Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance

Published date13 August 2021
Record Number2021-17320
SectionNotices
CourtCommerce Department,Economic Development Administration
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 44690-44691]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-17320]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                Economic Development Administration
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
                Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
                Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance
                 The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
                collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
                review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
                general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
                continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
                our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
                reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
                Federal Register on May 27, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This
                notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
                 Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
                 Title: Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance.
                 OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
                 Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-900E, ED-
                900F.
                 Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved
                information collection.
                 Number of Respondents: For construction projects, 977 estimated
                respondents, and for non-construction projects, 1,663 estimated
                respondents, for a total of 2,640 estimated respondents.
                 Average Hours per Response: For construction projects, 43.0
                estimated hours per response, and for non-construction projects, 17.1
                estimated hours per response.
                 Burden Hours: For construction projects, 42,011 estimated annual
                burden hours, and for non-construction projects, 28,437 estimated
                annual burden hours, for a total of 70,448 estimated total annual
                burden hours.
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                 Estimated
                 Application type number of Average time Total hours
                 responses estimate
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                Full Application Submission for Construction Applicants......... 977 43.0 42,011
                Full Application Submission All Other EDA Programs.............. 1,663 17.1 28,437
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                 Total....................................................... 2,640 .............. 70,448
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                 Needs and Uses: EDA must collect specific information from
                applicants for EDA investment assistance to evaluate whether proposed
                projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in
                EDA's authorizing legislation, the Public Works and Economic
                Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); EDA
                regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III; and applicable Notices of Funding
                Opportunity.
                 EDA proposes to revise and extend the following forms under this
                information collection: Forms ED-900 (General Application for EDA
                Programs), ED-900B (Beneficiary Information Form), ED-900C (EDA
                Application Supplement for Construction Programs), ED-900D
                (Requirements for Design and Engineering Assistance), ED-900E
                (Calculation of Estimated Relocation and Land Acquisition Expenses),
                and ED-900F (Additional EDA Assurances for Revolving Loan Fund
                Investments).
                 EDA does not propose to extend two existing forms under this
                information collection: Forms ED-900A (Additional EDA Assurances for
                Construction Or Non-Construction Investments and ED-900P (Proposal for
                EDA Assistance). Form ED-900A is no longer necessary because the
                assurances collected in Form ED-900A are redundant with other
                materials, including other forms under this information collection and
                certifications collected by SAM.gov. Form ED-900P is no longer
                necessary because EDA has removed the requirement for a financial
                assistance applicant to submit a proposal prior to submitting a full
                application. By eliminating Forms ED-900A and ED-900P, EDA will reduce
                the estimated time per response to this information collection.
                 Affected Public: Entities eligible for EDA financial assistance,
                including Federal, State, and local governments; Indian tribes;
                institutions of higher education; not-for-profit entities; and business
                or other for-profit organizations.
                 Frequency: During application for EDA investment assistance.
                 Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
                 Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of
                1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq).
                 This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
                Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
                currently under review by OMB.
                 Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
                collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
                this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
                Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
                under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
                function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
                Control Number 0610-0094.
                Sheleen Dumas,
                Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
                Officer, Commerce Department.
                [FR Doc. 2021-17320 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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