60 Day Notice

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Broadband Grant Program

60 Day Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 139 / Thursday, July 21, 2022 / Notices
Analyst Branch 1, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 260–8621, Email:
Crystal.Pemberton@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
the Agency is submitting to OMB for an
extension.
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance
for Rural Communities and Household
Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572–0146.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved package.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6 hours per
responses.
Respondents: Public Bodies; Indian
Tribes; Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
88.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 22.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Respondents: 6,263.
Abstract: The Food, Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246
(Farm Bill) amended Section 306(a)(2)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926 (a)(2)). The amendment created a
grant program to make Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural
Communities and Households
(SEARCH) Program grants. Under the
SEARCH program, the Secretary may
make predevelopment and planning
grants to public or quasi-public
agencies, organizations operated on a
not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes on
Federal and State reservations and other
federally recognized Indian tribes. The
grant recipients shall use the grant
funds for feasibility studies, design
assistance, and development of an
application for financial assistance to
financially distressed communities in
rural areas with populations of 2,500 or
fewer inhabitants for water and waste
disposal projects as authorized in
Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and
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reporting burden covered by this
collection of information consists of
forms, documents and written burden to
support a request for funding for a
SEARCH loan.
Comments are invited on:
(a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumption 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 on
other forms and information technology.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Crystal Pemberton,
Management Analyst Branch 1, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division,
United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, South Building, Washington, DC
20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 260–
8621, Email: Crystal.Pemberton@
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.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–TELECOM–0046]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Broadband Grant Program;
OMB Control No.: 0572–0127
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 19, 2022 to be
assured of consideration.
SUMMARY:

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Comments may be
submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled ‘‘Search for
Rules, Proposed Rules, Notices or
Supporting Documents,’’ enter the
following docket number: (RUS–22–
TELECOM–0046). To submit or view
public comments, click the ‘‘Search’’
button, select the ‘‘Documents’’ tab,
then select the following document title:
(60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Broadband Grant Program;
OMB Control No.: 0572–0127) from the
‘‘Search Results’’ and select the
‘‘Comment’’ button. Before inputting
your comments, you may also review
the ‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional).
Insert your comments under the
‘‘Comment’’ title, click ‘‘Browse’’ to
attach files (if available). Input your
email address and 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.
Other Information: Additional
information about Rural Development
and its programs is available on the
internet at https://www.rd.usda.gov.
All comments will be available for
public inspection online at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov).

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kimble Brown, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250,
Telephone: 202–720–6780, Email:
Kimble.Brown@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (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 extension.
Title: Broadband Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0127.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The provision of broadband
transmission service is vital to the
economic development, education,
health, and safety of rural Americans.

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 139 / Thursday, July 21, 2022 / Notices

To further this objective, RUS provides
financial assistance in the form of grants
to eligible entities that propose, on a
‘‘community-oriented connectivity’’
basis, to provide broadband
transmission service that fosters
economic growth and delivers enhanced
educational, health care, and public
safety services to extremely rural, lower
income communities. The Agency gives
priority to rural areas that it believes
have the greatest need for broadband
transmission services. Grant authority is
utilized to deploy broadband
infrastructure to extremely rural, lower
income communities on a ‘‘communityoriented connectivity’’ basis. The
‘‘community-oriented connectivity’’
concept integrates the deployment of
broadband infrastructure with the
practical, everyday uses and
applications of the facilities. This
broadband access is intended to
promote economic development and
provide enhanced educational and
health care opportunities. The Agency
provides financial assistance to eligible
entities that are proposing to deploy
broadband transmission service in rural
communities where such service does
not currently exist and who will
connect the critical community facilities
including the local schools, libraries,
hospitals, police, fire and rescue
services and who will operate a
community center that provides free
and open access to residents. The
reporting burden covered by this
collection of information consists of
forms, documents and written burden to
support an application request for grant
funding.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 126.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: Public bodies,
commercial companies, cooperatives,
nonprofits, Indian tribes, and limited
dividend or mutual associations and
must be incorporated or a limited
liability company.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
73.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 12,286.
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;

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(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.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Kimble Brown,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 720–6780. Email: Kimble Brown@
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.

Register (87 FR 19475, April 4, 2022)
and the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to reorganize FTZ 221
under the ASF is approved, subject to
the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,
including Section 400.13, to the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the zone.

Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

Dated: July 15, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, Alternate Chairperson, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 2022–15587 Filed 7–20–22; 8:45 am]

[FR Doc. 2022–15635 Filed 7–20–22; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2128]

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
221 Under Alternative Site Framework,
Mesa, Arizona
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the
establishment . . . of foreign-trade
zones in ports of entry of the United
States, to expedite and encourage
foreign commerce, and for other
purposes,’’ and authorizes the Board to
grant to qualified corporations the
privilege of establishing foreign-trade
zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection ports of entry;
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the City of Mesa, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 221, submitted an
application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–
10–2022, docketed March 28, 2022) for
authority to reorganize under the ASF
with a service area of the City of Mesa,
Arizona, adjacent to the Phoenix
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry, and FTZ 221’s existing Site 1
would be categorized as a magnet site;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board: Request for
Applications for Membership
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to
apply for membership on the United
States Travel and Tourism Advisory
Board.
AGENCY:

The Department of Commerce
is currently seeking applications for
membership on the United States Travel
and Tourism Advisory Board (Board).
The purpose of the Board is to advise
the Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism
industry.

SUMMARY:

Applications for immediate
consideration for membership must be
received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday,
September 16, 2022. The International
Trade Administration (ITA) will
continue to accept applications under
this notice for two years from the
deadline to fill any vacancies.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application
information by email to TTAB@
trade.gov.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aguinaga, National Travel and
Tourism Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce; telephone: 202–482–2404;
email: TTAB@trade.gov.

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