80_FR_80562 80 FR 80315 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

80 FR 80315 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)

Page Range80315-80316
FR Document2015-32442

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).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-32442]


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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 February 22, 2016.

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 1728, Electric Standards and Specifications for 
Materials and Construction.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0131.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: RUS provides loans and loan guarantees in accordance with 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as 
amended, (RE Act). Section 4 of the RE Act requires that the Agency 
make or guarantee a loan only if there is reasonable assurance that the 
loan, together with all outstanding loans and obligations of the 
Borrower, will be repaid in full within the time agreed. In order to 
facilitate the programmatic interests of the RE Act and, in order to 
assure that loans made or guaranteed by the Agency are adequately 
secure, RUS, as a secured lender, has established certain standards and 
specifications for materials, equipment, and the construction of 
electric systems. The use of standards and specifications for 
materials, equipment and construction units helps assure the Agency 
that: (1) Appropriate standards and specifications are maintained; (2) 
RUS loan security is not adversely affected, and; (3) Loan and loan 
guarantee funds are used effectively and for the intended purposes. The 
regulation, 7 CFR part 1728, establishes Agency policy that materials 
and equipment purchased by RUS Electric Borrowers or accepted as 
contractor-furnished material must

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conform to Agency standards and specifications where established and, 
if included in RUS Publication IP 202-1, ``List of Materials Acceptable 
for Use on Systems of Agency Electrification Borrowers'' (List of 
Materials), must be selected from that list or must have received 
technical acceptance from RUS.
    Estimate of Burden: This collection of information is estimated to 
average 20 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.63.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,000 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: December 18, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-32442 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 247 / Thursday, December 24, 2015 / Notices 80315 FY 2014 OVERALL BEET/CANE ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS—Continued Distribution Initial FY14 Reassignments allocations among Reassignment Adjusted processors to imports allocations Date of Announcement August 30, 2013 May 29, 2014 Louisiana .............................................................................................. 1,766,244 (6,044) (112,681) 1,647,519 Texas .................................................................................................... 198,475 (1,406) (26,209) 170,860 Hawaii ................................................................................................... 245,499 29,501 ........................ 275,000 TOTAL CANE SUGAR .................................................................. 4,493,330 ............................ (550,00) 3,943,330 CANE PROCESSORS’ MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Florida Florida Crystals ..................................................................................... 940,017 (12,711) (236,976) 690,330 Growers Co-op of FL ............................................................................ 410,698 (3,543) (66,055) 341,100 U.S. Sugar Corp. .................................................................................. 932,397 (5,797) (108,079) 818,521 TOTAL ........................................................................................... 2,283,112 (22,051) (411,110) 1,849,951 Louisiana Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc. ................................................... 1,226,182 (4,826) (89,968) 1,131,388 M.A. Patout & Sons .............................................................................. 540,061 (1,218) (22,712) 516,131 TOTAL ........................................................................................... 1,766,244 (6,044) (112,681) 1,647,519 Texas: Rio Grande Valley ................................................................................ 198,475 (1,406) (26,209) 170,860 Hawaii: Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company ............................................ 245,499 29,501 ........................ 275,000 Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 7 U.S.C. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202) Room 5164, 1400 Independence Avenue 1359hh(c). 720–8435. SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: Val Dolcini, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office (202) 720–8435. Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Title: 7 CFR part 1728, Electric Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit regulation (5 CFR part 1320) Standards and Specifications for Corporation. implementing provisions of the Materials and Construction. [FR Doc. 2015–32456 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. OMB Control Number: 0572–0131. BILLING CODE 3410–05–P L. 104–13) requires that interested Type of Request: Extension of a members of the public and affected currently approved collection. agencies have an opportunity to Abstract: RUS provides loans and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE comment on information collection and loan guarantees in accordance with the recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 Rural Utilities Service 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, (RE Act). information collection that RUS is Section 4 of the RE Act requires that the Information Collection Activity; submitting to OMB as a revision to an Agency make or guarantee a loan only Comment Request existing collection. Comments are if there is reasonable assurance that the Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: invited on: (a) Whether the proposed loan, together with all outstanding loans collection of information is necessary and obligations of the Borrower, will be Notice and request for ACTION: for the proper performance of the repaid in full within the time agreed. In comments. functions of the Agency, including order to facilitate the programmatic SUMMARY: In accordance with the whether the information will have interests of the RE Act and, in order to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the assure that loans made or guaranteed by U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the the Agency are adequately secure, RUS, United States Department of proposed collection of information as a secured lender, has established Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities including the validity of the certain standards and specifications for Service (RUS) invites comments on this methodology and assumptions used; (c) materials, equipment, and the information collection for which the ways to enhance the quality, utility and construction of electric systems. The use Agency intends to request approval clarity of the information to be of standards and specifications for from the Office of Management and collected; and (d) ways to minimize the materials, equipment and construction Budget (OMB). burden of the collection of information units helps assure the Agency that: (1) on those who are to respond, including Appropriate standards and DATES: Comments on this notice must be through the use of appropriate specifications are maintained; (2) RUS received by February 22, 2016. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES automated, electronic, mechanical, or loan security is not adversely affected, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: other technological collection and; (3) Loan and loan guarantee funds Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, techniques or other forms of information are used effectively and for the intended Program Development and Regulatory technology. Comments may be sent to: purposes. The regulation, 7 CFR part Analysis, USDA Rural Development, Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 1728, establishes Agency policy that 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP Program Development and Regulatory materials and equipment purchased by 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. RUS Electric Borrowers or accepted as Washington, DC 20250–1522. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, contractor-furnished material must VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Dec 23, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24DEN1.SGM 24DEN1

80316 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 247 / Thursday, December 24, 2015 / Notices conform to Agency standards and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office collected through the USDA Broadband specifications where established and, if of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Collection and Analysis System. The included in RUS Publication IP 202–1, regulation (5 CFR part 1320) data collected via the ‘‘List of Materials Acceptable for Use on implementing provisions of the Telecommunication and Broadband Systems of Agency Electrification Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. Operating reports is required by the loan Borrowers’’ (List of Materials), must be L. 104–13) requires that interested contract and provides Rural selected from that list or must have members of the public and affected Development with vital financial received technical acceptance from agencies have an opportunity to information necessary to ensure the RUS. comment on information collection and maintenance of the security for the Estimate of Burden: This collection of recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR Government’s loans, and statistical data information is estimated to average 20 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an to enable the Agency to ensure the hours per response. information collection that RUS is provision of quality telecommunications Respondents: Business or other for- submitting to OMB as a revision to an and broadband services as mandated by profits. existing collection. Comments are the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of Estimated Number of Respondents: invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 1936. The data collected through the 38. collection of information is necessary operating reports provides financial Estimated Number of Responses per for the proper performance of the information to ensure loan security Respondent: 2.63. functions of the Agency, including consistent with due diligence and is Estimated Total Annual Burden on whether the information will have essential to protect loan security. Respondents: 2,000 hours. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the The data collected via RUS Form 674 Copies of this information collection Agency’s estimate of the burden of the provides information to the Agency to can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, proposed collection of information allow Rural Development Electric, Program Development and Regulatory including the validity of the Telecommunications and Broadband Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, Fax: (202) methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and program Borrowers to file electronic 720–8435. Operating Reports with the Agency All responses to this notice will be clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the using the USDA Data Collection System. summarized and included in the request RUS Form 674, accompanied by a Board for OMB approval. All comments will burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including Resolution, identifies the name and also become a matter of public record. USDA eAuthentication ID for a certifier through the use of appropriate Dated: December 18, 2015. automated, electronic, mechanical, or and security administrator who will Brandon McBride, other technological collection have access to the USDA Data Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. techniques or other forms of information Collection System for purposes of filing [FR Doc. 2015–32442 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] technology. Comments may be sent to: electronic Operating Reports. The Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, information collected on the RUS Form BILLING CODE P Program Development and Regulatory 674 is submitted in hard copy by Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Borrowers only when revisions are DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, required or, in the case of a first time Room 5164, 1400 Independence Avenue Borrower, when initially submitting the Rural Utilities Service SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: data. (202) 720–8435. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Information Collection Activity; Title: Operating Reports for for this collection of information is Comment Request Telecommunications and Broadband estimated to average 3.67 hours per Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: Borrowers. response. OMB Control Number: 0572–0031. Notice and request for ACTION: Type of Request: Extension of a Respondents: Business or other for- comments. currently approved collection. profits and not-for-profit Institutions. Abstract: Rural Utilities Service Estimated Number of Respondents: SUMMARY: In accordance with the (RUS), an agency delivering the U.S. 730. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Department of Agriculture (USDA) Estimated Number of Responses per U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the utilities programs, is a credit agency. Respondent: 1.86. United States Department of RUS makes mortgage loans and loan Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Estimated Total Annual Burden on guarantees to finance electric, Service (RUS) invites comments on this Respondents: 4,990 hours. broadband, telecommunications, and information collection for which the water and waste facilities in rural areas. Copies of this information collection Agency intends to request approval In addition to providing loans and loan can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, from the Office of Management and guarantees, one of the Agency’s main Program Development and Regulatory Budget (OMB). objectives is to safeguard loan security Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, Fax: (202) DATES: Comments on this notice must be until the loan is repaid. 720–8435. All responses to this notice received by February 22, 2016. This collection of information covers will be summarized and included in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Telecommunications Operating request for OMB approval. All mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Report, the Broadband Operating comments will also become a matter of Program Development and Regulatory Report, and RUS Form 674, ‘‘Certificate public record. Analysis, USDA Rural Development, of Authority to Submit or Grant Access Dated: December 18, 2015. 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP to Data.’’ The data collected via the Brandon McBride, 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Telecommunications Operating Report Washington, DC 20250–1522. is collected through the USDA Data Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202) Collection System. The data collected [FR Doc. 2015–32443 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 720–8435. via the Broadband Operating Report is BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Dec 23, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\24DEN1.SGM 24DEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
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 February 22, 2016.
ContactThomas 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 Citation80 FR 80315 
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