81_FR_9460 81 FR 9423 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

81 FR 9423 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

Page Range9423-9424
FR Document2016-03974

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9423-9424]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03974]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utility Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 19, 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 March 
28, 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-

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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 1728, Electric Standards and Specifications for 
Materials and Construction.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0131.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, (RE Act) in Sec. 4 (7 U.S.C. 904) 
authorizes and empowers the Administrator of the Rural Utilities 
Service (RUS) to make loans in the several States and Territories of 
the United States for rural electrification and the furnishing and 
improving of electric energy to persons in rural areas. RUS' 
Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to 
borrowers for purposes provided in the RE Act by guaranteeing loans 
made by the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, 
the Federal Financing Bank, and other lending agencies. These loans are 
for a term of up to 35 years and are secured by a first mortgage on the 
borrower's electric system. Manufacturers, wishing to sell their 
products to RUS electric borrowers, request RUS consideration for 
acceptance of their products and submit letters of request with 
certifications as to the origin of manufacture of the products and 
include certified data demonstrating their products' compliance with 
RUS specifications.
    Need and Use of the Information: Manufacturers submit certified 
data demonstrating product compliance with RUS specifications, usually 
in the form of laboratory test results, catalog pages, or drawings. RUS 
will evaluate the data to determine that the quality of the products 
are acceptable and that their use will not jeopardize loan security. 
The information is closely reviewed to be certain that test data; 
product dimensions and product material compositions fully comply with 
RUS technical standards and specifications that have been established 
for the particular product. Without this information, RUS has no means 
of determining the acceptability of products for use in the rural 
environment.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 38.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,000.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-03974 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 37 / Thursday, February 25, 2016 / Notices 9423 review and clearance under the 9812(a), section 623(a)) provides for the the stated goals of the project. A final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Secretary the authority to make loans to report is submitted at the completion of Public Law 104–13. Comments are nonprofit entities who will in turn the grant agreement. Centers may be requested regarding (1) whether the provide financial assistance to rural non-profit corporations, for-profit collection of information is necessary businesses to improve business, corporations, institutions of higher for the proper performance of the industry and employment opportunities learning, and consortia of the functions of the agency, including as well as provide a diversification of aforementioned entities. whether the information will have the economy in rural areas. Description of Respondents: Not-for- practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Need and Use of the Information: The profit Institutions; Business or other for- agency’s estimate of burden including information requested is necessary for profit. the validity of the methodology and RBS to process applications in a Number of Respondents: 1. assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance responsible manner, make prudent Frequency of Responses: Reporting: the quality, utility and clarity of the credit and program decisions, and Semi-annually. information to be collected; and (4) effectively monitor the intermediaries’ Total Burden Hours: 30. ways to minimize the burden of the activities to protect the Government’s Charlene Parker, collection of information on those who financial interest and ensure that funds Departmental Information Collection are to respond, including through the obtained from the Government are used Clearance Officer. use of appropriate automated, appropriately. Various forms are used to [FR Doc. 2016–03979 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] electronic, mechanical, or other include information to identify the BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P technological collection techniques or intermediary, describe the other forms of information technology. intermediary’s experience and expertise, Comments regarding this information describe how the intermediary will DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE collection received by March 28, 2016 operate its revolving loan fund, provide will be considered. Written comments for debt instruments, loan agreements, Rural Utility Service should be addressed to: Desk Officer for and security, and other material Agriculture, Office of Information and necessary for prudent credit decisions Submission for OMB Review; Regulatory Affairs, Office of and reasonable program monitoring. Comment Request Management and Budget (OMB), New Description of Respondents: Not-for- Executive Office Building, 725 17th February 19, 2016. profit institutions; Business or other for- The Department of Agriculture has Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. profit. Commenters are encouraged to submit submitted the following information Number of Respondents: 240. their comments to OMB via email to: Frequency of Responses: Reporting: collection requirement(s) to Office of OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or On occasion. Management and Budget (OMB) for fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Total Burden Hours: 24,580. review and clearance under the Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Rural Business-Cooperative Service Public Law 104–13. Comments are Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers. requested regarding (1) whether the be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. OMB Control Number: 0570–0045. collection of information is necessary An agency may not conduct or Summary of Collection: The Farm for the proper performance of the sponsor a collection of information Security and Rural Investment Act of functions of the agency, including unless the collection of information 2002 (Pub. L. 107–171, signed May 13, whether the information will have displays a currently valid OMB control 2002) authorized the Secretary of the practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the number and the agency informs U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agency’s estimate of burden including potential persons who are to respond to to award grant funds to Agriculture the validity of the methodology and the collection of information that such Innovation Centers (Centers). The assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance persons are not required to respond to Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorized the quality, utility and clarity of the the collection of information unless it the program through 2018. The Centers information to be collected; (4) ways to displays a currently valid OMB control provide a demonstration program under minimize the burden of the collection of number. which agricultural producers are to be information on those who are to provided with technical and business respond, including through the use of Rural Business Service development assistance enabling them appropriate automated, electronic, Title: Intermediary Re-lending to establish businesses producing and mechanical, or other technological Program. marketing value-added products. This collection techniques or other forms of OMB Control Number: 0570–0021. program is administered by Cooperative information technology. Summary of Collection: The objective Programs within USDA’s Rural Comments regarding this information of the Intermediary Relending Program Development. collection received by March 28, 2016 (IRP) is to improve community facilities Need and Use of the Information: will be considered. Written comments and employment opportunities and Information is collected by Rural should be addressed to: Desk Officer for increase economic activity in rural areas Development State and Area office staff, Agriculture, Office of Information and by financing business facilities and as delegated, from applicants and Regulatory Affairs, Office of community development. This purpose grantees. Cooperative Programs uses the Management and Budget (OMB), New mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES is achieved through loans made by the collected information to confirm that Executive Office Building, 725 17th Rural Business-Cooperative Service the applicant and use of funds meet the Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. (RBS) to intermediaries that establish eligibility requirements for the program Commenters are encouraged to submit programs for the purpose of providing as well as to assess the quality of the their comments to OMB via email to: loans to ultimate recipients for business proposed project. Grantees are required OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or facilities and community development. to submit financial status and fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental The Community Economic performance reports to confirm that Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. progress is being made toward achieving Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Feb 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1

9424 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 37 / Thursday, February 25, 2016 / Notices 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Description of Respondents: Business and features unique industry and be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. or other for-profit. geographic detail. Economic census An agency may not conduct or Number of Respondents: 38. statistics serve as part of the framework sponsor a collection of information Frequency of Responses: Reporting: for the national accounts and provide unless the collection of information on occasion. essential information for government, displays a currently valid OMB control Total Burden Hours: 2,000. business, and the general public. number and the agency informs The Industry Classification Report Charlene Parker, potential persons who are to respond to collects data from establishments in all Departmental Information Collection the collection of information that such NAICS sectors that are covered by the Clearance Officer. persons are not required to respond to economic census with the purpose of [FR Doc. 2016–03974 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] the collection of information unless it assigning an accurate 8-digit NAICS displays a currently valid OMB control BILLING CODE 3410–15–P based code for use in the 2017 number. Economic Census. The Industry Rural Utilities Service Classification Report collects data about DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE businesses in such areas as: Primary Title: 7 CFR 1728, Electric Standards U.S. Census Bureau business activity, class of customer (if and Specifications for Materials and the establishment is a wholesaler or Construction. OMB Control Number: 0572–0131. Proposed Information Collection; retailer), and primary goods sold or Summary of Collection: The Rural Comment Request; 2017 Economic services provided. This survey, Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 Census, Industry Classification Report conducted in fiscal years 2016 and et seq., as amended, (RE Act) in Sec. 4 2017, samples approximately 120,000 AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, businesses each year. (7 U.S.C. 904) authorizes and empowers Commerce. the Administrator of the Rural Utilities The Census Bureau will select ACTION: Notice. establishments to receive this survey Service (RUS) to make loans in the several States and Territories of the SUMMARY: The Department of from the Census Bureau’s business United States for rural electrification Commerce, as part of its continuing register. The Census Bureau will mail a and the furnishing and improving of effort to reduce paperwork and letter to establishments that have been electric energy to persons in rural areas. respondent burden, invites the general assigned a partial NAICS code by RUS’ Administrator is authorized to public and other Federal agencies to administrative records or are provide financial assistance to take this opportunity to comment on unclassified in the business register. borrowers for purposes provided in the proposed and/or continuing information Additionally, other categories of RE Act by guaranteeing loans made by collections, as required by the administrative records may be the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, identified. Finance Corporation, the Federal Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. Collecting this classification Financing Bank, and other lending 3506(c)(2)(A)). information will ensure the mailing list agencies. These loans are for a term of for the targeted sectors is complete and DATES: To ensure consideration, written accurate prior to the mailing of the 2017 up to 35 years and are secured by a first mortgage on the borrower’s electric comments must be submitted on or Economic Census. The information system. Manufacturers, wishing to sell before April 25, 2016. gathered will also be used to determine their products to RUS electric ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments whether an establishment will be borrowers, request RUS consideration to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental included in the data collection for the for acceptance of their products and Paperwork Clearance Officer, 2017 Economic Census, and if so, what submit letters of request with Department of Commerce, Room 6616, are the appropriate North American certifications as to the origin of 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Product Classification System (NAPCS) manufacture of the products and Washington, DC 20230 (or via the product lines to be displayed for that include certified data demonstrating Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). establishment on their 2017 Economic their products’ compliance with RUS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Census questionnaire. Many businesses specifications. Requests for additional information or are small and will not be asked to Need and Use of the Information: copies of the information collection participate in the 2017 Economic Manufacturers submit certified data instrument(s) and instructions should Census. This survey is the only way to demonstrating product compliance with be directed to Scott Handmaker, Chief, obtain an accurate 8-digit NAICS-based RUS specifications, usually in the form Classifications Processing Branch, U.S. code for these small businesses, of laboratory test results, catalog pages, Census Bureau, 8K149, Washington, DC represented in the census through the or drawings. RUS will evaluate the data 20233, Telephone: 301–763–7107; use of administrative data only. In other to determine that the quality of the Email: Scott.P.Handmaker@census.gov. cases, the Census Bureau produces products are acceptable and that their SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sample estimates. The results of this use will not jeopardize loan security. collection will be used to select a The information is closely reviewed to I. Abstract statistically reliable and efficient be certain that test data; product It is important to have a complete sample, minimizing the reporting dimensions and product material North American Industry Classification burden on sampled sectors. Proper mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES compositions fully comply with RUS System (NAICS) based code for each NAICS classification data ensures high technical standards and specifications establishment in the Census Bureau’s quality economic statistics while that have been established for the business register prior to the economic reducing respondent burden and overall particular product. Without this census. The economic census, processing costs. Failure to collect this information, RUS has no means of conducted under authority of Title 13 data will have an adverse effect on the determining the acceptability of U.S.C., Section 131 is the primary quality and usefulness of economic products for use in the rural source of facts about the structure and information provided by the Census environment. functioning of the Nation’s economy Bureau. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Feb 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1


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FR Citation81 FR 9423 
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