Federal Register 60-Day Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the program for SociallyDisadvantaged Groups Grant Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 28, 2019 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 4233, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 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
RUS is submitting to OMB for
extension.
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 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 may be sent by any of the
following methods:
• Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural
Development Innovation Center, 1400
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Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522,
Room 4233, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email:
Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Title: Socially-Disadvantaged Groups
Grant.
OMB Number: 0570–0052.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The purpose of this
information collection is to obtain
information necessary to evaluate grant
applications to determine the eligibility
of the applicant and the project for the
program and to qualitatively assess the
project to determine which projects
should be funded.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.0 hours per
response.
Respondents: provide technical
assistance to socially-disadvantaged
groups through eligible cooperatives
and cooperative development centers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
36.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 16.5.
Estimated Number of Responses: 596.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 620 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Robin M. Jones,
Innovation Center, at (202)772–1172,
Email: robin.m.jones@wdc.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.
Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Rural Community Development
Initiative (RCDI) for Fiscal Year 2019
Rural Housing Service,
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation of
applications.
AGENCY:

The Rural Housing Service
(Agency), an Agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture

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(USDA), announces the acceptance of
applications under the Rural
Community Development Initiative
(RCDI) program. Applicants must
provide matching funds in an amount at
least equal to the Federal grant. These
grants will be made to qualified
intermediary organizations that will
provide financial and technical
assistance to recipients to develop their
capacity and ability to undertake
projects related to housing, community
facilities, or community and economic
development that will support the
community.
This Notice announces that the
Agency is accepting fiscal year (FY)
2019 applications for the RCDI program.
Successful applications will be selected
by the Agency for funding and
subsequently awarded from funds
appropriated for the RCDI program. The
Agency will publish the amount of
funding on its website at https://
www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/noticessolicitation-applications-nosas.
DATES: Completed applications must be
submitted on paper or electronically
according to the following deadlines:
The Agency must receive a paper
application by 4:00 p.m. local time, June
10, 2019. Electronic applications must
be submitted via grants.gov by Midnight
Eastern time on June 5, 2019. The
application dates and times are firm.
The Agency will not consider any
application received after the deadline.
Applicants intending to mail
applications must provide sufficient
time to permit delivery on or before the
closing deadline date and time.
Acceptance by the United States Postal
Service or private mailer does not
constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX),
electronic mail, and postage due
applications will not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for
assistance may download the
application documents and
requirements delineated in this Notice
from the RCDI website: http://
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
rural-community-developmentinitiative-grants.
Application information for electronic
submissions may be found at http://
www.grants.gov.
Applicants may also request paper
application packages from the Rural
Development office in their state. A list
of Rural Development State offices
contacts can be found via https://
www.rd.usda.gov/files/CF_State_Office_
Contacts.pdf.
See under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: The Rural Development
office for the state in which the
applicant is located. A list of Rural

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