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OMB Control No:
0570-0067
ICR Reference No:
202502-0570-007
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202410-0570-002
Agency/Subagency:
USDA/RBS
Agency Tracking No:
0570-0067
Title:
Rural Energy for America Program
Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
09/26/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/19/2025
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The agency is required to display the OMB Control Number and inform respondents of its legal significance in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2028
36 Months From Approved
Responses
81,765
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
257,879
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), administers the Rural Energy for America program (REAP). The REAP program helps agricultural producers and rural small business reduce energy cost and consumption, develop new income streams, and help meet the nation’s critical energy needs. The REAP program is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 8107 and is implemented by 7 CFR part 4280 supbart B (grants) and 7 CFR part 5001 (guaranteed loans). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provides additional authorities for REAP Public Law 117-169 section 22002. Subtitle C, Section 2202 of the IRA authorized the REAP Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program. The REAP program requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and/or loan guarantees for several types of projects as follows: • REAP Renewable Energy Systems (RES) & Energy Efficiency Improvement (EEI) • REAP Energy Audits (EA) & Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA) • REAP Technical Assistance (TAG) This package is a three-year renewal package for the burden associated with all the REAP grant programs listed above. The burden associated with the REAP guarantee loan(s) is covered under the One RD Guaranteed Loan program Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package (OMB No. 0572-0155).
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 169 22002
Name of Law: Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022
US Code:
7 USC 8107
Name of Law: Rural Energy for America Program
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 117 - 169 22002 Name of Law: Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 47895
06/04/2024
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 101550
12/16/2024
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 4280-2, RD 1924-9, RD 4280-3D, RD 1942-46, RD 1940-1, RD 1924-10, 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
,
REAP Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of $80,000 or Less
,
REAP Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of Less Than $200,000, But More Than $80,000
,
REAP Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects – Total Project Costs of $200,000 and Greater
,
Rural Business Cooperative Service Financial Assistance Agreement
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
81,765
0
1,968
0
39,237
40,560
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
257,879
0
6,546
0
166,142
85,191
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 increase in burden cost for this collection is due to the following: • The RES/EEI program has seen an increase in applications due to one of the Agency’s key priorities for addressing climate change. • The TAG program has been added to this information collection package. • Adjustments to burden items to better represent what occurs with the programs. • Updates to the professional wage rate to use the most current data.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$8,929,935
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:
Katherine Mathis 202 713-7565 katherine.mathis@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:
02/19/2025
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