7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form RD 1942-46 Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1942-8 Resolution of Members of Stockholders	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1940-1 Request for Obligation of Funds	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1927-10 Final Title Opinion	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1927-9 Preliminary Title Opinion	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1924-18 Partial Payment Estimate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 1924-12 Inspection Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 1924-10 Release by Claimants	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1924-9 Contractor's Final Release and Waiver of Lien	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 1924-7 Contract Change Order	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 1910-11 Applicant Certification Federal Collection Policies for Consumer or Commercial Debts	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 442-30 Water Purchase Contract	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 442-22 Opinion of Counsel Relative to Rights-of-Way	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 442-7 Operating Budget	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 442-3 Balance Sheet	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 442-2 Statement of Budget, Income and Equity	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 400-8 Compliance Review	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form RD 400-8 Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Available
89 FR 65843 0572-0121 WWLG.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-11-19	Repair queued
89 FR 65843 0572-0121 WWLG.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-11-19	Available
Burden Hours WWD 2024 11 18.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-11-19	Repair queued
Burden Hours WWD 2024 11 18.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-11-19	Available
SS WWD 2024 11 18.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-11-19	Repair queued
SS WWD 2024 11 18.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-11-19	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Resolution of Members of Stockholders
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Request for Obligation of Funds
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Final Title Opinion
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Preliminary Title Opinion
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Partial Payment Estimate
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Inspection Report
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Release by Claimants
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Contractor's Final Release and Waiver of Lien
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Contract Change Order
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Applicant Certification Federal Collection Policies for Consumer or Commercial Debts
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Water Purchase Contract
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Opinion of Counsel Relative to Rights-of-Way
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Operating Budget
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Balance Sheet
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Statement of Budget, Income and Equity
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Compliance Review
43532	Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0572-0121	ICR Reference No: 202411-0572-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-0572-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste Loan and 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: 06/25/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/21/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The agency is required to display the OMB Control Number and inform respondents of its legal significance in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b). In accordance with 1320.10(a), the agency is reminded to submit the ICR for OMB review the day of Federal Register publication for the 30-day notice.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	30,117	0	61,782
Time Burden (Hours)	109,200	0	163,203
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This regulation promulgated the policies and procedures for the Water and Waste loan and grant program (WWLG & WWPPG, 7 CFR part 1780). The Water and Waste loan and grant program provides loans and grants to fund the development of drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas with populations of up to 10,000 residents. In addition, this package also includes the following: WWLG to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias (Colonias) and on Tribal Lands (Tribal) (7 CFR part 1777), Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) (7 CFR part 1778), and Grants for Rrual and Native Alaskan Village (RAVG Regular, RAVG TAT, RAVG PPG)(7 CFR part 1784).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1926 Name of Law: Sec. 306 Consolidated Farm & Rural Development
  

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:
	89 FR 65843	08/13/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 7071	01/21/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program - State, Local, Tribal Government	RD 442-22, RD 1924-9, RD 442-3, RD 400-8, RD 442-2, RD 442-7, RD 442-30, RD 1910-11, RD 1924-7, RD 1924-10, RD 1924-12, RD 1924-18, RD 1927-9, RD 1927-10, RD 1940-1, RD 1942-8, RD 1942-46	Compliance Review ,   Statement of Budget, Income and Equity ,   Balance Sheet ,   Operating Budget ,   Opinion of Counsel Relative to Rights-of-Way ,   Water Purchase Contract ,   Applicant Certification Federal Collection Policies for Consumer or Commercial Debts ,   Contract Change Order ,   Contractor's Final Release and Waiver of Lien ,   Release by Claimants ,   Inspection Report ,   Partial Payment Estimate ,   Preliminary Title Opinion ,   Final Title Opinion ,   Request for Obligation of Funds ,   Resolution of Members of Stockholders ,   Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions

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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	30,117	61,782	0	0	-31,665	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	109,200	163,203	0	0	-54,003	0
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 a revision of a currently approved collection. The total number of respondents decreased by 240 from 896 in the previous collection to 656 for this collection. The total burden hours for this collection are 109,200, a decrease of 54,003 from the previous information collection package estimate (which was 163,203 burden hours). Even though decreases occurred with the total number of respondents and total burden hours since the last collection package was approved, there is an increase in the total burden cost. The total burden cost increased by $1,058,073 from $7,131,927 in the previous collection to $8,190,000 for this collection. The increase in burden cost for this collection is due to adjustments to burden items to better represent what occurs with the programs and update to the professional wage rate to use the most current data.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,769,908

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? No

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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: 01/21/2025

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