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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0572-0150	ICR Reference No: 201507-0572-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201312-0572-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Rural Alaska Village Grant (RAVG) Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/05/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/01/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. Since this is a new collection, however, the Agency is reminded that, when it submits this collection for renewal, it should include evidence of outside consultation (including with representatives of those from whom information is to be obtained) on topics such as availability of data, frequency of collection, clarity of instructions, accuracy of burden estimate, and relevance of data elements.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	345	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	469	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	345	345
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	469	469
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection. Between the proposed rule and the final rule, there was a total decrease of 787 burden hours from the estimated burden of 1,256 in the proposed rule collection package. The decrease in burden is attributed to four forms and written items being eliminated, yet other forms being added to the application process.