[Federal Register: March 31, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 63)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business--Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Business--Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's intention to
request an extension for a currently approved information collection in
support of the program for 7 CFR Part 1942-G Rural Business Enterprise
Grants and Television Demonstration Grants.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 30, 2000 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Boyko, Rural Developmet Loan
Specialist, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA, Specialty Lenders
Division, Stop 3325, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-
3325. Telephone: (202) 720-0661.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: RBS/Rural Business Enterprise Grants and Television
Demonstration Grants.
OMB Number: 0570-0022.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2000.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The objective of the RBEG program is to facilitate the
development of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas.
This purpose is achieved through grants made by RBS to public bodies
and nonprofit corporations. Television Demonstration grants are
available to private nonprofit public television systems to provide
information on agriculture and other issues of importance to farmers
and the rural residents. The regulations contain various requirements
for information from the grantees, and some requirements may cause the
grantees to require information from other parties. The information
requested is vital for RBS to be able to process applications in a
responsible manner, make prudent program decisions, and effectively
monitor the grantees' activities to protect the Government's financial
interest and ensure that funds obtained from the Government are used
appropriately. It includes information used to determine eligibility;
the specific purposes for which grant funds will be used; timeframes;
who will be carrying out the grant purposes; project priority;
applicant experience; employment improvement; and mitigation of
economic distress.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.95 hours per response.
Respondents: Non-profit corporations, public bodies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 720.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 28.94.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 40,650 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jean
Mosley, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch at (202) 692-0041.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, including whether the information
will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural Business-
Cooperative Service estimate of the burden of the proposed 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 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 may be sent to Jean Mosley, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
20250. All responses to this notice
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will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 25, 2000.
Dayton J. Watkins,
Administrator, Rural Business--Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 00-7952 Filed 3-30-00; 8:45 am]
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