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OMB Control No: 0570-0078	ICR Reference No: 202205-0570-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-0570-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rural Energy Pilot Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/28/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/14/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2023
Responses	265	0	325
Time Burden (Hours)	4,622	0	3,477
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	265	325	-60
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,622	3,477	1,145
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: During the first application the Agency determined that a technical report was not necessary as the program only allows proven, existing technology. The removal of that accounts for the reduction in annual number of responses. Despite the removal of the technical report, the annual burden time increased as REPP generated more interest/letters of intent than the Agency anticipated.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,948

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: Susan Woolard 202 720-9631 susan.woolard@usda.gov

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