REAP Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of Less Than $200,000, But More Than $80,000
REAP Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of Less Than $200,000, But More Than $80,000
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
04/20/2026
03/18/2026
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2028
09/30/2028
09/30/2028
81,765
0
81,765
257,879
0
257,879
0
0
0
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), administers the Rural Energy for America program (REAP). The REAP program helps agricultural producers and rural small business reduce energy cost and consumption, develop new income streams, and help meet the nationâs critical energy needs. The REAP program is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 8107 and is implemented by 7 CFR part 4280 supbart B (grants) and 7 CFR part 5001 (guaranteed loans). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provides additional authorities for REAP Public Law 117-169 section 22002. Subtitle C, Section 2202 of the IRA authorized the REAP Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program.
The REAP program requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and/or loan guarantees for several types of projects as follows:
⢠REAP Renewable Energy Systems (RES) & Energy Efficiency Improvement (EEI)
⢠REAP Energy Audits (EA) & Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA)
⢠REAP Technical Assistance (TAG)
This package is a three-year renewal package for the burden associated with all the REAP grant programs listed above. The burden associated with the REAP guarantee loan(s) is covered under the One RD Guaranteed Loan program Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package (OMB No. 0572-0155).
The increase in burden cost for this collection is due to the following:
⢠The RES/EEI program has seen an increase in applications due to one of the Agencyâs key priorities for addressing climate change.
⢠The TAG program has been added to this information collection package.
⢠Adjustments to burden items to better represent what occurs with the programs.
⢠Updates to the professional wage rate to use the most current data.
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:
(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;
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.
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