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OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202110-0575-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: RD 1924 Construction Common Forms
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/01/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	15	0
Time Burden (Hours)	7	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will enable the Agencies to effectively administer the policies, methods, and responsibilities in the planning and performing of construction and other development work for the related construction programs. The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is authorized under various sections of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to provides financial assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace, or rehabilitate dwellings, which will provide modest, decent, safe, and sanitary housing to eligible individuals in rural areas. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, authorizes the credit programs of the RHS, RBCS and RUS to provide financial assistance for essential community facilities such as construction of community facilities and water and waste systems; and the improvement, development, and financing of businesses, industries, and employment. In several sections of both acts, loan limitations are established as percentages of development costs, requiring careful monitoring of those costs. Also, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations to ensure that Federal funds are not wasted or dissipated and that construction will be undertaken economically and will not be of elaborate or extravagant design or materials. The collection of information covered by the forms allows for the planning and performing of construction and other development work. Information for the RD forms and their usage in this collection package are included in this supporting statement. The Agencies provide forms and/or guidelines to assist in the collection and submission of information; however, most of the information may be collected and submitted in the form and content which is accepted and typically used in normal conduct of planning and performing development work in private industry when a private lender is financing the activity. The information is usually submitted via hand delivery or U.S. Postal Service to the appropriate Agency office. Electronic submittal of information is also possible through e-mail or USDA’s Service Center eForms website.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 96 - 88 501, 506 and 509 Name of Law: Title V of the Housing Act of 1949
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 234 9007 Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 120 538 Name of Law: Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act 1996
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 97 515 Name of Law: USDA, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2006
   PL: Pub.L. 102 - 550 501, 502 and 504 Name of Law: Title V of the housing Act of 1949, as amended
   US Code: 7 USC 1926 Name of Law: Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
   US Code: 42 USC 1471 Name of Law: Title V of the Housing Act of 1949
   US Code: 42 USC 1485 Name of Law: Housing Act of 1949

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	15	15
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7	7
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This IC is a culmination of multiple burden figures for common forms across RD programs. The increase is due to the burden of these forms being combined into this IC.

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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: Lynn Gilbert 202 690-2682 lynn.gilbert@usda.gov

Common Form ICR: Yes
Description/Changes for Common Form Usage: The applicant/borrower, contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, equipment lessor, architect, engineer, manufacturer or sponsor of manufactured housing collects the required information. Rural Development provides forms and/or guidelines to assist in the collection and submission of information; however, most of the information may be collected and submitted in the form and content which is accepted and typically used in the normal conduct of planning and performing development work in private industry when a private lender is financing the activity. The information is usually submitted via hand delivery or U.S. Postal Service to the Rural Development Field Office, although receipt through e-mail or USDA Service Center’s eForms website is becoming more common. Occasionally, information is submitted directly to the Rural Development State Office. The information is used by Rural Development to determine whether a loan/grant can be approved, to ensure that Rural Development has adequate security for the loans financed, to provide for sound construction and development work and to determine that the requirements of the applicable acts have been met. The information is also used to monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of the loan/grant and to monitor the prudent use of Federal funds.

Approved RCFs using this ICR

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