80_FR_43849 80 FR 43708 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

80 FR 43708 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)

Page Range43708-43709
FR Document2015-18060

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following information collections for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43708-43709]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18060]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
invites comments on the following information collections for which RUS 
intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 21, 2015.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720-
8435. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies information collections that RUS is 
submitting to OMB for extension.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information 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 respondents, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Comments may be sent to Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program 
Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Fax: (202) 690-4492.
    Title: Use of Consultants Funded by Borrowers, 7 CFR part 1789.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0115.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(RE Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) authorizes RUS to use 
consultants voluntarily funded by borrowers for financial, legal, 
engineering and other technical services. Consultants may be used to 
facilitate timely action on loan applications by borrowers for 
financial assistance and for approvals required by RUS, pursuant to the 
terms of outstanding loans, or other wise. RUS may not require 
borrowers to fund consultants. The provision of section 18(c) may be 
utilized only at the borrower's request. This collection of information 
implements RUS policies and procedures for use of consultants funded by 
RUS Borrowers to facilitate timely action on a borrower's loan 
application for financial assistance and for RUS approvals.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not for profit institutions; business or other for-
profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2 hours.

    Dated: July 16, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18060 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
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43708 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Type of Request: Extension of a (202) 720–8435. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 currently approved collection. Title: RUS Form 675, Certification of U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Abstract: The Rural Electrification Act Authority. United States Department of Agriculture of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as OMB Control Number: 0572–0074. (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) amended (RE Act) authorizes and Type of Request: Extension of a invites comments on the following empowers the administration of RUS to currently approved collection. information collections for which the make and guarantee loans to furnish and Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service RUS intends to request approval from improve electric service in rural areas. (RUS) manages loan programs in the Office of Management and Budget Due to deregulation and restructuring accordance with the Rural (OMB). activities in the electric industry, RUS Electrification Act of 1936, as amended borrowers may find it advantageous to (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). A major DATES: Comments on this notice must be merge or consolidate to meet the factor in managing loan programs is received by September 21, 2015. challenges of industry change. This controlling the advance funds, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information collection addresses the including assuring that actual borrowers Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, requirements of RUS policies and receive their funds. OMB Circular A– Program Development and Regulatory procedures for mergers and 123, Management Accountability and Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service, consolidations of electric program Control, provides that information 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP borrowers. should be maintained on a current basis 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Estimate of Burden: Public reporting and that funds should be protected from Washington, DC 20250–1522. burden for this collection of information unauthorized use. The use of RUS Form Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202) is estimated to average 1.32 hours per 675 allows effective control against 720–8435 or email response. unauthorized release of funds by Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. Respondents: Not for profit providing a list of authorized borrower institutions; business or other for-profit SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office signatures against which signatures entities. of Management and Budget’s (OMB) requesting funds are compared. Form Estimated Number of Respondents: regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 675 allows borrowers to keep RUS up 10. provisions of the Paperwork Reduction to-date of changes in signature authority Estimated Number of Responses per Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires and controls release of funds only to Respondent: 10.6. that interested members of the public authorized borrower representatives. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Estimate of Burden: Public reporting and affected agencies have an Respondents: 140 hours. for this collection of information is opportunity to comment on information Copies of this information collection estimated to average .10 hours per collection and recordkeeping activities can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, response. (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice Program Development and Regulatory Respondents: Not-for-profit identifies information collections that Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, Facsimile: institutions; Business or other for-profit. USDA Rural Development is submitting (202) 720–8435, or email: Estimated Number of Respondents: to OMB for extension. rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov. All 250. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether responses to this notice will be Estimated Number of Responses per this collection of information is summarized and included in the request Respondent: 1. necessary for the proper performance of for OMB approval. All comments will Estimated Total Annual Burden on the functions of the agency, including also become a matter of public record Respondents: 25.0 hours. whether the information will have Copies of this information collection practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Dated: July 17, 2015. can be obtained from Thomas P. agency’s estimate of the burden of the Brandon McBride, Dickson, Program Development and collection of information including the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690–1078. validity of the methodology and [FR Doc. 2015–18055 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] Fax: (202) 720–3485. Email: Thomas assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance BILLING CODE 3410–15–P Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. the quality, utility, and clarity of the All responses to this notice will be information to be collected; and (d) summarized and included in the request ways to minimize the burden of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE for OMB approval. All comments will collection of information on also become a matter of public record. respondents, including through the use Rural Utilities Service Dated: July 16, 2015. of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological Information Collection Activity; Brandon McBride, Comment Request Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2015–18109 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] be sent to Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Notice and request for ACTION: BILLING CODE Director, Program Development and comments. Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Utilities Service, 1400 Independence SUMMARY: In accordance with the Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 South Building, Washington, DC 20250– U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rural Utilities Service 1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites Information Collection Activity; (202) 720–8435 or email comments on the following information Comment Request Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. collections for which RUS intends to Title: Mergers and Consolidations of request approval from the Office of Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: Electric Borrowers, 7 CFR 1717, subpart Management and Budget (OMB). Notice and request for ACTION: D. DATES: Comments on this notice must be comments. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices 43709 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 18(c) may be utilized only at the were benefits that Toscelik Profil ve Sac Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, borrower’s request. This collection of Endustrisi AS (Toscelik) received in Program Development and Regulatory information implements RUS policies connection with land that Toscelik Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 and procedures for use of consultants acquired from the Government of Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, funded by RUS Borrowers to facilitate Turkey in 2008 and 2010. In the Final Room 5818, South Building, timely action on a borrower’s loan Remand Results, the Department Washington, DC 20250–1522. application for financial assistance and restored the benchmark originally Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202) for RUS approvals. calculated for the 2008 land subsidy in 720–8435. Email: Thomas.Dickson@ Estimate of Burden: Public reporting the 2010 CVD Review 4 and further wdc.usda.gov. burden for this collection of information explained aspects of the benchmark is estimated to average 2 hours per used to value the 2010 land subsidy. In SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office response. addition, pursuant to a voluntary of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Respondents: Not for profit remand request, the Department regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing institutions; business or other for-profit examined and corrected, as necessary, provisions of the Paperwork Reduction entities. duplication errors in the dataset used to Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. calculate the land benchmark.5 that interested members of the public Estimated Number of Responses per Consistent with the decision of the and affected agencies have an Respondent: 1. United States Court of Appeals for the opportunity to comment on information Estimated Total Annual Burden on Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Timken,6 as collection and recordkeeping activities Respondents: 2 hours. clarified by Diamond Sawblades,7 the [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice Department is notifying the public that identifies information collections that Dated: July 16, 2015. Brandon McBride, the final judgment in this case is not in RUS is submitting to OMB for harmony with the Department’s Final extension. Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Results. The Department is also Comments are invited on: (a) Whether [FR Doc. 2015–18060 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] amending the Final Results with respect this collection of information is BILLING CODE P to Toscelik. necessary for the proper performance of DATES: Effective date: April 11, 2015 the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Conniff, AD/CVD Operations Office III, agency’s estimate of the burden of the International Trade Administration Enforcement and Compliance, collection of information including the International Trade Administration, [C–489–502] U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) the quality, utility, and clarity of the and Tubes From Turkey: Notice of information to be collected; and (d) 482–1009. Court Decision Not in Harmony With ways to minimize the burden of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final Results of Countervailing Duty collection of information on Administrative Review and Notice of Background respondents, including through the use Amended Final Results of of appropriate automated, electronic, On October 30, 2013, the Department Countervailing Duty Administrative issued the Final Results.8 Toscelik mechanical or other technological Review; 2011 collection techniques or other forms of challenged certain aspects of the Final information technology. Comments may AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Results at the Court. In Toscelik I, the be sent to Thomas P. Dickson, Acting International Trade Administration, Court held that the Department may not Director, Program Development and Department of Commerce. alter the nonrecurring benefit stream for Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities SUMMARY: On April 1, 2015, the United the 2008 land parcel in a subsequent Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, States Court of International Trade (the review—as the Department did in the STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave. Court) issued Toscelik II,1 which Final Results when it changed the 2008 SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: sustained the Final Remand Results 2 land subsidy benchmark—absent a (202) 690–4492. that the Department of Commerce (the demonstration that the original Title: Use of Consultants Funded by Department) issued in connection with Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Borrowers, 7 CFR part 1789. Toscelik I, concerning the Department’s Review; Calendar Year 2011, 78 FR 64916 (October OMB Control Number: 0572–0115. final results of administrative review of 30, 2013) (Final Results) and accompanying Issues Type of Request: Extension of a the countervailing duty order on and Decision Memorandum (Final IDM). currently approved collection. circular welded carbon steel pipes and 4 See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Abstract: Section 18(c) of the Rural tubes from Turkey covering the period Tubes From Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 46713 (August Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act), as of review January 1, 2011, through 6, 2012) (2010 CVD Review) and accompanying amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by September 21, 2015.
ContactThomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720- 8435. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 43708 
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