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OMB Control No: 0575-0043	ICR Reference No: 202102-0575-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-0575-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 1944-I, "Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants"
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/03/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/13/2021
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	2,306	0	3,475
Time Burden (Hours)	2,380	0	3,177
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,306	3,475	-1,169
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,380	3,177	-797
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: With this submission the number of respondents has decreased from 100 to 70. Along with natural inflations, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the MSH program (grant extensions are more prevalent, program participation has waned, and material/operating costs are higher).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $707,648

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Andrea Birmingham 202 720-1489