rural health care services 
in the form of immediate relief, and longer-term funding to advance 
ideas and solutions to support the long-term sustainability of rural 
health and provide expeditious relief to address the current economic 
conditions arising from the COVID-19 emergency.
    Community Facilities Programs, a division of the Rural Housing 
Service (RHS), hereinafter referred to as Agency, is part of the United 
States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development mission area. The 
Agency is authorized by Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926), as amended, to make grants to 
public agencies, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes to develop 
essential community facilities and services for public use in rural 
areas. The Emergency Rural Health Care Grant NOFA outlines the policies 
and responsibilities, including the collection and use of information 
necessary to effectively implement this program.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is used to 
determine whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements to be a 
recipient of grant funds, determine project eligibility, conduct 
technical evaluation, calculate a priority score, and rank and compete 
the application, as applicable, in order to be considered. Lack of 
adequate information to make the determination could result in the 
improper administration and appropriation of the Federal grant funds.
    Applications are submitted through the applicable USDA Rural 
Development State Office.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,092.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 71,681.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01601 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
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