60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Development Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) Program; OMB Control No.: 0570-0074, 103774-103775 [2024-30210]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryon Lake, National Technology and
Development Program, (406) 829–6814
or by email at bryon.lake@usda.gov, or
Michael McFarlane, National
Interagency Fire Center, (208) 860–7334
or by email at michael.mcfarlane@
usda.gov. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
and hard of hearing may call 711 to
reach the Telecommunications Relay
Service, 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products List for
Wildland Fire Chemicals.
OMB Number: 0596–0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2025.
Type of Request: Reapproval or
reinstatement without revision of an
approved ICR.
Abstract: The Forest Service and
cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and
quantities of qualified fire chemical
products to accomplish fire
management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish
this objective, the Agency evaluates and
prequalifies commercial wildland
firefighting chemical products. The
Agency is required to submit the
formulations to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and National Marine
Fisheries Service during the evaluation
process. All commercial wildland
firefighting chemical products must
meet the qualification requirements
identified in the specifications
maintained by the Wildland Fire
Chemical Systems staff for the National
Technology and Development Program.
After a determination has been made
that a chemical product meets the
qualification requirements, the chemical
product is added to the qualified
products list for the appropriate product
type. All federal procurements of
wildland fire chemical products are
made from these qualified product lists.
To initiate an evaluation, chemical
product manufacturers or authorized
suppliers enter into an agreement with
the Forest Service and pay all costs
associated with the submission and
evaluation of the chemical product.
Once the agreement is in place and
funds are deposited to cover the
associated costs, the manufacturer or
supplier submits the following
information to Wildland Fire Chemical
Systems staff:
1. A list of the specific ingredients
and quantity used to prepare the
chemical product;
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2. Identification of a specific company
as the source of supply for each
ingredient;
3. Copies of the safety data sheet for
the chemical product and for each
ingredient used to prepare the chemical
product from the company that supplies
that chemical; and
4. Specific mixing requirements and
performance information.
Review of the submitted information
assures that the chemical product does
not contain ingredients meeting the
criteria for chemicals of concern.
Chemicals of concern are defined as
chemicals appearing on one or more of
the following lists:
• Agency list of unacceptable
ingredients.
• National Toxicology Program
Annual Report on Carcinogens.
• International Agency for Research
on Cancer Monographs for Potential
Carcinogens.
• Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act List of Extremely Hazardous
Substances and Their Threshold
Planning Quantities.
• Resources Conservation and
Recovery Act, Acutely Hazardous and
Toxic Wastes.
• Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Toxic
Release Inventory.
A risk assessment is required and is
performed at the manufacturer’s
expense by a third party selected by the
Forest Service. The risk assessment
assesses the chemical product and
levels of ingredients found in typical
applications of the chemical product
relative to human and environmental
impact.
Each chemical product submitted is
tested to determine its mammalian and
aquatic toxicity. Each chemical product
must meet specific levels of
performance to minimize potential risk
during firefighting operations and
cannot exceed established thresholds.
Additional tests are performed to
determine the effectiveness of the
chemical product to reduce a fire’s rate
of spread, flame length, and intensity by
application of the chemical product
directly on or near the fire. Several
characteristics of the chemical product
are measured over its operational range
to ensure that the chemical product
meets the needs of firefighters in the
field.
The information collection request for
each chemical product is necessary due
to the length of time (16 to 18 months)
needed to test the chemical product and
the need to ensure that it does not pose
a hazard for laboratory personnel during
the evaluation process or for field
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personnel who mix and load the
chemical product prior to its purchase
and use. The information collection
request and the chemical product
evaluation must be conducted on an
ongoing basis to ensure the Forest
Service can solicit and award contracts
in a timely manner to provide
firefighters with safe and effective
wildland fire chemical products.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4.5 hours
per response.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers
and suppliers of fire chemical products
for wildland fire management.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 5.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 69 hours.
Comment is requested on:
1. Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the stated
purposes and the proper performance of
the functions of the Forest Service,
including whether the information will
have practical or scientific utility;
2. The accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
package submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for reapproval
or reinstatement of the ICR.
JoLynn Anderson,
Branch Lead, Directives, Clearances, and
Information Collection Requests.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS–24–CO–OP–0018]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rural Development
Cooperative Agreements (RDCA)
Program; OMB Control No.: 0570–0074
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBCS or Agency), an agency within the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Rural Development (RD),
announces its intention to request a
revision to a currently approved
information collection package for Rural
Development Cooperative Agreements
(RDCA) Program. The Agency invites
comments on this information
collection for which it intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 18, 2025 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal,
regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Search for
dockets and documents on agency
actions’’ box, enter the docket number
‘‘RBS–24–CO–OP–0018,’’ and click the
‘‘Search’’ button. From the search
results: click on or locate the document
title: ‘‘60-Day Notice of Proposed
Information Collection: ‘‘Rural
Development Cooperative Agreements
(RDCA) Program’’ and select the
‘‘Comment’’ button. Before inputting
comments, commenters may review the
‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). To
submit a comment: Insert comments
under the ‘‘Comment’’ title, click
‘‘Browse’’ to attach files (if available),
input email address, select box to opt to
receive email confirmation of
submission and tracking (optional),
select the box ‘‘I’m not a robot,’’ and
then select ‘‘Submit Comment.’’
Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through
the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link.
All comments will be available for
public inspection online at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryPat Daskal, Rural Development
Innovation Center-Regulations
Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4227,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 720–7853.
Email: MaryPat.Daskal@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
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agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that the Agency
is submitting to OMB for a revision.
Title: Rural Development Cooperative
Agreements (RDCA) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0074.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2025.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.65 hours per
response.
Respondents: Regional consortia of
higher education, academic health and
research institutes, or economic
development entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
64.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Number of
Responses: 640.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,056 hours.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal
Agricultural Improvement Act of 1996
(Pub. L. 104–127), the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) received
authorization from Congress under 7
U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) to enter into
cooperative agreements for the purpose
of improving the coordination and
effectiveness of programs that benefit
rural areas. This authority is referred to
as the Rural Development Cooperative
Agreement (RDCA) program. There are
three agencies within USDA that
administer programs that specifically
target rural areas: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RB–CS), the Rural
Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural
Utilities Service (RUS).
Each year, USDA receives proposals
from the public that are not in response
to a specific program announcement.
These proposals are called unsolicited
proposals. If a proposal is related to one
or more programs, it will be routed to
the appropriated RD agency for review
and possible consideration for a
cooperative agreement using the RDCA
authority. If the proposal is unique or
innovative, then RD has authority to
enter into a cooperative agreement
without competition (see 2 CFR
415.1(d)(6)). Alternatively, USDA may
issue an invitation to submit
applications for a cooperative agreement
using the RDCA authority. These
proposals are called solicited proposals.
Solicited proposals would typically be
announced via a Federal Register
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Information will be collected by the
field offices from applicants. The
collection of information is considered
the minimum necessary to effectively
evaluate the overall scope of the project.
Failure to collect information could
have an adverse impact on effectively
carrying out the mission,
administration, processing, and program
requirements.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility.
(b) The accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Lisa Day,
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, at (971)
313.4750. Email: Lisa.Day@USDA.GOV.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Jacqueline Ponti-Lazaruk,
Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Center,
USDA Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 2024–30210 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS–24–Business–0019]
Notice of Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBCS or Agency), an agency within the
United States Department of Agriculture
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS-24-CO-OP-0018]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural
Development Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) Program; OMB Control No.:
0570-0074
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency within
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development
(RD), announces its intention to request a revision to a currently
approved information collection package for Rural Development
Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) Program. The Agency invites comments on
this information collection for which it intends to request approval
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 18, 2025 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, regulations.gov. In the ``Search for dockets and
documents on agency actions'' box, enter the docket number ``RBS-24-CO-
OP-0018,'' and click the ``Search'' button. From the search results:
click on or locate the document title: ``60-Day Notice of Proposed
Information Collection: ``Rural Development Cooperative Agreements
(RDCA) Program'' and select the ``Comment'' button. Before inputting
comments, commenters may review the ``Commenter's Checklist''
(optional). To submit a comment: Insert comments under the ``Comment''
title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if available), input email
address, select box to opt to receive email confirmation of submission
and tracking (optional), select the box ``I'm not a robot,'' and then
select ``Submit Comment.'' Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments,
and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period, is
available through the site's ``FAQ'' link.
All comments will be available for public inspection online at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryPat Daskal, Rural Development
Innovation Center-Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4227, South Building, Washington, DC
20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-7853. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104-13) requires that interested members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies
an information collection that the Agency is submitting to OMB for a
revision.
Title: Rural Development Cooperative Agreements (RDCA) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0074.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2025.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.65 hours per response.
Respondents: Regional consortia of higher education, academic
health and research institutes, or economic development entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 64.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Number of Responses: 640.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,056 hours.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal Agricultural Improvement Act of
1996 (Pub. L. 104-127), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
received authorization from Congress under 7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) to
enter into cooperative agreements for the purpose of improving the
coordination and effectiveness of programs that benefit rural areas.
This authority is referred to as the Rural Development Cooperative
Agreement (RDCA) program. There are three agencies within USDA that
administer programs that specifically target rural areas: The Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RB-CS), the Rural Housing Service (RHS),
and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS).
Each year, USDA receives proposals from the public that are not in
response to a specific program announcement. These proposals are called
unsolicited proposals. If a proposal is related to one or more
programs, it will be routed to the appropriated RD agency for review
and possible consideration for a cooperative agreement using the RDCA
authority. If the proposal is unique or innovative, then RD has
authority to enter into a cooperative agreement without competition
(see 2 CFR 415.1(d)(6)). Alternatively, USDA may issue an invitation to
submit applications for a cooperative agreement using the RDCA
authority. These proposals are called solicited proposals. Solicited
proposals would typically be announced via a Federal Register Notice.
Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants.
The collection of information is considered the minimum necessary to
effectively evaluate the overall scope of the project.
Failure to collect information could have an adverse impact on
effectively carrying out the mission, administration, processing, and
program requirements.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility.
(b) The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Lisa
Day, Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, at (971)
313.4750. Email: [email protected].
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Jacqueline Ponti-Lazaruk,
Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Center, USDA Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-30210 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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