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Federal Register
Vol. 84, No. 144
Friday, July 26, 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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July 23, 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 August 26, 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), OIRA_
[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

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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Generic Information Collection
and Clearance of FNS Fast Track
Clearance for the Collection of Routine
Customer Feedback.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0611.
Summary of Collection: This is an
extension of a previously approved
collection. Executive Order 12862
directs Federal agencies to provide
service to the public that matches or
exceeds the best service available in the
private sector. In order to work
continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) (hereafter ‘‘the Agency’’)
seeks to obtain OMB approval for the
extension of a generic clearance to
collect qualitative feedback on our
service delivery. By qualitative feedback
we mean information that provides
useful insights on perceptions and
opinions, but are not statistical surveys
that yield quantitative results that can
be generalized to the population of
study.
Need and Use of the Information:
This collection of information is
necessary to enable the Agency to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with our commitment to
improving service delivery. The
information collected from our
customers and stakeholders will help
ensure that users have an effective,
efficient, and satisfying experience with
the Agency’s programs. This feedback
provides insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences
and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It also allows feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or household; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.

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Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 30,000.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–15892 Filed 7–25–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Housing Service, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, Rural
Utilities Service, and Farm Service
Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of collection and
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of USDA
Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) and Rural
Development, henceforth collectively
known as Rural Development, or
individually as Housing and
Community Programs, Business and
Cooperative Programs, Utility Programs,
to request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of compliance with applicable
acts for planning and performing
construction and other development
work.

Comments on this notice must be
received by September 24, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Washington, DC 20250, 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
DATES:

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Rural Development is submitting to
OMB for extension.
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 the burden of the
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
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, STOP 1522, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
[email protected].
Title: RD 1924–A, Planning and
Performing Construction and Other
Development.
OMB Number: 0575–0042.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The information collection
under OMB Number 0575–0042 enables
the Agencies to effectively administer
the policies, methods, and
responsibilities in the planning and
performing of construction and other
development work for the related
construction programs.
Section 501 of Title V of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended, authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to extend
financial assistance to construct,
improve, alter, repair, replace, or
rehabilitate dwellings; farm buildings;
and/or related facilities to provide
decent, safe, and sanitary living
conditions, as well as adequate farm
buildings and other structures in rural
areas.
Section 506 of the Act requires that all
new buildings and repairs shall be
constructed in accordance with plans
and specifications as required by the
Secretary and that such construction be
supervised and inspected.
Section 509 of the Act grants the
Secretary the power to determine and
prescribe the standards of adequate farm
housing and other buildings. The
Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act
of 1983 amended section 509(a) and
section 515 to require residential
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by the Secretary of Agriculture, the
standard prescribed by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development, or the
standards prescribed in any of the
nationally recognized model building
codes.
Similar authorizations are contained
in sections 303, 304, 306, and 339 of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended, which
authorized loans and grants for essential
community services.
In several sections of both acts, loan
limitations are established as
percentages of development cost,
requiring careful monitoring of those
costs. Also, the Secretary is authorized
to prescribe regulations to ensure that
Federal funds are not wasted or
dissipated, and that construction will be
undertaken in an economic manner and
will not be of elaborate or extravagant
design or materials.
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is
the credit Agency for rural water and
wastewater development within Rural
Development of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA). The
Rural-Business-Cooperative Service
(RBS) is the credit Agency for rural
business development within Rural
Development of USDA. These Agencies
adopted use of forms in RD Instruction
1924–A. Information for their usage is
included in this report.
Other information collection is
required to conform to numerous Pubic
Laws applying to all Federal agencies,
such as: Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and
1968, Davis-Bacon Act, Historic
Preservation Act, Environmental Policy
Act, and to conform to Executive Orders
governing use of Federal funds. This
information is cleared through the
appropriate enforcing Agency or other
executive Departments.
The Agencies provide forms and/or
guidelines to assist in the collection and
submission of information; however,
most of the information may be
collected and submitted in the form and
content which is accepted and typically
used in normal conduct of planning and
performing development work in
private industry when a private lender
is financing the activity. The
information is usually submitted via
hand delivery or U.S. Postal Service to
the appropriate Agency office.
Electronic submittal of information is
also possible through email or USDA’s
Service Center eForms website.
The information is used by the
Agencies to determine whether a loan/
grant can be approved, to ensure that
the Agency has adequate security for the
loans financed, to provide for sound
construction and development work,
and to determine that the requirements

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of the applicable acts have been met.
The information is also used to monitor
compliance with the terms and
conditions of the Agencies’ loan/grant
programs and to monitor the prudent
use of Federal funds.
If the information were not collected
and submitted, the Agencies would not
have control over the type and quality
of construction and development work
planned and performed with Federal
funds. The Agencies would not be
assured that the security provided for
loans is adequate, nor would the
Agencies be certain that decent, safe,
and sanitary dwelling or other adequate
structures were being provided to rural
residents as required by the different
acts.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .31 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, farms, business or other forprofit, non-profit institutions, and small
businesses or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
78,286.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 14.
Estimated Number of Responses:
112,077.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 36,624 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Diane M. Berger,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team; phone (715) 619–
3124; or email [email protected].
Bruce W. Lammers,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–15860 Filed 7–25–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–19–2019]

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 249—
Pensacola, Florida; Authorization of
Production Activity; GE Renewables
North America, LLC, (Wind Turbine
Nacelles, Hubs, and Drivetrains),
Pensacola, Florida
On March 25, 2019, GE Renewables
North America, LLC submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
within FTZ 249, in Pensacola, Florida.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (84 FR 13005, April 3,

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