80 FR 66488 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

Page Range		66488-66488
FR Document		2015-27602

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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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 United States Department of 
Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on 
this information collection for which the Agency intends to request 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 28, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164 South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720-
8435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 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 an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB as a revision to an existing collection. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed 
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 those who are to respond, 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, Room 5164, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. Fax: (202) 720-
8435.
    Title: 7 CFR part 1786, Prepayment of Rural Utilities Service 
Guaranteed and Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone Borrowers.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0088.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service relies on the information 
provided by the borrowers in their financial statements to make lending 
decisions as to borrowers' credit worthiness and to assure that loan 
funds are approved, advanced and disbursed for proper RE Act purposes. 
These financial statements are audited by a certified public accountant 
to provide independent assurance that the data being reported are 
properly measured and fairly presented.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.00 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 76 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca 
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205-3660, 
Fax: (202) 720-8435.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

     Dated: October 22, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER submitting to OMB as a revision to an Estimated Number of Respondents:
contains documents other than rules or existing collection. Comments are 38.
proposed rules that are applicable to the invited on: (a) Whether the proposed Estimated Number of Responses per
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, collection of information is necessary Respondent: 1.00.
committee meetings, agency decisions and for the proper performance of the
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Estimated Total Annual Burden on
functions of the Agency, including Respondents: 76 hours.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are whether the information will have Copies of this information collection
examples of documents appearing in this practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
section. Agency’s estimate of the burden of the Program Development and Regulatory
proposed collection of information Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, Fax: (202)
including the validity of the 720–8435.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE methodology and assumptions used; (c) All responses to this notice will be
ways to enhance the quality, utility and summarized and included in the request
Rural Utilities Service clarity of the information to be for OMB approval. All comments will
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the also become a matter of public record.
Information Collection Activity; burden of the collection of information
Comment Request on those who are to respond, including Dated: October 22, 2015.
through the use of appropriate Brandon McBride,
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
automated, electronic, mechanical, or Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments. other technological collection [FR Doc. 2015–27602 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
techniques or other forms of information BILLING CODE 3410–15–P
SUMMARY: In accordance with the technology. Comments may be sent to:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Program Development and Regulatory
United States Department of Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522,
Service (RUS) invites comments on this Room 5164, 1400 Independence Avenue Economic Development Administration
information collection for which the SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax:
Agency intends to request approval (202) 720–8435. Notice of Petitions by Firms for
from the Office of Management and Title: 7 CFR part 1786, Prepayment of Determination of Eligibility To Apply
Budget (OMB). Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed and for Trade Adjustment Assistance
DATES: Comments on this notice must be Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone
AGENCY: Economic Development
received by December 28, 2015. Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0088. Administration, Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commerce.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, currently approved collection. ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
Program Development and Regulatory Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service public comment.
Analysis, USDA Rural Development, relies on the information provided by
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP the borrowers in their financial Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade
1522, Room 5164 South Building, statements to make lending decisions as Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341
Washington, DC 20250–1522. to borrowers’ credit worthiness and to et seq.), the Economic Development
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202) assure that loan funds are approved, Administration (EDA) has received
720–8435. advanced and disbursed for proper RE petitions for certification of eligibility to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office Act purposes. These financial apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) statements are audited by a certified from the firms listed below.
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) public accountant to provide Accordingly, EDA has initiated
implementing provisions of the independent assurance that the data investigations to determine whether
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. being reported are properly measured increased imports into the United States
L. 104–13) requires that interested and fairly presented. of articles like or directly competitive
members of the public and affected Estimate of Burden: Public reporting with those produced by each of these
agencies have an opportunity to burden for this collection of information firms contributed importantly to the
comment on information collection and is estimated to average 2.00 hours per total or partial separation of the firm’s
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR response. workers, or threat thereof, and to a
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an Respondents: Business or other for- decrease in sales or production of each
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Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by December 28, 2015.
Contact		Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720- 8435.
FR Citation		80 FR 66488

80 FR 66488 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service