7 CFR 3570-B, Community Facilities Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form RD 400-4 Assurance Agreement	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 400-1 Equal Opportunity Agreement	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 3570-3 Community Facilities Grant Agreement	Form	Modified	Available
SF424_2_1-V2.1.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-05	Available
SF425_2_0-V2.0.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-05	Available
0575-0173 2018 Spreadsheet 3570b.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-19	Available
0575-0173 2018 3570-B Supporting Statement.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-06-19	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
233254	Audits/Financial Statements		New
233253	Liens on Real Property		New
233252	Financial Feasibility Report		New
233251	Statement of Inability to Obtain Credit Elsewhere		New
233250	Interim Financing	Instruction	New
233249	Lease/Management Agreement		New
2024	7 CFR 3570-B, Community Facilities Grant Program	Form	Modified	Assurance Agreement
2024	7 CFR 3570-B, Community Facilities Grant Program	Form	Modified	Equal Opportunity Agreement
2024	7 CFR 3570-B, Community Facilities Grant Program	Form	Modified	Community Facilities Grant Agreement

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0575-0173	ICR Reference No: 201806-0575-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201401-0575-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 3570-B, Community Facilities Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/15/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/26/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2018
Responses	7,049	0	3,910
Time Burden (Hours)	16,462	0	6,982
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Regulation promulgates the policies and procedures for making and processing Community Facilities Grants.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1926 Name of Law: Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 4896	02/02/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 29741	06/26/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
7 CFR 3570-B, Community Facilities Grant Program	RD 400-1, RD 3570-3, RD 400-4	Community Facilities Grant Agreement ,   Equal Opportunity Agreement ,   Assurance Agreement
Audits/Financial Statements
Financial Feasibility Report
Interim Financing
Lease/Management Agreement
Liens on Real Property
Statement of Inability to Obtain Credit Elsewhere

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	7,049	3,910	0	0	3,139	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,462	6,982	0	0	9,480	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 3,139 responses and 9,480 hours annual burden since the last submission. This is due to the Agency accounting for RD forms 400-1, 400-4, and the “Audits/financial statements” written reporting requirement. There was also an increase of 350 in the number of respondents based on the past three fiscal years of application volume.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $775,331

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 06/26/2018

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