Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form RD 4280-3 Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program	Form	Modified	Repair queued
REDLG Spreadsheet2.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-01-12	Available
RUS 7 and 7a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-01-12	Available
REDLG supporting statement 12-12-06.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-01-12	Available
1951-65.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-12-15	Available
1940-20.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-12-15	Available
sflllin.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-12-15	Available
SF424-V2.0.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-12-15	Available
sf270.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-12-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
36889	Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0570-0035	ICR Reference No: 200612-0570-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199911-0570-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/28/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2007
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2010	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,955	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,725	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This regulation promulgates the policies and procedures for making zero-interest loans and grants to borrowers in accordance with the cushion of credit payments program authorized in section 313 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 940c).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 940c Name of Law: Rural Electrification Act of 1936
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0570-AA19	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 103	05/30/2007

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	70 FR 109	06/08/2005
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 249	12/28/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program	RD 4280-3, RD 4280-6, RD 4280-7, RD 4280-1, RD 4280-4, RD 4280-5	Rural Economic Development Grant Agreement ,   Letter of Conditions ,   Loan Agreement ,   Loan - Letter of Conditions ,   Promissory Note ,   Survey of Recipients of Rural Development Loan and Grant Program

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,955	0	0	0	1,954	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,725	0	0	0	4,724	1
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a reinstatement with change. Between the proposed rule and final rule new forms were created and there is an increase in responses resulting in an increase of 582 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $231,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/30/2007

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