81 FR 4611 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)
Rural Utility Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01611 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 4611-4612] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01611] [[Page 4611]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utility Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 21, 2016. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by February 26, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250- 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720- 8958. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Utilities Service Title: 7 CFR 1717 Subpart Y, Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers. OMB Control Number: 0572-0116. Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) makes mortgage loans and loan guarantees to electric systems to provide and improve electric service in rural areas pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.) (RE Act). This information collection requirement stems from passage of Public Law 104-127, which amended section 331(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.,) to extend to the RUS' loans and loan guarantees the Secretary authority to compromise, adjust, reduce, or charge-off debts or claims owed to the government (collectively, debt settlement) with respect to loans made or guaranteed by RUS. Only those electric borrowers that are unable to fully repay their debts to the government and who apply to RUS for relief will be affected by this collection of information. The information collected will be similar to that which any prudent lender would need to determine whether debt settlement is required and the amount of relief that is needed. Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to determine the need for debt settlement; the amount of debt the borrower can repay; the future scheduling of debt repayment; and, the range of opportunities for enhancing the amount of debt that can be recovered. Description of Respondents: Non-for-profit institutions; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 1. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 1,000. Rural Utilities Service Title: 7 CFR part 1721, Extensions of Payments of Principal and Interest. OMB Control Number: 0572-0123. Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) electric program provides loans and loan guarantees to borrowers at interest rates and on terms that are more favorable than those generally available from the private sector. Procedures and conditions which borrowers may request extensions of the payment of principal and interest are authorized, as amended, in section 12 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and section 236 of the ``Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-606), as amended by the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-354). As a result of obtaining federal financing, RUS borrowers receive economic benefits that exceed any direct economic costs associated with complying with (RUS) regulations and requirements. Need and Use of the Information: The collection of information occurs only when the borrower requests an extension of principal and interest. Eligible purposes include financial hardship, energy resource conservation loans, renewable energy project, and contributions-in-aid of construction. These procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1721, subpart B. The collections are made to provide needed benefits to borrowers while also maintaining the integrity of RUS loans and their repayment of taxpayer's monies. Description of Respondents: Not for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents: 29. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 296. Rural Utilities Service Title: 7 CFR part 1738, Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee. OMB Control Number: 0572-0130. Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural Broadband Access, of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (RE Act), provides loans and loan guarantees to fund the cost of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband service in eligible rural communities in State and territories of the United States. The regulation prescribes the types of loans available, facilities financed and eligible applicants, as well as minimum credit support requirements considered for a loan. In addition, Title VI of the RE Act requires that Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 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. Need and Use of the Information: The information in the program application guide--RUS Bulletin 1738-1 provides applicants with needed information, definitions and details for completing and submitting an application. Information will be used to determine an applicant's eligibility, availability of broadband service for priority consideration, technical and economic feasibility of the proposed project (that the funds requested are adequate to complete the project taking into consideration any additional funding provided by the applicant and that the loan can be repaid within the allowable time frame), and the applicant complies with statutory, regulatory and administrative eligibility requirements for loan assistance. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for- profit institutions. [[Page 4612]] Number of Respondents: 5. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 2,095. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-01611 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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Number of Respondents: 5. proposed operation and its economic PRC on December 8, 2011.1 On
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: effects because the Act and Regulations December 31, 2015, the Department
On occasion. authorize the Board to restrict or received timely new shipper review
Total Burden Hours: 2,095. prohibit operations that are detrimental requests from Keri Wood and Simite
to the public interest. Wooden, respectively, in accordance
Charlene Parker,
Affected Public: State, local or tribal with section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff
Departmental Information Collection governments or not-for-profit Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’),
Clearance Officer.
institutions that are FTZ grantees, as and 19 CFR 351.214(c).2
[FR Doc. 2016–01611 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] well as private companies. In their submissions, Keri Wood and
BILLING CODE 3410–15–P Frequency: As necessary to receive Simite Wooden stated that they are both
FTZ benefits. the producers and exporters of the
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. subject merchandise upon which their
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This information collection request respective review requests were based.3
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of
Submission for OMB Review; the instructions to view Department of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i),
Comment Request Commerce collections currently under Keri Wood and Simite Wooden certified
review by OMB. that they did not export multilayered
The Department of Commerce will
Written comments and wood flooring to the United States
submit to the Office of Management and
recommendations for the proposed during the period of investigation
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
information collection should be sent (‘‘POI’’).4 In addition, pursuant to
following proposal for collection of
within 30 days of publication of this section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and
information under the provisions of the
notice to OIRA_Submission@ 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Keri Wood
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. and Simite Wooden certified that, since
chapter 35).
the initiation of the investigation, they
Agency: International Trade Sheleen Dumas,
have never been affiliated with any
Administration. Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief producer or exporter that exported
Title: Foreign-Trade Zone Information Officer.
multilayered wood flooring to the
Applications. [FR Doc. 2016–01607 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]
United States during the POI, including
OMB Control Number: 0625–0139. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P those not individually examined during
Form Number(s): N/A. the investigation.5 As required by 19
Type of Request: Regular Submission. CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Keri Wood
Number of Respondents: 248. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and Simite Wooden also certified that
Average Hours per Response: New their export activities were not
Zone Application, 131 hours; Subzone International Trade Administration
controlled by the central government of
Application, 4.5 hours; Reorganization/ [A–570–970] the PRC.6
Expansion Application, 99 hours; In addition to the certifications
Production Notification, 5.5 hours; Multilayered Wood Flooring From the described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
Production Application, 34 hours; People’s Republic of China: Initiation 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Keri Wood and Simite
Minor Boundary Modifications, 3.5 of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Wooden submitted documentation
hours; Waivers, 9 hours. Reviews; 2014–2015 establishing the following: (1) The date
Burden Hours: 3,128. on which each company first shipped
Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, multilayered wood flooring for export to
Zone Application is the vehicle by the United States and the date on which
which individual firms or organizations Department of Commerce.
apply for foreign-trade zone (FTZ) SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
status, for subzone status, production is initiating new shipper reviews of the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
authority, or for expansion/ antidumping duty order on multilayered Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
reorganization of an existing zone. The wood flooring from the People’s Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December
Republic of China for Jiangsu Keri Wood 8, 2011) (‘‘Order’’), as amended Multilayered Wood
FTZ Act and Regulations require that an Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
application with a description of the Co., Ltd. (‘‘Keri Wood’’) and Zhejiang Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
proposed project be made to the FTZ Simite Wooden Co., Ltd. (‘‘Simite Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012).
Board (19 U.S.C. 81b and 81f; 15 CFR Wooden’’). The period of review 2 See Letter from Keri Wood to the Secretary of
400.24–26) before a license can be (‘‘POR’’) is December 1, 2014, through Commerce ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
November 30, 2015. People’s Republic of China: New Shipper Review,’’
issued or a zone can be expanded. The dated December 31, 2015 (‘‘Keri Wood Initiation
Act and Regulations require that DATES: Effective Date: January 27, 2016. Request’’); see also Simite Wooden to the Secretary
applications contain detailed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of Commerce ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People’s Republic of China; A–570–970;
information on facilities, financing, Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations, Request for Antidumping Duty New Shipper
operational plans, proposed production Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance, Review,’’ dated December 31, 2015 (‘‘Simite
operations, need, and economic impact. International Trade Administration, Wooden Initiation Request’’).
Production activity in zones or U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 3 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at 2 and
subzones, can involve issues related to Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Exhibit 2; see also Simite Wooden Initiation
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Request at 1–2.
domestic industry and trade policy Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202– 4 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at 2 and
impact. Such applications must include 482–5831. Exhibit 2; see also Simite Wooden Initiation
specific information on the customs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request at 2 and Exhibit Req-3.
tariff-related savings that result from 5 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at Exhibit 2;
zone procedures and the economic Background see also Simite Wooden Initiation Request at 2–3
and Exhibit Req-3.
consequences of permitting such The Department of Commerce 6 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at Exhibit 2;
savings. The FTZ Board needs complete (‘‘Department’’) published the AD order see also Simite Wooden Initiation Request at 3 and
and accurate information on the on multilayered wood flooring from the Exhibit Req-3.
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