80_FR_70153 80 FR 69935 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

80 FR 69935 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 218 (November 12, 2015)

Page Range69935-69936
FR Document2015-28731

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 this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015) 
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[FR Doc No: 2015-28731]


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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 this information collection for which RUS intends 
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 11, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director & 
Funds Control Officer, 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. 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 an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB for extension.
    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

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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, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 
STOP 1522, Room 5164 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
Telephone: (202) 690-4492, FAX: (202) 720-8435. Email: 
[email protected].
    Title: Deferment of RUS Loan Payments for Rural Development 
Projects.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0097.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Deferment of Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Loan 
Payments for Rural Development Projects allows RUS electric and 
telecommunications borrowers to defer the payment of principal and 
interest on any insured or direct loan made under the Rural 
Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 912). The 
purposes of the Deferment Program are to encourage borrowers to invest 
in and promote rural development and rural job creation projects that 
are based on sound economic and financial analyses. This program is 
administered through 7 CFR 1703, subpart H. The burden required by this 
collection consists of information that will allow the Agency to 
determine eligibility for deferment; specific purposes of the 
deferment; the term of the deferment; cost of the project and degree of 
participation from other source; and compliance with Agency sources; 
and compliance with Agency regulations and other regulation and legal 
requirements.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.23 hours per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 9.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat 
Daskal, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 720-7853, 
FAX: (202) 720-8435. Email: [email protected].
    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: November 4, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-28731 Filed 11-10-15; 8:45 am]
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69935 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 218 Thursday, November 12, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER phone at 530–621–5280 or via email at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE contains documents other than rules or jenniferachapman@fs.fed.us. proposed rules that are applicable to the Rural Utilities Service public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Individuals who use committee meetings, agency decisions and telecommunication devices for the deaf Information Collection Activity; rulings, delegations of authority, filing of (TDD) may call the Federal Information Comment Request petitions and applications and agency Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 statements of organization and functions are between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: examples of documents appearing in this Eastern Standard Time, Monday Notice and request for ACTION: section. comments. through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SUMMARY: In accordance with the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE purpose of the meeting is to: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 1. Provide a public forum; U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Forest Service Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 2. Reconnect with RAC members; comments on this information El Dorado County Resource Advisory 3. Present summary report of collection for which RUS intends to Committee previously authorized RAC projects; request approval from the Office of AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 4. Define this year’s process for Management and Budget (OMB). ACTION: Notice of meeting. proposal consideration and selection; DATES: Comments on this notice must be and received by January 11, 2016. SUMMARY: The El Dorado County 5. Discuss recruiting replacement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director & RAC members. will meet in Placerville, California. The Funds Control Officer, Program committee is authorized under the The meeting is open to the public. Development and Regulatory Analysis, Secure Rural Schools and Community The agenda will include time for people USDA Rural Development, 1400 Self-Determination Act (the Act) and to make oral statements of three minutes Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, operates in compliance with the Federal or less. Individuals wishing to make an Room 5164 South Building, Advisory Committee Act. The purpose oral statement should request in writing Washington, DC 20250–1522. of the committee is to improve at least 7 days in advance of the meeting Telephone: (202) 690–4492. FAX: (202) collaborative relationships and to date to be scheduled on the agenda. 720–8435. Email: Thomas.Dickson@ provide advice and recommendations to Anyone who would like to bring related wdc.usda.gov. the Forest Service concerning projects matters to the attention of the committee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office and funding consistent with the title II may file written statements with the of Management and Budget’s (OMB) of the Act. RAC information can be committee staff before or after the regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing found at the following Web site: meeting. Written comments and provisions of the Paperwork Reduction www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado. requests for time for oral comments Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires DATES: The meeting will be held at 6 must be sent to Jennifer Chapman, RAC that interested members of the public p.m. on December 14–15, 2015. Coordinator, Eldorado NF Supervisor’s and affected agencies have an All RAC meetings are subject to Office, 100 Forni road, Placerville, opportunity to comment on information cancellation. For status of meeting prior California 95667; by email to collection and recordkeeping activities to attendance, please contact the person jenniferachapman@fs.fed.us, or via (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION facsimile to 530–621–5297. identifies an information collection that CONTACT. RUS is submitting to OMB for Meeting Accommodations: If you are ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at a person requiring reasonable extension. the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake accommodation, please make requests Comments are invited on: (a) Whether College, Community Room, 6699 in advance for sign language the proposed collection of information Campus Drive, Placerville, California. is necessary for the proper performance interpreting, assistive listening devices of the functions of the Agency, Written comments may be submitted or other reasonable accommodation for including whether the information will as described under SUPPLEMENTARY access to the facility or proceedings by have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of INFORMATION. All comments, including contacting the person listed in the the Agency’s estimate of the burden of names and addresses when provided, section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION the proposed collection of information are placed in the record and are CONTACT. All reasonable including the validity of the available for public inspection and accommodation requests are managed mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES methodology and assumptions used; (c) copying. The public may inspect on a case by case basis. ways to enhance the quality, utility and comments received at Eldorado National Dated: November 5, 2015. clarity of the information to be Forest (ENF) Supervisor’s Office. Please Laurence Crabtree, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the call ahead to facilitate entry into the burden of the collection of information building. Forest Supervisor. on those who are to respond, including [FR Doc. 2015–28717 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: through the use of appropriate Jennifer Chapman, RAC Coordinator, by BILLING CODE 3411–15–P automated, electronic, mechanical, or VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Nov 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12NON1.SGM 12NON1

69936 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 218 / Thursday, November 12, 2015 / Notices other technological collection Dated: November 4, 2015. the Decennial Census and Decennial techniques or other forms of information Brandon McBride, Census Tests. In addition, the BC–170A technology. Comments may be sent to: Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. may be used when applying for Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, [FR Doc. 2015–28731 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] temporary/permanent office and field Program Development and Regulatory BILLING CODE P positions (clerks, field representatives, Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. supervisors) on a recurring survey in Department of Agriculture, 1400 one of the Census Bureau’s six Regional Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Offices (ROs) throughout the United Room 5164 South Building, States. The Form BC–170B is used for Washington, DC 20250–1522. Census Bureau special censuses for temporary field and Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202) office positions (enumerators, clerks, 720–8435. Email: Thomas.Dickson@ Proposed Information Collection; supervisors). wdc.usda.gov. Comment Request; Census The use of this form is limited to only Title: Deferment of RUS Loan Employment Inquiry situations which require the Payments for Rural Development establishment of a temporary office and/ AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Projects. or involve special, one-time or recurring Commerce. survey operations at one of the ROs. The OMB Control Number: 0572–0097. ACTION: Notice. form has been demonstrated to meet our Type of Request: Extension of recruitment needs for temporary SUMMARY: The Department of currently approved information workers and requires significantly less Commerce, as part of its continuing collection. burden than the Office of Personnel effort to reduce paperwork and Abstract: The Deferment of Rural Management (OPM) Optional Forms respondent burden, invites the general Utilities Service (RUS) Loan Payments that are available for use by the public public and other Federal agencies to for Rural Development Projects allows when applying for Federal positions. take this opportunity to comment on RUS electric and telecommunications There are no proposed changes to the proposed and/or continuing information borrowers to defer the payment of BC–170A and BC–170B. collections, as required by the principal and interest on any insured or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Changes to the BC–170D have been direct loan made under the Rural made to help support movement from a DATES: To ensure consideration, written Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, as fully paper job application process to a comments must be submitted on or mostly online job application process amended (7 U.S.C. 912). The purposes before January 11, 2016. of the Deferment Program are to and to support changes to the selection ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and hiring processes for related encourage borrowers to invest in and promote rural development and rural to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental positions. Specific changes include: job creation projects that are based on Paperwork Clearance Officer, 1. Adding a Prior Work Experience sound economic and financial analyses. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, section to collect information about This program is administered through 7 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., prior work experience. CFR 1703, subpart H. The burden Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 2. Deleting background information required by this collection consists of Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). that was previously collected at the time information that will allow the Agency FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of application such as—convictions, to determine eligibility for deferment; Requests for additional information or imprisonment, probation, or parole in specific purposes of the deferment; the copies of the information collection the last 7 years; convictions by a term of the deferment; cost of the project instrument(s) and instructions should military court-martial in the past 7 and degree of participation from other be directed to Richard Liquorie at years; current charges for any violation source; and compliance with Agency Richard.T.Liquorie@census.gov. of the law; firings from any job for any sources; and compliance with Agency SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reason, quitting after being told that you regulations and other regulation and would be fired, leaving any job by I. Abstract mutual agreement because of specific legal requirements. The BC–170 is used to collect problems, or debarred from Federal Estimate of Burden: Public reporting information such as personal data and employment by the Office of Personnel burden for this collection of information work experience from job applicants. Management or any other Federal is estimated to average 1.23 hours per Selecting officials review the agency during the past 5 years; and response. information shown on the form to delinquency on any Federal debt. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. evaluate an applicant’s eligibility for 3. Creating an optional section on the Estimated Number of Responses per employment and to determine the best form for questions which are needed for Respondent: 9. qualified applicants to fill Census jobs. research and evaluation purposes but Estimated Total Annual Burden on The BC–170 is used throughout the not necessary for selection purposes. Respondents: 11. census and intercensal periods for the The optional section will collect the special census, one time or recurring applicant’s level of education, how the Copies of this information collection survey operations and other decennial applicant found out about the job, and can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, pretests. The Census Bureau uses the information to help determine Program Development and Regulatory mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES different versions of the BC–170 in whether applicants may be willing and/ Analysis, at (202) 720–7853, FAX: (202) various circumstances to collect or able to use their personal smartphone 720–8435. Email: MaryPat.Daskal@ appropriate data from applicants. for work. wdc.usda.gov. Applicants completing the form BC– 4. Adding questions to gain more All responses to this notice will be 170D for a census related position are detail about current Federal, State, summarized and included in the request applying for temporary jobs in office Local, or Tribal government for OMB approval. All comments will and field positions (clerks, enumerators, employment, which could pose a also become a matter of public record. recruiting assistants, supervisors) during conflict of interest with census jobs. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Nov 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12NON1.SGM 12NON1


Document Created: 2015-12-14 14:53:50
Document Modified: 2015-12-14 14:53:50
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by January 11, 2016.
ContactThomas P. Dickson, Acting Director & Funds Control Officer, 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. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 69935 
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