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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices Copies of all forms, regulations, and instructions referenced in this NOFA
may be obtained from RHS. Data furnished by the applicants will be used to determine eligibility for program benefits. Furnishing the data is voluntary; however, the failure to provide data could result in program benefits being withheld or denied.
Comments are invited on a whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; b the accuracy of the agencys estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and d ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronical, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
OMB Control Number: 05750200.
Title: American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care ERHC
Grant Program.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program was authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to assist rural hospitals and local communities broaden access to COVID
19 vaccines, health care services, and food assistance through food banks and food distribution facilities, and projects supporting the long-term sustainability of rural health care. As authorized under Section 1002 of the American Rescue Plan Act, funds will be made available to eligible applicants to offer support for rural health care services in the form of immediate relief, longerterm funding to advance ideas and solutions to support long-term sustainability of rural health, and provide expeditious relief to address the current economic conditions arising from the COVID19 emergency.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3.70 hours per response.
Respondents: Public bodies, nonprofits, and Federally recognized Tribes.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,392.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 16.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 54,300.

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Estimated Total Annual Burden and Record Keeping Hours on Respondents:
201,272 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW Washington, DC 20250. Phone: 202
7207853.
All responses to this information collection and recordkeeping notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
B. Civil Rights Programs referenced in this Notice are subject to applicable Civil Rights Laws.
These laws include the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
C. Intergovernmental Review The Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program is subject to Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs. Submit one copy of the application to the State government single point of contact, if one has been designated, at the same time as application submission to the Agency. If the project is located in more than one state, submit a copy to each applicable state government single point of contact. Go to https
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/
uploads/2020/04/SPOC-4-13-20.pdf for state office contact information.
Applications from Federally recognized Indian tribes are not subject to this requirement.
D. Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments Executive Order 13175 requires federal agencies to consult and coordinate with tribes on a governmentto-government basis on policies that have tribal implications. USDAs Office of Tribal Relations and Rural Development hosted a tribal consultation held virtually on May 4, 2021. The virtual meeting consisted of more than 120 participants, 30 of whom identified as Tribal Leaders or their proxies. USDA attendees included the Director of the Office of Tribal Relations, the Acting Administrator of RDs Rural Housing Service, RDs Chief Innovation Officer, and RDs National Native American Coordinator.
Tribal leaders expressed strong interest in broad flexibility of program design, allowing use of funds for
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construction, and offering grant sizes considerably larger than the existing average Community Facilities grant of $30,000 to support sizable, long-lasting impacts. Leaders highlighted specific needs around behavioral health, workforce development, data availability, food sovereignty, poverty, substance use disorders, and other infrastructure needs such as broadband and water. Leaders expressed concern that the cost-sharing requirements imposed in the statute may be too burdensome and highlighted the need for streamlined applications and limited reporting and federal data collection requirements.
This NOFA takes into consideration Tribal leader comments, particularly with respect to award size and use of funds. Cost-sharing requirements are mandated in the American Rescue Plan Act.
E. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act All applicants, in accordance with 2
CFR part 25, must have a DUNS/UEI
number, which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at 866
7055711 or online at http
fedgov.dnb.com/webform. All recipients of Federal financial assistance are required to report information about first-tier sub-awards and executive total compensation in accordance with 2 CFR
part 170.
F. Non-Discrimination Statement In accordance with Federal civil rights laws and U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Mission Areas, agencies, staff offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA
programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity including gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA not all bases apply to all programs. Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language should contact the responsible Mission Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA

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