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Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 84, No. 109
Thursday, June 6, 2019

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

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June 3, 2019.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 regarding this information
collection received by July 8, 2019 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs

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potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Business Cooperative Service
Title: Socially-Disadvantaged Groups
Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570–0052.
Summary of Collection: Formerly
known as the ‘‘Small SociallyDisadvantaged Producer Grant
Program,’’ the program has changed its
name to ‘‘The Socially-Disadvantaged
Groups Grant Program.’’ It was
authorized by section 2744 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 2006, Public Law 109–97.
The Act provides for the Secretary of
Agriculture to make grants to
cooperatives or associations of
cooperative whose primary focus is to
provide assistance to small, sociallydisadvantaged producers and whose
governing board and/or membership are
comprised of at least 75 percent
socially-disadvantaged.
Need and Use of the Information:
Rural Business Service needs to receive
the information contained in this
collection of information to make
prudent decisions regarding eligibility
of applicants and selection priority
among competing applicants, to ensure
compliance with applicable laws and
regulations and to evaluate the projects
it believes will provide the most longterm economic benefit to rural areas.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 36.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: SemiAnnually; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 620.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 3, 2019.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; 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 regarding this information
collection received by July 5, 2019 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 444, ‘‘Wholesale
Power Contracts.’’
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to make and guarantee loans in
the States and Territories of the United
States that will enable rural consumers
to obtain electric power. Rural

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