81_FR_91013 81 FR 90772 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

81 FR 90772 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)

Page Range90772-90772
FR Document2016-30060

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 90772]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30060]


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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 241 / Thursday, December 15, 2016 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 9, 2016.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to 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; and (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 January 
17, 2017 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: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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 Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR part 1924-A, Planning and Performing Construction and 
Other Development.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0042.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is the 
credit agency for rural housing and community development within the 
Rural Development mission area of the United States Department of 
Agriculture. RHS offers a supervised credit program to build modest 
housing and essential community facilities in rural areas. Section 501, 
section 506 and section 509 of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial 
assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace, or 
rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings and/or related facilities to 
provide decent, safe sanitary living conditions and adequate farm 
building and other structures in rural areas.
    Need and use of the Information: RHS provides several forms to 
assist in the collection and submission of information. The information 
will be used to determine whether a loan/grant can be approved; to 
ensure that RHS has adequate security for the loans financed; to 
monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of the agency loan/
grant and to monitor the prudent use of Federal funds. If the 
information is not collected and submitted, RHS would have no control 
over the type and quality of construction and development work planned 
and performed with Federal funds.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local and 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 14,448.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Report: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 60,476.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan Closing--7 CFR 1927-B.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0147.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Housing Service is a credit agency for 
the Department of Agriculture. The Agency offers a supervised credit 
program to build family farms, modest housing, sanitary water and sewer 
systems, essential community facilities, businesses and industries in 
rural areas. Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (CONTACT), 7 U.S.C. 1926.a (as amended), authorizes RUS to make 
loans to public agencies, American Indian tribes, and non-profit 
corporations. The loans fund the development of drinking water, 
wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas with 
populations of up to 10,000 residents. Section 501 of Title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, provides authorization to extend 
financial assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace or 
rehabilitate dwellings and to provide decent, safe and sanitary living 
conditions in rural areas. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
to prescribe regulations to ensure that these loans, made with federal 
funds, are legally secured.
    Need and use of the Information: The approved attorney/title 
company (closing agent) and the field office staff collect the required 
information. Forms and or guidelines are provided to assist in the 
collection, certification and submission of this information. Most of 
the forms collect information that is standard in the industry. If the 
information is collected less frequently, the agency would not obtain 
the proper security position on the properties being taken as security 
and would have no evidence that the closing agents and agency meet the 
requirements of this regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 13,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,925.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-30060 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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                                               This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    potential persons who are to respond to                  Summary of Collection: Rural
                                               contains documents other than rules or                  the collection of information that such               Housing Service is a credit agency for
                                               proposed rules that are applicable to the               persons are not required to respond to                the Department of Agriculture. The
                                               public. Notices of hearings and investigations,         the collection of information unless it               Agency offers a supervised credit
                                               committee meetings, agency decisions and                displays a currently valid OMB control                program to build family farms, modest
                                               rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
                                               petitions and applications and agency
                                                                                                       number.                                               housing, sanitary water and sewer
                                               statements of organization and functions are            Rural Housing Service                                 systems, essential community facilities,
                                               examples of documents appearing in this                                                                       businesses and industries in rural areas.
                                               section.                                                   Title: 7 CFR part 1924–A, Planning                 Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm
                                                                                                       and Performing Construction and Other                 and Rural Development Act
                                                                                                       Development.                                          (CONTACT), 7 U.S.C. 1926.a (as
                                               DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                  OMB Control Number: 0575–0042.                     amended), authorizes RUS to make
                                                                                                          Summary of Collection: The Rural                   loans to public agencies, American
                                               Submission for OMB Review;                              Housing Service (RHS) is the credit                   Indian tribes, and non-profit
                                               Comment Request                                         agency for rural housing and                          corporations. The loans fund the
                                               December 9, 2016.                                       community development within the                      development of drinking water,
                                                 The Department of Agriculture has                     Rural Development mission area of the                 wastewater, and solid waste disposal
                                               submitted the following information                     United States Department of                           facilities in rural areas with populations
                                               collection requirement(s) to OMB for                    Agriculture. RHS offers a supervised                  of up to 10,000 residents. Section 501 of
                                               review and clearance under the                          credit program to build modest housing                Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                        and essential community facilities in                 amended, provides authorization to
                                               Public Law 104–13. Comments are                         rural areas. Section 501, section 506 and             extend financial assistance to construct,
                                               requested regarding (1) whether the                     section 509 of Title V of the Housing                 improve, alter, repair, replace or
                                               collection of information is necessary                  Act of 1949, as amended, authorizes the               rehabilitate dwellings and to provide
                                               for the proper performance of the                       Secretary of Agriculture to extend                    decent, safe and sanitary living
                                               functions of the agency, including                      financial assistance to construct,                    conditions in rural areas. The Secretary
                                               whether the information will have                       improve, alter, repair, replace, or                   of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe
                                               practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the              rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings                regulations to ensure that these loans,
                                               agency’s estimate of burden including                   and/or related facilities to provide                  made with federal funds, are legally
                                               the validity of the methodology and                     decent, safe sanitary living conditions               secured.
                                               assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                   and adequate farm building and other
                                                                                                       structures in rural areas.                               Need and use of the Information: The
                                               the quality, utility and clarity of the                                                                       approved attorney/title company
                                               information to be collected; and (4)                       Need and use of the Information: RHS
                                                                                                       provides several forms to assist in the               (closing agent) and the field office staff
                                               ways to minimize the burden of the                                                                            collect the required information. Forms
                                               collection of information on those who                  collection and submission of
                                                                                                       information. The information will be                  and or guidelines are provided to assist
                                               are to respond, including through the
                                                                                                       used to determine whether a loan/grant                in the collection, certification and
                                               use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                       can be approved; to ensure that RHS has               submission of this information. Most of
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                       adequate security for the loans financed;             the forms collect information that is
                                               technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                       to monitor compliance with the terms                  standard in the industry. If the
                                               other forms of information technology.
                                                 Comments regarding this information                   and conditions of the agency loan/grant               information is collected less frequently,
                                               collection received by January 17, 2017                 and to monitor the prudent use of                     the agency would not obtain the proper
                                               will be considered. Written comments                    Federal funds. If the information is not              security position on the properties being
                                               should be addressed to: Desk Officer for                collected and submitted, RHS would                    taken as security and would have no
                                               Agriculture, Office of Information and                  have no control over the type and                     evidence that the closing agents and
                                               Regulatory Affairs, Office of                           quality of construction and                           agency meet the requirements of this
                                               Management and Budget (OMB), New                        development work planned and                          regulations.
                                               Executive Office Building, 725—17th                     performed with Federal funds.                            Description of Respondents:
                                               Street, NW., Washington, DC 20502.                         Description of Respondents:                        Individuals or households; Business or
                                               Commenters are encouraged to submit                     Individuals or households; Business or                other for-profit, Not-for-profit
                                               their comments to OMB via email to:                     other for-profit; Not-for-profit                      institutions; Farms.
                                               OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or                          institutions; Farms; State, Local and                    Number of Respondents: 13,500.
                                               fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental                  Tribal Government.
                                               Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail                         Number of Respondents: 14,448.                        Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
                                               Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–                           Frequency of Responses:                            On occasion.
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                                               7602. Copies of the submission(s) may                   Recordkeeping; Report: On occasion.                      Total Burden Hours: 3,925.
                                               be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.                     Total Burden Hours: 60,476.
                                                 An agency may not conduct or                                                                                Charlene Parker,
                                               sponsor a collection of information                     Rural Housing Service                                 Departmental Information Collection
                                               unless the collection of information                      Title: Real Estate Title Clearance and              Clearance Officer.
                                               displays a currently valid OMB control                  Loan Closing—7 CFR 1927–B.                            [FR Doc. 2016–30060 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am]
                                               number and the agency informs                             OMB Control Number: 0575–0147.                      BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P




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