81_FR_4263 81 FR 4247 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

81 FR 4247 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 16 (January 26, 2016)

Page Range4247-4248
FR Document2016-01437

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) an agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4247-4248]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01437]


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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) an 
agency delivering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural 
Development Utilities Programs invites comments on this information 
collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) will be requested.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5159 South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX: (202)720-8435. Telephone: (202) 690-
4492. 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

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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: Michele L. Brooks, 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)720-8435.
    Title: Review Rating Summary, RUS Form 300, 7 CFR part 1730.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0025.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: RUS manages loan programs in accordance with the RE Act 
of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). An important part of 
safeguarding loan security is to see that RUS financed facilities are 
being responsibly used, adequately operated, and adequately maintained. 
Future needs must be anticipated to ensure that facilities will 
continue to produce revenue and loans will be repaid as required by the 
RUS mortgage. A periodic operations and maintenance (O&M) review, using 
the RUS Form 300, in accordance with 7 CFR part 1730, is an effective 
means for RUS to determine whether the Borrower's systems are being 
properly operated and maintained, thereby protecting the loan 
collateral. The O&M review is also used to rate facilities and can be 
used for appraisals of collateral as prescribed by OMB Circular A-129, 
Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Taxable Receivables.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 217.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 868.

Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-01437 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices 4247 or other reasonable accommodation for number and the agency informs Total Burden Hours: 499 access to the facility or proceedings by potential persons who are to respond to Ruth Brown, contacting the person listed in the the collection of information that such section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION persons are not required to respond to Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. CONTACT. All reasonable the collection of information unless it [FR Doc. 2016–01389 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] accommodation requests are managed displays a currently valid OMB control on a case by case basis. number. BILLING CODE 3410–09–P Dated: January 15, 2016. National Institute of Food and Gerald Lawrence, Jr., Agriculture DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Designated Federal Officer, Davy Crockett National Forest RAC. Title: Small Business Innovation Rural Utilities Service [FR Doc. 2016–01436 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] Research (SBIR) Program Information Collection Activity; BILLING CODE 3411–15–P OMB Control Number: 0524–NEW Comment Request Summary Of Collection: The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE program at the U.S. Department of Notice and request for ACTION: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA) makes comments. Agriculture competitively awarded grants to qualified small businesses to support SUMMARY: In accordance with the Submission for OMB Review; high quality, advanced concepts Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Comment Request research related to important scientific U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the problems and opportunities in Rural Utilities Service (RUS) an agency January 20, 2016. delivering the U.S. Department of agriculture that could lead to significant The Department of Agriculture has Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development public benefit if successful. The submitted the following information Utilities Programs invites comments on objectives of the SBIR Program are to: collection requirement(s) to OMB for this information collection for which review and clearance under the stimulate technological innovation in the private sector; strengthen the role of approval from the Office of Management Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and Budget (OMB) will be requested. Public Law 104–13. Comments are small businesses in meeting Federal research and development needs; DATES: Comments on this notice must be requested regarding (1) whether the received by March 28, 2016. collection of information is necessary increase private sector commercialization of innovations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for the proper performance of the derived from USDA-supported research Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, functions of the agency, including and development efforts; and foster and Program Development and Regulatory whether the information will have encourage participation by women- Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the owned and socially and economically Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, agency’s estimate of burden including disadvantaged small business firms in Room 5159 South Building, the validity of the methodology and technological innovation. The USDA Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX: assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance SBIR Program is administered by the (202)720–8435. Telephone: (202) 690– the quality, utility and clarity of the National Institute of Food and 4492. Email: thomas.dickson@ information to be collected; and (4) Agriculture (NIFA) of the USDA. wdc.usda.gov. ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who Need And Use Of The Information: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office are to respond, including through the The USDA SBIR Program Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) use of appropriate automated, proposes to contact Phase II awardees to regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing electronic, mechanical, or other determine their success in achieving provisions of the Paperwork Reduction technological collection techniques or commercial application of a market Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires other forms of information technology. ready technology that was funded under that interested members of the public Comments regarding this information the USDA SBIR Program. The survey and affected agencies have an collection received by February 25, 2016 would collect information from Phase II opportunity to comment on information will be considered. Written comments companies that received funding during collection and recordkeeping activities should be addressed to: Desk Officer for the years of 1994 to 2014. Data from the (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice Agriculture, Office of Information and survey will be used to provide identifies an information collection that Regulatory Affairs, Office of information that currently does not RUS is submitting to OMB for Management and Budget (OMB), New exist. The data will be used internally extension. Executive Office Building, 725—17th by the USDA SBIR Office to identify Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Street, NW., Washington, DC 20502. past and current activities of Phase II the proposed collection of information Commenters are encouraged to submit grantees in the areas of technology is necessary for the proper performance their comments to OMB via email to: development, commercialization of the functions of the Agency, OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or success, product development or including whether the information will fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental services, and factors that may have have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail prevented the technology from entering the Agency’s estimate of the burden of Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– into the marketplace. the proposed collection of information 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Description of Respondents: Business including the validity of the be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. or other for-profit methodology and assumptions used; (c) An agency may not conduct or ways to enhance the quality, utility and sponsor a collection of information Number of Respondents: 499 clarity of the information to be unless the collection of information Frequency of Responses: Reporting: collected; and (d) ways to minimize the displays a currently valid OMB control On occasion burden of the collection of information VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:57 Jan 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1

4248 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices on those who are to respond, including COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Records and documents discussed through the use of appropriate during the meeting will be available for automated, electronic, mechanical, or Notice of Public Meeting of the public viewing prior to and after the other technological collection Michigan Advisory Committee for a meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/ techniques or other forms of information Meeting to Discuss Preparations for a committee/meetings.aspx?cid=255. technology. Comments may be sent to: Public Hearing Regarding the Civil Click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and Michele L. Brooks, Program Rights Impact of Civil Forfeiture ‘‘Documents’’ links to download. Development and Regulatory Analysis, Practices in the State Records generated from this meeting Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department may also be inspected and reproduced AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil at the Regional Programs Unit, as they of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Rights. Independence Ave. SW., Washington, become available, both before and after ACTION: Announcement of meeting. the meeting. Persons interested in the DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202)720–8435. work of this Committee are directed to Title: Review Rating Summary, RUS SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, the Commission’s Web site, http:// Form 300, 7 CFR part 1730. pursuant to the provisions of the rules www.usccr.gov, or may contact the OMB Control Number: 0572–0025. and regulations of the U.S. Commission Regional Programs Unit at the above on Civil Rights (Commission) and the email or street address. Type of Request: Extension of a Federal Advisory Committee Act that currently approved information the Michigan Advisory Committee Agenda collection. (Committee) will hold a meeting on Welcome and Introductions Abstract: RUS manages loan programs Tuesday, February 09, 2016, at 10:00 Donna Budnick, Chair in accordance with the RE Act of 1936, a.m. EST for the purpose of discussing Preparatory Discussion for Public as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). An preparations for a public hearing Hearing; Civil Rights Impact of Civil important part of safeguarding loan regarding the civil rights impact of civil Forfeiture Practices in Michigan security is to see that RUS financed asset forfeiture in the State. Future plans and actions facilities are being responsibly used, This meeting is available to the public Open Comment adequately operated, and adequately through the following toll-free call-in Adjournment maintained. Future needs must be number: 888–359–3624, conference ID: DATES: The meeting will be held on anticipated to ensure that facilities will 6714810. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen Tuesday, February 09, 2016, at 10:00 continue to produce revenue and loans a.m. EST. will be repaid as required by the RUS to the meeting. An open comment Public Call Information: mortgage. A periodic operations and period will be provided to allow Dial: 888–359–3624 maintenance (O&M) review, using the members of the public to make a Conference ID: 6714810 RUS Form 300, in accordance with 7 statement at the end of the meeting. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CFR part 1730, is an effective means for conference call operator will ask callers Melissa Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@ RUS to determine whether the to identify themselves, the organization usccr.gov or 312–353–8311. Borrower’s systems are being properly they are affiliated with (if any), and an email address prior to placing callers Dated: January 20, 2016. operated and maintained, thereby into the conference room. Callers can David Mussatt, protecting the loan collateral. The O&M expect to incur regular charges for calls Chief, Regional Programs Unit. review is also used to rate facilities and they initiate over wireless lines [FR Doc. 2016–01413 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] can be used for appraisals of collateral according to their wireless plan, and the BILLING CODE 6335–01–P as prescribed by OMB Circular A–129, Commission will not refund any Policies for Federal Credit Programs and incurred charges. Callers will incur no Non-Taxable Receivables. charge for calls they initiate over land- COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Estimate of Burden: Public reporting line connections to the toll-free burden for this collection of information telephone number. Persons with hearing Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai‘i is estimated to average 4 hours per impairments may also follow the State Advisory Committee for the response. proceedings by first calling the Federal Purpose of Considering Its Report on Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and Micronesian Immigration to Hawai‘i Respondents: Not-for-profit providing the Service with the AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil institutions. conference call number and conference Rights. Estimated Number of Respondents: ID number. 217. ACTION: Announcement of meeting. Member of the public are also entitled Estimated Number of Responses per to submit written comments; the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Respondent: 1. comments must be received in the pursuant to the provisions of the rules Estimated Total Annual Burden on regional office within 30 days following and regulations of the U.S. Commission the meeting. Written comments may be on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Respondents: 868. mailed to the Regional Programs Unit, Federal Advisory Committee Act Brandon McBride, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. (FACA) that a meeting of the Hawai‘i mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL State Advisory Committee (Committee) [FR Doc. 2016–01437 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] 60615. They may also be faxed to the to the Commission will be held at 2:00 Commission at (312) 353–8324, or p.m. HST on Wednesday, February 17, BILLING CODE 3410–15–P emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@ 2016, for the purpose of considering the usccr.gov. Persons who desire Committee’s report on Micronesian additional information may contact the immigration to Hawai‘i. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 March 28, 2016.
ContactThomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5159 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX: (202)720-8435. Telephone: (202) 690- 4492. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 4247 
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