82 FR 22953 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 96 (May 19, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-10141
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 96 (Friday, May 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 96 (Friday, May 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-10141]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 16, 2017.
    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 June 19, 
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: [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 part 1744, subpart B, Lien Accommodations and 
Subordination Policy.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0126.
    Summary of Collection: Recent changes in the telecommunications 
industry, including deregulation and technological developments, have 
caused Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers and other organizations 
providing telecommunications services to consider undertaking projects 
that provide new telecommunications services and other 
telecommunications services not ordinarily financed by RUS. The RUS 
telecommunication program provides loans to borrowers at interest rates 
and on terms that are more favorable than those generally available 
from the private sector. To facilitate the financing, RUS will consider 
accommodating the Federal Government's lien on telecommunications 
borrowers' systems in an expedited manner based on the financial 
strength of the borrowers operations as authorized by the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act). This collection of information is 
to ensure that the criteria for fast track lien accommodation are met.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order to facilitate 
supplemental financing for telecommunications services projects, RUS 
provides fast track lien accommodations to private lenders who propose 
to lend to RUS borrowers who meet certain financial strength 
evaluations. Depending on the purposes for which a lien accommodation 
is sought, RUS will use the information to provide ``automatic'' 
approval for borrowers that meet the financial tests. The tests are 
designed to ensure that the financial strength of the borrower is more 
than sufficient to protect the government's loan security interests; 
hence, the lien accommodations will not adversely affect the 
government's financial interests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-10141 Filed 5-18-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs Number of Respondents: 1.
contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such On occasion.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, persons are not required to respond to Total Burden Hours: 1.
committee meetings, agency decisions and the collection of information unless it
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Charlene Parker,
displays a currently valid OMB control
petitions and applications and agency Departmental Information Collection
statements of organization and functions are number.
Clearance Officer.
examples of documents appearing in this Rural Utilities Service [FR Doc. 2017–10141 Filed 5–18–17; 8:45 am]
section.
Title: 7 CFR part 1744, subpart B, Lien BILLING CODE 3410–15–P
Accommodations and Subordination
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Policy.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0126. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: Recent
changes in the telecommunications Commodity Credit Corporation
Comment Request
industry, including deregulation and
May 16, 2017. Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting
technological developments, have
The Department of Agriculture has caused Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Applications for the Quality Samples
submitted the following information borrowers and other organizations Program
collection requirement(s) to Office of providing telecommunications services SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit
Management and Budget (OMB) for to consider undertaking projects that Corporation (CCC) announces it is
review and clearance under the provide new telecommunications inviting proposals for the 2018 Quality
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, services and other telecommunications Samples Program (QSP). The intended
Public Law 104–13. Comments are services not ordinarily financed by RUS. effect of this notice is to solicit
requested regarding (1) whether the The RUS telecommunication program proposals from eligible applicants for
collection of information is necessary provides loans to borrowers at interest fiscal year 2018 and to set out the
for the proper performance of the rates and on terms that are more criteria for the awarding of funds under
functions of the agency, including favorable than those generally available the program. The QSP is administered
whether the information will have from the private sector. To facilitate the by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the financing, RUS will consider Service (FAS).
agency’s estimate of burden including accommodating the Federal DATES: To be considered for funding,
the validity of the methodology and Government’s lien on
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance applications must be received by 5 p.m.
telecommunications borrowers’ systems
the quality, utility and clarity of the Eastern Daylight Time, August 15, 2017.
in an expedited manner based on the
information to be collected; (4) ways to Any applications received after this
financial strength of the borrowers
minimize the burden of the collection of time will be considered only if funds
operations as authorized by the Rural
information on those who are to remain available.
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act).
respond, including through the use of This collection of information is to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
appropriate automated, electronic, ensure that the criteria for fast track lien Applicants needing assistance should
mechanical, or other technological accommodation are met. contact Curt Alt in the Program
collection techniques or other forms of Need and Use of the Information: In Operations Division, Office of Trade
information technology. order to facilitate supplemental Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service
Comments regarding this information financing for telecommunications by courier: Room 6512, 1400
collection received by June 19, 2017 services projects, RUS provides fast Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
will be considered. Written comments track lien accommodations to private DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327,
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for lenders who propose to lend to RUS or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail:
Agriculture, Office of Information and borrowers who meet certain financial podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is
Regulatory Affairs, Office of strength evaluations. Depending on the also available on the FAS Web site at
Management and Budget (OMB), New purposes for which a lien http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/
Executive Office Building, 725 17th accommodation is sought, RUS will use quality-samples-program-qsp.
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. the information to provide ‘‘automatic’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commenters are encouraged to submit approval for borrowers that meet the
their comments to OMB via email to: financial tests. The tests are designed to A. Funding Opportunity Description
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or ensure that the financial strength of the Announcement Type: New.
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental borrower is more than sufficient to Catalog of Federal Domestic
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Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail protect the government’s loan security Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.605.
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– interests; hence, the lien Authority: The QSP is authorized
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may accommodations will not adversely under Section 5(f) of the CCC Charter
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. affect the government’s financial Act, 15 U.S.C. 714c(f).
An agency may not conduct or interests. Purpose: The QSP is designed to
sponsor a collection of information Description of Respondents: Business encourage the development and
unless the collection of information or other for-profit; Not for-profit expansion of export markets for U.S.
displays a currently valid OMB control institutions. agricultural commodities by assisting

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 22953