83_FR_45382 83 FR 45209 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

83 FR 45209 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)

Page Range45209-45210
FR Document2018-19345

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development mission area, invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45209-45210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19345]


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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 
Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development mission area, invites comments on 
this information collection for which approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 6, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural 
Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5162, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-
1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078. 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 will 
be submitted to OMB for approval. 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: Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural 
Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5162, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-
1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078. Email [email protected].
    Title: RUS Form 675, Certification of Authority.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0074.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) manages loan programs 
in accordance with the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). A major factor in managing loan programs 
is controlling the advance funds, including assuring that actual 
borrowers receive their funds. OMB Circular A-

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123, Management Accountability and Control, provides that information 
should be maintained on a current basis and that funds should be 
protected from unauthorized use. The use of RUS Form 675 allows 
effective control against unauthorized release of funds by providing a 
list of authorized borrower signatures against which signatures 
requesting funds are compared. Form 675 allows borrowers to keep RUS up 
to-date of changes in signature authority and controls release of funds 
only to authorized borrower representatives.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .10 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 163.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 16.0 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M. 
Jones, Innovation Center, at (202) 772-1172. 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: August 29, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-19345 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 173 / Thursday, September 6, 2018 / Notices 45209 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Email collection for which approval from the michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. Office of Management and Budget Rural Utilities Service Title: Mergers and Consolidations of (OMB) will be requested. Electric Borrowers, 7 CFR 1717, DATES: Comments on this notice must be Information Collection Activity; subpart D. received by September 6, 2018. Comment Request OMB Control Number: 0572–0114. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: Type of Request: Extension of a Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural Notice and request for ACTION: currently approved collection. Development Innovation Center— comments. Abstract: The Rural Electrification Act Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, SUMMARY: In accordance with the amended (RE Act) authorizes and Room 5162, South Building, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the empowers the administration of RUS to Washington, DC 20250–1522. United States Department of Agriculture make and guarantee loans to furnish and Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Email (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) improve electric service in rural areas. michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. invites comments on the following Due to deregulation and restructuring SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office information collections for which the activities in the electric industry, RUS RUS intends to request approval from borrowers may find it advantageous to of Management and Budget’s (OMB) the Office of Management and Budget merge or consolidate to meet the regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing (OMB). challenges of industry change. This provisions of the Paperwork Reduction information collection addresses the Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires DATES: Comments on this notice must be that interested members of the public received by November 5, 2018. requirements of RUS policies and procedures for mergers and and affected agencies have an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: opportunity to comment on information Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural consolidations of electric program borrowers. collection and recordkeeping activities Development Innovation Center— (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information identifies an information collection that Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, will be submitted to OMB for approval. Room 5162, South Building, is estimated to average 1.32 hours per response. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Washington, DC 20250–1522. the proposed collection of information Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Email Respondents: Not for profit institutions; business or other for-profit is necessary for the proper performance michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. of the functions of the agency, including entities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office whether the information will have Estimated Number of Respondents: of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 10. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing Estimated Number of Responses per agency’s estimate of the burden of the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Respondent: 10.6. proposed collection of information Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires Estimated Total Annual Burden on including the validity of the that interested members of the public Respondents: 140 hours. methodology and assumptions used; (c) and affected agencies have an Copies of this information collection ways to enhance the quality, utility and opportunity to comment on information can be obtained from Kimble Brown, clarity of the information to be collection and recordkeeping activities Innovation Center, at (202) 692–0043, or collected; and (d) ways to minimize the (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice email: Kimble.Brown@wdc.usda.gov. All burden of the collection of information identifies information collections that responses to this notice will be on those who are to respond, including USDA Rural Development is submitting summarized and included in the request through the use of appropriate to OMB for extension. for OMB approval. All comments will automated, electronic, mechanical, or Comments are invited on: (a) Whether also become a matter of public record. other technological collection this collection of information is techniques or other forms of information necessary for the proper performance of Dated: August 29, 2018. technology. Comments may be sent to: the functions of the agency, including Christopher A. McLean, Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural whether the information will have Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Development Innovation Center— practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the [FR Doc. 2018–19344 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 agency’s estimate of the burden of the P Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, collection of information including the Room 5162, South Building, validity of the methodology and Washington, DC 20250–1522. assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Email the quality, utility, and clarity of the michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. information to be collected; and (d) Rural Utilities Service Title: RUS Form 675, Certification of ways to minimize the burden of the Authority. collection of information on Information Collection Activity; OMB Control Number: 0572–0074. respondents, including through the use Comment Request Type of Request: Extension of a of appropriate automated, electronic, Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: currently approved collection. mechanical or other technological Notice and request for ACTION: Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service collection techniques or other forms of comments. (RUS) manages loan programs in daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES information technology. Comments may accordance with the Rural be sent to: Michele Brooks, Team Lead, SUMMARY: In accordance with the Electrification Act of 1936, as amended Rural Development Innovation Center— Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). A major Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the factor in managing loan programs is Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) controlling the advance funds, Room 5162, South Building, Rural Development mission area, invites including assuring that actual borrowers Washington, DC 20250–1522. comments on this information receive their funds. OMB Circular A– VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Sep 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1

45210 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 173 / Thursday, September 6, 2018 / Notices 123, Management Accountability and ACTION:Notice of Commission public E. Discussion and Vote on Fiscal Year Control, provides that information business meeting. 2020 Program Planning for should be maintained on a current basis Statutory Enforcement Report and that funds should be protected from DATES: Friday, September 14, 2018, F. Management and Operations unauthorized use. The use of RUS Form 10:00 a.m. EST. 675 allows effective control against ADDRESSES: Place: National Place • Staff Director’s Report unauthorized release of funds by Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, III. Adjourn Meeting providing a list of authorized borrower 11th Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC Dated: September 4, 2018. signatures against which signatures 20245 (Entrance on F Street NW). David Mussatt, requesting funds are compared. Form FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 675 allows borrowers to keep RUS up Brian Walch, phone: (202) 376–8371; to-date of changes in signature authority [FR Doc. 2018–19455 Filed 9–4–18; 4:15 pm] TTY: (202) 376–8116; email: and controls release of funds only to publicaffairs@usccr.gov. BILLING CODE 6335–01–P authorized borrower representatives. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of information is business meeting is open to the public. estimated to average .10 hours per There will also be a call-in line for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE response. individuals who desire to listen to the Respondents: Not-for-profit presentations: 800–682–0995; Economic Development Administration institutions; Business or other for-profit. Conference ID 4872955. The event will Estimated Number of Respondents: also live-stream at https:// Notice of Petitions by Firms for 163. www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos. Determination of Eligibility To Apply Estimated Number of Responses per (Please note that streaming information for Trade Adjustment Assistance Respondent: 1. is subject to change.) Persons with Estimated Total Annual Burden on disabilities who need accommodation AGENCY:Economic Development Respondents: 16.0 hours. should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) Administration, U.S. Department of Copies of this information collection 376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov Commerce. can be obtained from Robin M. Jones, at least seven (7) business days before ACTION: Notice and opportunity for Innovation Center, at (202) 772–1172. the scheduled date of the meeting. public comment. Email: Robin.M.Jones@wdc.usda.gov. All responses to this notice will be Meeting Agenda SUMMARY: The Economic Development summarized and included in the request I. Approval of Agenda Administration (EDA) has received for OMB approval. All comments will II. Business Meeting petitions for certification of eligibility to also become a matter of public record. A. Presentation by Indiana Advisory apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Dated: August 29, 2018. Committee Chair on the from the firms listed below. Christopher A. McLean, Committee’s recently released Accordingly, EDA has initiated Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. report, Voting Rights in Indiana investigations to determine whether B. Presentation by Texas Advisory increased imports into the United States [FR Doc. 2018–19345 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] Committee Chair on the of articles like or directly competitive BILLING CODE P Committee’s recently released with those produced by each of the report, Voting Rights in Texas firms contributed importantly to the C. Presentation by Alabama Advisory CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION total or partial separation of the firms’ Committee Chair on the workers, or threat thereof, and to a Committee’s recently released Sunshine Act Meeting Notice decrease in sales or production of each report, Access to Voting in Alabama petitioning firm. AGENCY: United States Commission on D. Discussion and Vote on Fiscal Year Civil Rights. 2019 Program Planning SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE [08/08/2018 through 08/29/2018] Date Firm name Firm address accepted for Product(s) investigation Pareti Mobile Walls, LLC ......... 700 Iehl Street, Central City, 8/20/2018 The firm manufactures prefabricated wood products, includ- IA 52214. ing walls and trade show displays. Hitchcock, Inc. ......................... 49994 East Highway 24, Bur- 8/29/2018 The firm manufactures trailers lington, CO 80807. for the commercial transport of agricultural goods. True Partners, LLC d/b/a Ac- 1154 Reco Avenue, St. Louis, 8/29/2018 The firm produces a wide variety of printed paper products. cent Group Solutions. MO 63126. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Any party having a substantial Assistance Division, Room 71030, of this notice. These petitions are interest in these proceedings may Economic Development Administration, received pursuant to section 251 of the request a public hearing on the matter. U.S. Department of Commerce, Trade Act of 1974, as amended. A written request for a hearing must be Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten Please follow the requirements set submitted to the Trade Adjustment (10) calendar days following publication forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Sep 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by September 6, 2018.
ContactMichele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5162, South Building, Washington, DC 20250- 1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078. Email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 45209 
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