Proposed Rules. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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BILLING CODE 4333-15-P 82 210 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request October 26, 2017. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding
(1)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;
(2)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
(4)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 December 1, 2017 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: *OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV* 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 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:* 770. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-23707 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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