82 FR 13305 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

Page Range		13305-13305
FR Document		2017-04767

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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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, the 
United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends 
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 9, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities 
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. FAX: (202) 720-
8435. 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 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: Thomas 
P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory 
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164-S, Washington, DC 20250-
1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492, FAX: (202) 720-8435. Email: 
[email protected].
    Title: 7 CFR part 1744, subpart B, Lien Accommodations and 
Subordination Policy.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0126.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: RUS borrowers and other organizations providing 
telecommunications in rural areas, due to changes in the 
telecommunications industry, including deregulation and technological 
developments, may consider undertaking projects that provide new 
telecommunications services and other telecommunications services not 
ordinarily financed by RUS. Although some of these services may not be 
eligible for financing under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE 
Act), the services may nevertheless advance RE Act objectives where the 
borrower obtains financing from private lenders. To facilitate the 
financing of those projects and services, this program assists in 
facilitating funding from non-RUS sources in order to meet the growing 
capital needs of rural Local Exchange Carriers (LECs).
    The information collected for lien accommodation requests is used 
by RUS to ascertain a borrower's level of financial strength and, upon 
agency approval of the lien accommodation, ensures that the 
government's loan security interest is protected.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .50 hour per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and non-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca 
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205-3660, 
FAX: (202) 720-8435. Email: [email protected].
    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: February 22, 2017.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER information including the validity of the Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
contains documents other than rules or methodology and assumptions used; (c) Estimated Number of Responses per
proposed rules that are applicable to the Ways to enhance the quality, utility and Respondent: 1.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, clarity of the information to be Estimated Total Annual Burden on
committee meetings, agency decisions and collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the Respondents: 2.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Copies of this information collection
burden of the collection of information
petitions and applications and agency
on those who are to respond, including can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this through the use of appropriate Program Development and Regulatory
section. automated, electronic, mechanical, or Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202)
other technological collection 720–8435. Email: Rebecca.Hunt@
techniques or other forms of information wdc.usda.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE technology. Comments may be sent to: All responses to this notice will be
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, summarized and included in the request
Rural Utilities Service Program Development and Regulatory for OMB approval. All comments will
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. also become a matter of public record.
Information Collection Activity; Department of Agriculture, 1400 Dated: February 22, 2017.
Comment Request Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Christopher A. McLean,
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY: Room 5164–S, Washington, DC 20250–
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
Notice and request for
ACTION: 1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX:
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comments. (202) 720–8435. Email:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Title: 7 CFR part 1744, subpart B, Lien
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Accommodations and Subordination
Policy. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
United States Department of
Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service OMB Control Number: 0572–0126.
Type of Request: Extension of a Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) invites comments on this
information collection for which RUS currently approved information Information Collection Activity;
intends to request approval from the collection. Comment Request
Office of Management and Budget Abstract: RUS borrowers and other
(OMB). organizations providing Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
telecommunications in rural areas, due Notice and request for
ACTION:
DATES: Comments on this notice must be to changes in the telecommunications
received by May 9, 2017. comments.
industry, including deregulation and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: technological developments, may SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, consider undertaking projects that Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Program Development and Regulatory provide new telecommunications U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service, services and other telecommunications United States Department of
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP services not ordinarily financed by RUS. Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service
1522, Room 5164–S, Washington, DC Although some of these services may (RUS) invites comments on this
20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– not be eligible for financing under the information collection for which RUS
4492. FAX: (202) 720–8435. Email: Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE intends to request approval from the
Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. Act), the services may nevertheless Office of Management and Budget
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office advance RE Act objectives where the (OMB).
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) borrower obtains financing from private DATES: Comments on this notice must be
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing lenders. To facilitate the financing of received by May 9, 2017.
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction those projects and services, this program
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
assists in facilitating funding from non-
that interested members of the public RUS sources in order to meet the Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
and affected agencies have an growing capital needs of rural Local Program Development and Regulatory
opportunity to comment on information Exchange Carriers (LECs). Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service,
collection and recordkeeping activities The information collected for lien 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice accommodation requests is used by RUS 1522, Room 5164–S, Washington, DC
identifies an information collection that to ascertain a borrower’s level of 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690–
RUS is submitting to OMB for financial strength and, upon agency 4492. FAX: (202) 720–8435. Email:
extension. approval of the lien accommodation, Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
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ensures that the government’s loan
the proposed collection of information security interest is protected. of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
is necessary for the proper performance Estimate of Burden: Public reporting regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
of the functions of the Agency, burden for this collection of information provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
including whether the information will is estimated to average .50 hour per Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy response. that interested members of the public
of the Agency’s estimate of the burden Respondents: Business or other for- and affected agencies have an
of the proposed collection of profit and non-profit institutions. opportunity to comment on information

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Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by May 9, 2017.
Contact		Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164-S, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. FAX: (202) 720- 8435. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 13305

82 FR 13305 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service