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OMB Control No:
0570-0067
ICR Reference No:
202303-0570-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202107-0570-001
Agency/Subagency:
USDA/RBS
Agency Tracking No:
0570-0067
Title:
Rural Energy for America Program
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
04/11/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/01/2023
Terms of Clearance:
Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the regulation, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2024
11/30/2024
11/30/2024
Responses
40,560
0
40,560
Time Burden (Hours)
85,191
0
85,191
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Rural Energy for America Program, which supersedes the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program under Title IX, Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small business reduce energy cost and consumption, develop new income streams, and help meet the nation's critical energy needs by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and/or guaranteed loans for several types of projects as follows: • Grants and grants and loan guarantees (combined funding) to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. • Grants to eligible entities to provide energy audits and renewable energy development assistance to enable agricultural producers and rural small businesses to become more energy efficient and to use renewable energy technologies and resources. Entities eligible to receive grants under this program are State, tribal and local governments; land-grant colleges and universities or other institutions of higher learning; rural electric cooperatives; public power entities; Resource Conservation and Development Councils and instrumentalities of local, state, and federal governments. These grant funds may be used to conduct and promote energy audits; provide recommendations and information on how to improve the energy efficiency of the operations of the agricultural producers and rural small businesses; and provide recommendations and information on how to use renewable energy technologies and resources in the operations. No more than five (5) percent of the grant can be used for administrative purposes. Agricultural producers and rural small businesses for which a grantee is conducting an energy audit must pay at least 25 percent of the cost of the energy audit.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 234 9007
Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0570-AA98
Final or interim final rulemaking
86 FR 22304
04/27/2021
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 22304
04/27/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 43159
08/06/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
REAP
RD 1924-9, RD 1940-Q Exhibit A1, RD 4280-3D, RD 1942-46, RD 1940-1, RD 1924-10, RD 400-1, RD 400-4, RD 400-6, AD 1047, AD 1048, AD 1049, RD 4280-3A, RD 4280-3B, RD 4280-3C
Annual Outcome Project Performance Certification
,
Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions
,
Request for Obligation of Funds
,
Certificate of Contractors Release
,
Release by Claimants
,
Equal Opportunity Agreement
,
Assurance Agreement
,
Compliance Statement
,
, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters Primary Covered Transactions
,
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions
,
Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals
,
Certifications for Contracts, Grants and Loans
,
Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of $80,000 or Less
,
Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of Less Than $200,000, But More Than $80,000
,
Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of $200,000 and Greater
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
40,560
40,560
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
85,191
85,191
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The burden decrease is due to removing the guaranteed loans from the regulation. The guaranteed burden has been incorporated into 7 CFR 5001.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$3,532,868
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.
Yes
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:
Thomas Dickson 202 690-4492 thomas.dickson@usda.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/01/2023
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