80 FR 80316 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)
Rural Utilities Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 80316-80316 | |
| FR Document | 2015-32443 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 80316] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32443] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Information Collection Activity; Comment Request AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Operating Reports for Telecommunications and Broadband Borrowers. OMB Control Number: 0572-0031. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) utilities programs, is a credit agency. RUS makes mortgage loans and loan guarantees to finance electric, broadband, telecommunications, and water and waste facilities in rural areas. In addition to providing loans and loan guarantees, one of the Agency's main objectives is to safeguard loan security until the loan is repaid. This collection of information covers the Telecommunications Operating Report, the Broadband Operating Report, and RUS Form 674, ``Certificate of Authority to Submit or Grant Access to Data.'' The data collected via the Telecommunications Operating Report is collected through the USDA Data Collection System. The data collected via the Broadband Operating Report is collected through the USDA Broadband Collection and Analysis System. The data collected via the Telecommunication and Broadband Operating reports is required by the loan contract and provides Rural Development with vital financial information necessary to ensure the maintenance of the security for the Government's loans, and statistical data to enable the Agency to ensure the provision of quality telecommunications and broadband services as mandated by the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936. The data collected through the operating reports provides financial information to ensure loan security consistent with due diligence and is essential to protect loan security. The data collected via RUS Form 674 provides information to the Agency to allow Rural Development Electric, Telecommunications and Broadband program Borrowers to file electronic Operating Reports with the Agency using the USDA Data Collection System. RUS Form 674, accompanied by a Board Resolution, identifies the name and USDA eAuthentication ID for a certifier and security administrator who will have access to the USDA Data Collection System for purposes of filing electronic Operating Reports. The information collected on the RUS Form 674 is submitted in hard copy by Borrowers only when revisions are required or, in the case of a first time Borrower, when initially submitting the data. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 3.67 hours per response. Respondents: Business or other for-profits and not-for-profit Institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 730. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.86. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,990 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. 2015-32443 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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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
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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
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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]
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| Dates | Comments on this notice must be received by February 22, 2016. | |
| 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. | |
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