Rural Energy for America Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form RD 4280-3A REAP - Private Form	Modified
Form AD 1047 REAP - State & Local Form	Modified
Form AD 1047 REAP - Individual Form	Modified
REAP F-Rule SuptStmt 2 12 15 final.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-02-20
REAP RIA Final RIN 0570-AA76.docx Supplementary Document	2014-12-29
REAP Burden Table final 0570-0067 2 12 15.xlsx Supplementary Document	2015-02-18
EO 12866 Interagency Comments REAP_RIA_Final_RIN 0570-AA76 with Agency responses 9 30 14.docx Supplementary Document	2014-10-02
SF 271[1].pdf Supplementary Document	2013-04-12
RD1924-0010_980100V01.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1924-0009_980100V02.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
rd1924-0006_930800V01.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
rd0400-0006_100200V04.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD0400-0001_000500V02.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1980-0044.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1980-0043.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
rd1980-0041.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1942-46.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1980-0019.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD0449-0030_090800V11.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
AD2106.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD0400-0004_100600V03.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1940-0001_080700V04.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
RD1940-0020_060400V01.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SF425.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SFLLL-V1.1.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
sf270.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SF424D-V1.1.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SF424C_2_0-V2.0.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SF424B-V1.1.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SF424A-V1.0.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10
SF424_2_1-V2.1.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
205329	REAP - Private Form	Modified
205328	REAP - State & Local Form	Modified
205327	REAP - Individual Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0570-0067	ICR Reference No: 201410-0570-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201301-0570-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RBS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rural Energy for America Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/24/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2014
Terms of Clearance: The agency is reminded to have an OMB control number and burden statement on all forms. The agency should verify that all forms are current, and account for all of the burden associated with the program prior to submitting a PRA package to OMB for review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	42,909	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	112,401	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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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.

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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

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0570-AA76	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 78219	12/29/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
REAP - Individual	RD 4279-14, RD 4280-3B, RD 4279-01, RD 4279-3, RD 4279-4, RD 4279-6, RD 4280-3C, RD 4279-1A, RD 4280-3A, RD 4280-2, AD 1047, AD 1048	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions ,   Rural Business and Cooperative Service Grant Agreement ,   Application for Loan Guarantee ,   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 ,   Unconditional Guarantee ,   Conditional Commitment ,   Assignment Guarantee Agreement ,   APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF $80,000 OR LESS ,   Application for Loan Guarantee ,   Lender's Agreement
REAP - State & Local	RD 4279-1A, RD 4279-3, RD 4280-3A, RD 4280-3B, RD 4280-3C, AD 1047, AD 1048, AD 1049, RD 4279-4, RD 4279-6, RD 4279-14, RD 4280-2, RD 4279-1	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions ,   Rural Business and Cooperative Service Grant Agreement ,   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 ,   CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS (GRANTS) ,   Assignment Guarantee Agreement ,   Unconditional Guarantee ,   Application for Loan Guarantee-One Doc and 9006 Program ,   Conditional Commitment ,   Application for Loan Guarantee ,   Lender's Agreement
REAP - Private	AD-1047, AD-1048, RD 4279-14, RD 4280-3A, RD 4280-3B, RD 4280-3C, AD-1049, RD 4280-2, RD 4279-1, RD 4279-1A, RD 4279-3, RD 4279-4, RD 4279-6	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 ,   CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS (GRANTS) ,   Assignment Guarantee Agreement ,   Unconditional Guarantee ,   Rural Business and Cooperative Service Grant Agreement ,   Application for Loan Guarantee - One Doc and 9006 Program ,   Conditional Commitment ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions ,   Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions ,   Application for Loan Guarantee ,   Lender's Agreement

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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	42,909	0	0	0	42,909	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	112,401	0	0	0	112,401	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: This is a new information collection. However, the final rule addresses provisions currently covered in two approved burden packages – (1) 0570-0050 for 7 CFR part 4280, subpart B; and 0570-0059 for EA and REDA grants. The approved burden package 0570-0061 for renewable energy feasibility study grants will not be included in the combined burden totals. While reviewing the final rule the agency discovered that it had underestimated the burden figures. Compared to the respondents in the two currently approved burden packages, the total number of respondents under the Final Rule is estimated to decrease from 3,667 to 2,025. This decrease is due to the reduction in funding for the program provided in the 2014 Farm Bill compared to the funding provided in the 2008 Farm Bill. The total hours to respond are estimated to decrease from 379,906 hours to 112,401 hours. The total responses decreased by 67,671 from 110,580 to 42,909.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,681,300

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 12/30/2014

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