Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

• Published date: 24 February 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 10398
• Record Number: 2020-03596
• Section: Notices
• Court: Agriculture Department

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 10398-10399]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-03596]
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
                February 19, 2020.
                 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 March
                25, 2020 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), New Executive Office
                Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
                encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
                [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
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                the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                control number.
                Rural Business-Cooperative Service
                 Title: Rural Micro-Entrepreneur Assistance Program.
                 OMB Control Number: 0570-0062.
                 Summary of Collection: Section 6022 of the Food, Conservation, and
                Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) authorizes the Rural
                Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). The Secretary makes direct
                loans to rural microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) that
                are participating in the program (who are referred to as
                ``microlenders'') for the purpose of capitalizing microloan revolving
                funds to provide fixed interest rate business loans of $50,000 or less
                to microentrepreneurs, as defined in the 2008 Farm Bill.
                 Need and Use of the Information: The program provides rural
                microentrepreneurs with the skills necessary to establish new rural
                microenterprises; to provide continuing technical and financial
                assistance related to the successful operation of rural
                microenterprises; and to assist with the cost of providing other
                activities and services related to the successful operation of MDOs and
                rural microenterprises. Microlenders seeking loans and/or grants will
                have to submit applications that include specified information,
                certifications, and agreements to the Agency. This information will be
                used to determine applicant eligibility and to ensure that funds are
                used for authorized purposes. Failure to collect proper information
                could result in improper determinations of eligibility of improper use
                of funds.
                 Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
                profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal governments.
                 Number of Respondents: 40.
                 Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly, Annually.
                 Total Burden Hours: 1,907.
                Ruth Brown,
                Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2020-03596 Filed 2-21-20; 8:45 am]
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