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OMB Control No: 0572-0096	ICR Reference No: 202202-0572-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201902-0572-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 1734, Subparts A,B,C, and D, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program
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: 01/14/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/03/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. As terms of clearance, however, the Agency is asked to ensure that clear and complete instructions exist for the forms included in this collection as part of its renewal request. The agency is also asked to provide screenshots of web-based data collection instruments to better illustrate the pathways for information collection utilized through this request.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2025
Responses	6,840	0	4,104
Time Burden (Hours)	17,814	0	10,381
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,840	4,104	2,736
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,814	10,381	7,433
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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision of a currently approved information collection package. The projected average number of respondents is increased and the number of responses are also increased as there were two rounds of offerings in the year 2022. The forms/information cleared by this package reflects the updated DLT regulation published in November 2017. The projected costs to both the public and RUS, as well as the method of calculation, have been updated to reflect the latest published wages and salaries and benefit costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $269,312

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: Robin Jones 202 772-1172 robin.m.jones@wdc.usda.gov

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