79 FR 94 pgs. 27837-27838 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 94Pages: 27837 - 27838
Pages: 27837, 27838FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-11198 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 12, 2014.
[top] The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of
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 the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water Well System Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0139.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) to administer and make grants to qualified private non-profit organizations which will use the funds to establish lending programs for household water wells.
Need and Use of the Information: The grant applicants will provide information to be collected as part of the application and grant process through certain documentation, certifications, and completed forms. Grant applicants must show that the project will provide technical and financial assistance to eligible individuals to remedy household well problems. The grant recipients will establish a revolving loan fund lending program to provide water well loans to individuals who own or will own private wells in rural areas. The individual loan recipients may use the funds to construct, refurbish, and service their household well systems for an existing home.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 7.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 776.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0140.
Summary of Collection: Electric power systems have been identified in Presidential Decision Directive 63, May 1998, as one of the critical infrastructures of the United States. The term "critical infrastructure" is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To ensure that the electric infrastructure in rural America is adequately protected, Rural Utilities Service requires that all current electric borrowers enhance an existing Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or, if none exists, develop and maintain an ERP.
Need and Use of the Information: Rural Development Utilities Programs (RDUP) requires that all current electric borrowers conduct a Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) of its respective systems and utilize the results of this assessment to enhance an existing ERP or create an ERP if none exists. The ERP provides written procedures detailing response and restoration efforts in the event of a major system outage resulting from a natural or man made disaster. RDUP requires each electric borrower to provide annually a self-certification, in writing, that an ERP exists and that an initial VRA has been performed. If this information were not collected, vulnerabilities may exist in the electric system infrastructure. The result would be increased risk to public safety and may affect the Government loan security.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 625.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 313.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-11198 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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