81 FR 95557 - Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)
Rural Housing Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)
| Page Range | 95557-95558 | |
| FR Document | 2016-31409 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 95557-95558] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31409] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agencies' intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 1942, subpart A, ``Community Facility Loans.'' DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 27, 2017 to be assured of consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Morris, Community Programs Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0787, telephone: (202) 720-1501. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Community Facility Loans. OMB Number: 0575-0015. Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2017. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The Community Facilities loan program is authorized by Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to make loans to public entities, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes for the development of community facilities for public use in rural areas. Community Facilities programs have been in existence for many years. These programs have financed a wide range of projects varying in size and complexity from large general hospitals to small day care centers. The facilities financed are designed to promote the development of rural communities by providing the [[Page 95558]] infrastructure necessary to attract residents and rural jobs. Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, borrowers, and consultants. This information will be used to determine applicant/borrower eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure borrowers operate on a sound basis and use funds for authorized purposes. Failure to collect proper information could result in improper determination of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/or unsound loans. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response. Respondents: Public bodies, not for profits, or Indian Tribes. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,769. Estimated Number of Responses: 34,050. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.29. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 41,523 hours. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Kimble Brown, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-0043. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agencies, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agencies' 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 Kimble Brown, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250. 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 20, 2016. Tony Hernandez, Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 2016-31409 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-XV-P
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benefits are health insurance, Additional Public Notification Fax (202) 690–7442
retirement, life insurance, and Thrift FSIS will announce this notice online Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Savings Plan basic and matching Persons with disabilities who require
through the FSIS Web page located at
contributions. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/ alternative means for communication
The calculation for the 2017 benefits fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/ (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
rate per hour per program employee is: federal-register-notices. should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
[FY 2016 Direct Benefits/(Total FSIS will also make copies of this at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + Federal Register publication available Done at Washington, DC on: December 21,
Total Holiday hours) ($190,215,190/ through the FSIS Constituent Update, 2016.
19,693,587)] = $9.66 + ($9.66* 1.60% which is used to provide information Alfred V. Almanza,
(calendar year 2017 Cost of Living regarding FSIS policies, procedures, Acting Administrator.
Increase) = $9.81. regulations, Federal Register notices, [FR Doc. 2016–31255 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
Travel and Operating Rate: The FSIS public meetings, and other types of BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
quotient of dividing the previous fiscal information that could affect or would
year’s total direct travel and operating be of interest to constituents and
costs by the previous fiscal year’s total stakeholders. The Constituent Update is DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
hours (regular, overtime, and holiday), communicated via Listserv, a free
plus that quotient multiplied by the electronic mail subscription service for Rural Housing Service
calendar year’s percentage of inflation. industry, trade groups, consumer
The calculation for the 2017 travel interest groups, health professionals, Notice of Request for Extension of a
and operating rate per hour per program and other individuals who have asked Currently Approved Information
employee is: to be included. The Update is also Collection
[FY 2016 Total Direct Travel and available on the FSIS Web page. In AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
Operating Costs/(Total Regular hours + addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail
ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments
Total Overtime hours + Total Holiday subscription service which provides
requested.
hours) ($18,819,123/19,693,587)] = automatic and customized access to
$0.96 + ($0.96 * 1.0% (2017 Inflation) selected food safety news and SUMMARY: In accordance with the
= $0.97. information. This service is available at Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Overhead Rate: The quotient of http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/ notice announces the Agencies’
dividing the previous fiscal year’s fsis/programs-and-services/email- intention to request an extension for a
indirect costs plus the previous fiscal subscription-service. Options range from currently approved information
year’s information technology (IT) costs recalls to export information to collection in support of the program for
in the Public Health Data regulations, directives and notices. 7 CFR part 1942, subpart A,
Communication Infrastructure System Customers can add or delete ‘‘Community Facility Loans.’’
Fund plus the previous fiscal year’s subscriptions themselves, and have the DATES: Comments on this notice must be
Office of Management Program cost in option to password protect their received by February 27, 2017 to be
the Reimbursable and Voluntary Funds accounts. assured of consideration.
plus the provision for the operating USDA Non-Discrimination Statement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
balance less any Greenbook costs (i.e., Aaron Morris, Community Programs
costs of USDA support services prorated No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service,
to the service component for which fees U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP
are charged) that are not related to food color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, 0787, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
inspection by the previous fiscal year’s Washington, DC 20250–0787, telephone:
disability, age, marital status, family/
total hours (regular, overtime, and (202) 720–1501.
parental status, income derived from a
holiday) worked across all funds, plus
public assistance program, or political SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the quotient multiplied by the calendar Title: Community Facility Loans.
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
year’s percentage of inflation. OMB Number: 0575–0015.
deny the benefits of, or subject to
The calculation for the 2017 overhead Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
discrimination any person in the United
rate per hour per program employee is: 2017.
States under any program or activity
[FY 2016 Total Overhead/(Total conducted by the USDA. Type of Request: Extension of a
Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + currently approved information
Total Holiday hours)($ 315,614,079/ How To File a Complaint of collection.
19,693,587)] = $16.03 + ($16.03 * 1.0% Discrimination Abstract: The Community Facilities
(2017 Inflation) = $16.19. To file a complaint of discrimination, loan program is authorized by Section
Allowance for Bad Debt Rate = complete the USDA Program 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Previous fiscal year’s total allowance for Discrimination Complaint Form, which Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to
bad debt (for example, debt owed that may be accessed online at http:// make loans to public entities, nonprofit
is not paid in full by plants and www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ corporations, and Indian tribes for the
establishments that declare bankruptcy) docs/2012/ development of community facilities for
divided by previous fiscal year’s total Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or public use in rural areas.
hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) Community Facilities programs have
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write a letter signed by you or your
worked. authorized representative. been in existence for many years. These
The 2017 calculation for bad debt rate Send your completed complaint form programs have financed a wide range of
per hour per program employee is: or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: projects varying in size and complexity
[FY 2016 Total Bad Debt/(Total Mail U.S. Department of Agriculture, from large general hospitals to small day
Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 care centers. The facilities financed are
Total Holiday hours) = ($342,710/ Independence Avenue SW., designed to promote the development of
19,693,587)] = $.02. Washington, DC 20250–9410. rural communities by providing the
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infrastructure necessary to attract ARCHITECTURAL AND • Public Comment (final 15 minutes of
residents and rural jobs. TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS the meeting)
Information will be collected by the COMPLIANCE BOARD Members of the public can provide
field offices from applicants, borrowers, comments either in-person or over the
and consultants. This information will Meetings telephone during the final 15 minutes of
be used to determine applicant/ AGENCY: Architectural and the Board meeting on Wednesday,
borrower eligibility, project feasibility, Transportation Barriers Compliance January 11, 2017. Any individual
and to ensure borrowers operate on a Board interested in providing comment is
sound basis and use funds for asked to pre-register by sending an
authorized purposes. Failure to collect ACTION: Notice of meetings.
email to bunales@access-board.gov with
proper information could result in SUMMARY: The Architectural and the subject line ‘‘Access Board
improper determination of eligibility, Transportation Barriers Compliance meeting—Public Comment’’ with your
improper use of funds, and/or unsound Board (Access Board) plans to hold its name, organization, state, and topic of
loans. regular committee and Board meetings comment included in the body of your
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting in Washington, DC, Monday through email. All emails to register for public
burden for this collection of information Wednesday, January 9–11, 2017 at the comment must be received by
is estimated to average 2 hours per times and location listed below. Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Registered
response. commenters will be provided with a
DATES: The schedule of events is as
Respondents: Public bodies, not for follows: call-in number and passcode before the
profits, or Indian Tribes. Monday, January 9, 2017 meeting. Commenters will be called on
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.—Budget in the order by which they pre-
2,769. Committee registered. Due to time constraints, each
Estimated Number of Responses: 11:00–Noon—Planning and commenter is limited to two minutes.
34,050. Evaluation Commenters on the telephone will be in
Estimated Number of Responses per 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.—Ad Hoc a listen-only capacity until they are
Respondent: 12.29. Committee on Frontier Issues: called on.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Perspectives of Occupants with All meetings are accessible to persons
Respondents: 41,523 hours. Mobility Impairments on Fire with disabilities. An assistive listening
Copies of this information collection Evacuation and Elevators, Kathryn system, Communication Access
can be obtained from Kimble Brown, Butler, Ph.D., National Institute of Realtime Translation (CART), and sign
Regulations and Paperwork Standards and Technology language interpreters will be available at
Management Branch, at (202) 692–0043. 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.—Technical the Board meeting and committee
Comments: Comments are invited on: Programs Committee meetings.
(a) Whether the proposed collection of Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Persons attending Board meetings are
information is necessary for the proper 9:30 a.m.–Noon—Public Briefing on requested to refrain from using perfume,
performance of the functions of the Recent Access Board Final Rules cologne, and other fragrances for the
Agencies, including whether the 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.—Update on comfort of other participants (see
information will have practical utility; Current Access Board Rulemaking www.access-board.gov/the-board/
(b) the accuracy of the Agencies’ (Closed) policies/fragrance-free-environment for
estimate of the burden of the proposed 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.—Ad Hoc more information).
collection of information including the Committee on Design Guidance You may view the Wednesday,
validity of the methodology and Wednesday, January 11, 2017 January 11, 2017 meeting through a live
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.—Board Meeting webcast from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at:
the quality, utility, and clarity of the www.access-board.gov/webcast.
ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the
information to be collected; and (d) Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F David M. Capozzi,
ways to minimize the burden of the Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC Executive Director.
collection of information on those who 20004. [FR Doc. 2016–31407 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
are to respond, including through the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For BILLING CODE 8150–01–P
use of appropriate automated, further information regarding the
electronic, mechanical, or other meetings, please contact David Capozzi,
technological collection techniques or Executive Director, (202) 272–0010 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
other forms of information technology. (voice); (202) 272–0054 (TTY).
Comments may be sent to Kimble Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the
Brown, Regulations and Paperwork of the Colorado Advisory Committee
Management Branch, U.S. Department Board meeting scheduled on the
of Agriculture, Rural Development, afternoon of Wednesday, January 11, AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. 2017, the Access Board will consider
ACTION: Announcement of meetings.
SW., Washington, DC 20250. the following agenda items:
All responses to this notice will be • Approval of the draft November 9, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
summarized and included in the request 2016 meeting minutes (vote) pursuant to the provisions of the rules
• Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Frontier and regulations of the U.S. Commission
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record. Issues and Design Guidance on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
• Budget Committee Federal Advisory Committee Act
Dated: December 20, 2016.
• Planning and Evaluation Committee (FACA), that a planning meeting of the
Tony Hernandez, • Technical Programs Committee Colorado Advisory Committee to the
Administrator, Rural Housing Service. • Election Assistance Commission Commission will convene at 3:00 p.m.
[FR Doc. 2016–31409 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] Report (MST) on Friday, January 13, 2017, via
BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P • Executive Director’s Report teleconference. The purpose of the
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Proposed collection; Comments requested. | |
| Dates | Comments on this notice must be received by February 27, 2017 to be assured of consideration. | |
| Contact | Aaron Morris, Community Programs Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0787, telephone: (202) 720-1501. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 95557 |
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