82 FR 33478 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 138 (July 20, 2017)
Rural Utilities Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 138 (July 20, 2017)
| Page Range | 33478-33479 | |
| FR Document | 2017-15187 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 33478-33479] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15187] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Information Collection Activity; Comment Request AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following 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 September 18, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492 or 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 revision. 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 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 respondents, 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, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492 or email: [email protected]. Title: Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan. OMB Control Number: 0572-0140. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities programs through the Rural Utilities Service (Agency). The Agency manages loan programs in accordance with the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et sec., as amended. One of the Agency's main objectives is to safeguard loan security. An important part of safeguarding loan security is to make sure Agency financed facilities are utilized responsibly, adequately operated and adequately maintained. Accordingly, RUS borrowers have a duty to RUS to maintain their respective systems. In performing this duty, borrowers further the purposes of the RE Act while also preserving the value of electric systems to serve as collateral for repayment of RUS assistance. A substantial portion of the electric infrastructure of the United States resides in rural America and is maintained by rural Americans. RUS is uniquely coupled with the electric infrastructure of rural America and its electric borrowers serving rural [[Page 33479]] America. To ensure that the electric infrastructure in rural America is adequately protected, electric borrowers conduct a Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) of their respective systems and utilize the results of this assessment to enhance an existing Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or to create an ERP. The VRA is utilized to identify specific assets and infrastructure owned or served by the electric utility, to determine the criticality and the risk level associated with the assets and infrastructure including a risk versus cost analysis, to identify threats and vulnerabilities, if present, to review existing mitigation procedures and to assist in the development of new and additional mitigating procedures, if necessary. The ERP provides written procedures detailing response and restoration efforts in the event of a major system outage resulting from a natural or man- made disaster. The annual exercise of the ERP ensures operability and employee competency and serves to identify and correct deficiencies in the existing ERP. The exercise may be implemented individually by a single borrower, or by an individual borrower as a participant in a multi-party (to include utilities, government agencies and other participants or combination thereof) tabletop execution or actual implementation of the ERP. Electric borrowers maintain ERPs as part of prudent utilities practices. These ERPs are essential to continuous operation of the electric systems. Each electric borrower provides RUS with an annual self-certification that an ERP exists for the system and that an initial VRA has been performed. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .5 hour per response. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 625. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 313 hours. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Thomas P. Dickson, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690- 4492, or email: [email protected]. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the requests for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Christopher A. McLean, Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 2017-15187 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, operated for profit, including provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Room 5164—South Building, cooperatives. The information, for the Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
Washington, DC 20250–1522. most part financial in nature, is needed that interested members of the public
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email: by the Agency to determine if and affected agencies have an
thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov. borrowers, based on their individual opportunity to comment on information
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office situations, qualify for the various collection and recordkeeping activities
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) servicing options. (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing Estimate of Burden: Public reporting identifies an information collection that
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction for this collection of information is RUS is submitting to OMB for revision.
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires estimated to average 1.22 hours per Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
that interested members of the public response. the proposed collection of information
and affected agencies have an Respondents: Business or other for is necessary for the proper performance
opportunity to comment on information profit and non-profit institutions, and of the functions of the Agency,
collection and recordkeeping activities state and local governments. including whether the information will
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice Estimated Number of Respondents: have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
identifies an information collection that 493. the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
will be submitted to OMB for extension. Estimated Number of Responses per the collection of information including
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Respondent: 1. the validity of the methodology and
the proposed collection of information Estimated Total Annual Burden on assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
Respondents: 641 hours. the quality, utility, and clarity of the
is necessary for the proper performance
Copies of this information collection information to be collected; and (d)
of the functions of the Agency,
can be obtained from Thomas P. ways to minimize the burden of the
including whether the information will
Dickson, Program Development and collection of information on
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690–4492. respondents, including through the use
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
Email: thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov. of appropriate automated, electronic,
the proposed collection of information
All responses to this notice will be mechanical or other technological
including the validity of the
summarized and included in the request collection techniques or other forms of
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
for OMB approval. All comments will information technology.
ways to enhance the quality, utility and Comments may be sent to: Thomas P.
clarity of the information to be also become a matter of public record.
Dickson, Acting Director, Program
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Dated: July 13, 2017. Development and Regulatory Analysis,
burden of the collection of information Christopher A. McLean, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department
on those who are to respond, including Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400
through the use of appropriate [FR Doc. 2017–15188 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
automated, electronic, mechanical, or BILLING CODE 3410–15–P DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690–
other technological collection 4492 or email: thomas.dickson@
techniques or other forms of information wdc.usda.gov.
technology. Comments may be sent to: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Electric System Emergency
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Restoration Plan.
Program Development and Regulatory Rural Utilities Service OMB Control Number: 0572–0140.
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Type of Request: Revision of a
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Information Collection Activity; currently approved collection.
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Comment Request Abstract: USDA Rural Development
Room 5164—South Building, administers rural utilities programs
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
Washington, DC 20250–1522 or email: through the Rural Utilities Service
thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov. Notice and request for
ACTION:
(Agency). The Agency manages loan
Title: Servicing of Water Programs comments. programs in accordance with the Rural
Loans and Grants. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, 7
OMB Control Number: 0572–0137. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S.C. 901 et sec., as amended. One of
Type of Request: Extension of a Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites the Agency’s main objectives is to
currently approved information comments on the following information safeguard loan security. An important
collection. collection for which RUS intends to part of safeguarding loan security is to
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service request approval from the Office of make sure Agency financed facilities are
(RUS) Water and Environmental Management and Budget (OMB). utilized responsibly, adequately
Programs (WEP) provide financing and operated and adequately maintained.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
technical assistance for development Accordingly, RUS borrowers have a
and operation of safe and affordable received by September 18, 2017.
duty to RUS to maintain their respective
water supply systems and sewage and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: systems. In performing this duty,
other waste disposal facilities. WEP Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, borrowers further the purposes of the RE
provides loans, guaranteed loans and Program Development and Regulatory Act while also preserving the value of
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
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grants for water, sewer, storm water, and electric systems to serve as collateral for
solid waste disposal facilities in rural Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, repayment of RUS assistance.
areas and towns of up to 10,000 people. Room 5164, South Building, A substantial portion of the electric
The recipients of the assistance covered Washington, DC 20250–1522. infrastructure of the United States
by 7 CFR part 1782 must be public Telephone: (202) 690–4492 or email resides in rural America and is
entities. These public entities can Thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov. maintained by rural Americans. RUS is
include municipalities, counties, special SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office uniquely coupled with the electric
purpose districts, federally designated of Management and Budget’s (OMB) infrastructure of rural America and its
Indian tribes, and corporations not regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing electric borrowers serving rural
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America. To ensure that the electric comments will also become a matter of submit written comments. The
infrastructure in rural America is public record. comments must be received in the
adequately protected, electric borrowers regional office approximately 30 days
Christopher A. McLean,
conduct a Vulnerability and Risk after each scheduled meeting. Written
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. comments may be mailed to the Eastern
Assessment (VRA) of their respective
[FR Doc. 2017–15187 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
systems and utilize the results of this
assessment to enhance an existing BILLING CODE P Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania
Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or to Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
create an ERP. The VRA is utilized to 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or
identify specific assets and COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@
infrastructure owned or served by the usccr.gov. Persons who desire
Notice of Public Meeting of the additional information may contact the
electric utility, to determine the Connecticut Advisory Committee
criticality and the risk level associated Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376–
with the assets and infrastructure AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 7533.
including a risk versus cost analysis, to Records and documents discussed
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
identify threats and vulnerabilities, if during the meeting will be available for
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, public viewing as they become available
present, to review existing mitigation
pursuant to the provisions of the rules at https://database.faca.gov/committee/
procedures and to assist in the
and regulations of the U.S. Commission meetings.aspx?cid=239; click the
development of new and additional
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’
mitigating procedures, if necessary. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act links. Records generated from this
ERP provides written procedures meeting may also be inspected and
detailing response and restoration (FACA), that a meeting of the
Connecticut Advisory Committee to the reproduced at the Eastern Regional
efforts in the event of a major system Office, as they become available, both
outage resulting from a natural or man- Commission will convene by conference
call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on: Wednesday, before and after the meetings. Persons
made disaster. The annual exercise of interested in the work of this advisory
the ERP ensures operability and August 9, 2017. The purpose of the
meeting is to conclude work on the committee are advised to go to the
employee competency and serves to Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov,
Committee’s Advisory Memorandum on
identify and correct deficiencies in the or to contact the Eastern Regional Office
Solitary Confinement. The committee
existing ERP. The exercise may be at the above phone numbers, email or
will also possibly vote on the Advisory
implemented individually by a single street address.
Memorandum.
borrower, or by an individual borrower
DATES: Wednesday, August 9, at 12:00 Agenda
as a participant in a multi-party (to
include utilities, government agencies p.m. EDT.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
and other participants or combination ADDRESSES: Public call-in information:
Conference call-in number: 1–888–438– • Open—Roll Call
thereof) tabletop execution or actual • Work on Advisory Memorandum
implementation of the ERP. 5448 and conference call 3640132.
• Vote on Memorandum, if ready
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy
Electric borrowers maintain ERPs as • Open Comment
L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone • Adjourn
part of prudent utilities practices. These
at 202–376–7533.
ERPs are essential to continuous Dated: July 17, 2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
operation of the electric systems. Each David Mussatt,
electric borrower provides RUS with an members of the public may listen to the
discussion by calling the following toll- Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
annual self-certification that an ERP [FR Doc. 2017–15232 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am]
exists for the system and that an initial free conference call-in number: 1–888–
438–5448 and conference call 3640132. BILLING CODE P
VRA has been performed.
Please be advised that before placing
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting them into the conference call, the
burden for this collection of information conference call operator will ask callers COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
is estimated to average .5 hour per to provide their names, their
response. Notice of Public Meetings of the New
organizational affiliations (if any), and
York Advisory Committee
Respondents: Not-for-profit email addresses (so that callers may be
institutions. notified of future meetings). Callers can AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
expect to incur charges for calls they ACTION: Announcement of meetings.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
initiate over wireless lines, and the
625. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
Commission will not refund any
Estimated Number of Responses per incurred charges. Callers will incur no pursuant to the provisions of the rules
Respondent: 1. charge for calls they initiate over land- and regulations of the U.S. Commission
Estimated Total Annual Burden on line connections to the toll-free on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Respondents: 313 hours. conference call-in number. Federal Advisory Committee Act
Persons with hearing impairments (FACA), that a meetings of the New
Copies of this information collection York Advisory Committee to the
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
may also follow the discussion by first
can be obtained from Thomas P. Commission will convene by conference
calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
Dickson, Program Development and call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on: Friday,
800–977–8339 and providing the
Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690–4492, operator with the toll-free conference August 11, 2017 and Friday, August 18
or email: thomas.dickson@ call-in number: 1–888–438–5448 and and Friday. The purpose of the meeting
wdc.usda.gov. conference call 3640132. is to review and edit the draft report on
All responses to this notice will be Members of the public are invited to police practices.
summarized and included in the make statements during the open DATES: Friday August 11; Friday and
requests for OMB approval. All comment period of the meeting or August 18; Friday at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
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| Dates | Comments on this notice must be received by September 18, 2017. | |
| Contact | Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492 or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 33478 |
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