83_FR_4652 83 FR 4630 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 4630 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

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FR Document2018-01983

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4630-4631]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01983]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 29, 2018.
    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 March 5, 
2018 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: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and 
Telecommunications Borrowers.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0003.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit 
agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that makes loans (direct 
and guaranteed) to finance electric and telecommunications facilities 
in rural areas. This collection is primarily a recordkeeping 
requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 set forth basic accounting 
requirements for maintaining financial accounting records on an accrual 
basis that are unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is requiring 
borrowers to establish an index of records. RUS does not own or operate 
rural electric facilities. Its function is to provide, through self-
liquidating loans and technical assistance, adequate and dependable 
electric and telecommunications service to rural people under rates and 
conditions that permit productive use of these utility services. RUS 
borrowers, as all businesses, need accounting systems for their own 
internal use as well as external use. Such records are maintained as 
part of normal business practices. Without systems, no records would 
exist, for example, or what they own or what they owe. Such records 
systems provide borrowers with information that is required by the 
manager and board of directors to operate on a daily basis, to complete 
their tax returns, and to support requests to state regulatory 
commissions for rate approvals.
    Need and Use of the Information: Currently there are approximately 
600 active electric borrowers and 350 RUS telecommunications borrowers. 
Borrowers may utilize any information technology that meets their 
records management needs. RUS uses the information to evaluate a 
borrower's financial performance, to determine whether current loans 
are at risk, and to determine the credit worthiness of future loans. If 
basic financial records were not maintained, the borrower, its 
investors, and RUS would be unable to evaluate a borrower's financial 
performance, to determine whether current loans are at risk, and to 
determine the credit worthiness of future loans.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 950.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,650.

Rural Utilities Service

    Title: 7 CFR part 1724 and Part 1738 Electric Engineering, 
Architectural Services and Design Policies and Procedures; and Rural 
Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0118.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, authorizes Rural Utilities Service 
(RUS) to make loans in several States and Territories of the United 
States for broadband access and rural electrification and the 
furnishing and improving of electric energy to persons in rural areas. 
Title 7 CFR 1724 requires each borrower to select a qualified architect 
to perform certain architectural services and to use the designated 
form that provides for these services. The agency has developed 
standardized contractual forms used by borrowers to contract for 
services.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected 
stipulates the parties to the agreement, contain certain information 
relating to the approved loan or loan guarantee, and provide detailed 
contractual obligations and services to be provided and performed 
relating to construction, project design, construction management, 
compensation, and related information. The contractual forms provide 
standardized contract agreements between the electric or broadband 
borrower and the engineering or architectural firm providing services 
to the borrower. This has resulted in substantial savings to borrowers 
by reducing preparation of the documentation and the costly review by 
the government.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 59.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.

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    Total Burden Hours: 63.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-01983 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-15-P

4630 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 22 Thursday, February 1, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs evaluate a borrower’s financial contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to performance, to determine whether proposed rules that are applicable to the the collection of information that such current loans are at risk, and to public. Notices of hearings and investigations, persons are not required to respond to determine the credit worthiness of committee meetings, agency decisions and the collection of information unless it future loans. rulings, delegations of authority, filing of displays a currently valid OMB control Description of Respondents: Business petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are number. or other-for-profit; Not-for-profit examples of documents appearing in this Rural Utilities Service institutions. section. Number of Respondents: 950. Title: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and Telecommunications Frequency of Responses: Borrowers. Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Total Burden Hours: 25,650. OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Rural Utilities Service Comment Request Service (RUS) is a credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that Title: 7 CFR part 1724 and Part 1738 January 29, 2018. makes loans (direct and guaranteed) to Electric Engineering, Architectural The Department of Agriculture has finance electric and telecommunications Services and Design Policies and submitted the following information facilities in rural areas. This collection Procedures; and Rural Broadband collection requirement(s) to Office of is primarily a recordkeeping Access Loans and Loan Guarantees. Management and Budget (OMB) for requirement. 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 OMB Control Number: 0572–0118. review and clearance under the set forth basic accounting requirements Summary of Collection: The Rural Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for maintaining financial accounting Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 Public Law 104–13. Comments are records on an accrual basis that are et seq., as amended, authorizes Rural requested regarding (1) whether the unique to RUS borrowers. The agency is Utilities Service (RUS) to make loans in collection of information is necessary requiring borrowers to establish an several States and Territories of the for the proper performance of the index of records. RUS does not own or United States for broadband access and functions of the agency, including operate rural electric facilities. Its rural electrification and the furnishing whether the information will have function is to provide, through self- and improving of electric energy to practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the liquidating loans and technical persons in rural areas. Title 7 CFR 1724 agency’s estimate of burden including assistance, adequate and dependable requires each borrower to select a the validity of the methodology and electric and telecommunications service qualified architect to perform certain assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance to rural people under rates and architectural services and to use the the quality, utility and clarity of the conditions that permit productive use of designated form that provides for these information to be collected; (4) ways to these utility services. RUS borrowers, as services. The agency has developed minimize the burden of the collection of all businesses, need accounting systems standardized contractual forms used by information on those who are to for their own internal use as well as borrowers to contract for services. respond, including through the use of external use. Such records are Need and Use of the Information: The appropriate automated, electronic, maintained as part of normal business information collected stipulates the mechanical, or other technological practices. Without systems, no records parties to the agreement, contain certain collection techniques or other forms of would exist, for example, or what they information relating to the approved information technology. own or what they owe. Such records Comments regarding this information loan or loan guarantee, and provide systems provide borrowers with detailed contractual obligations and collection received by March 5, 2018 information that is required by the will be considered. Written comments services to be provided and performed manager and board of directors to relating to construction, project design, should be addressed to: Desk Officer for operate on a daily basis, to complete Agriculture, Office of Information and construction management, their tax returns, and to support Regulatory Affairs, Office of compensation, and related information. requests to state regulatory commissions Management and Budget (OMB), New The contractual forms provide for rate approvals. Executive Office Building, 725 17th Need and Use of the Information: standardized contract agreements Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Currently there are approximately 600 between the electric or broadband Commenters are encouraged to submit active electric borrowers and 350 RUS borrower and the engineering or their comments to OMB via email to: telecommunications borrowers. architectural firm providing services to OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Borrowers may utilize any information the borrower. This has resulted in fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental technology that meets their records substantial savings to borrowers by reducing preparation of the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail management needs. RUS uses the Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– information to evaluate a borrower’s documentation and the costly review by 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may financial performance, to determine the government. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. whether current loans are at risk, and to Description of Respondents: Business An agency may not conduct or determine the credit worthiness of or other for-profit. sponsor a collection of information future loans. If basic financial records Number of Respondents: 59. unless the collection of information were not maintained, the borrower, its Frequency of Responses: Reporting: displays a currently valid OMB control investors, and RUS would be unable to On occasion. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Jan 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 22 / Thursday, February 1, 2018 / Notices 4631 Total Burden Hours: 63. River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD information collection. These comments 20737; (301) 851–3468. For copies of will help us: Ruth Brown, more detailed information on the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Departmental Information Collection information collection, contact Ms. Clearance Officer. information is necessary for the proper Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information performance of the functions of the [FR Doc. 2018–01983 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am] Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– Agency, including whether the BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 2483. information will have practical utility; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Trichinae Certification Program. estimate of the burden of the collection OMB Control Number: 0579–0323. of information, including the validity of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Type of Request: Revision to and the methodology and assumptions used; Service extension of approval of an information (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and collection. clarity of the information to be [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0002] collected; and Abstract: Under the Animal Health Notice of Request for Revision To and Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), (4) Minimize the burden of the Extension of Approval of an the Animal and Plant Health Inspection collection of information on those who Information Collection; Trichinae Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department are to respond, through use, as Certification Program of Agriculture is authorized, among appropriate, of automated, electronic, other things, to prohibit or restrict the mechanical, and other collection AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health importation and interstate movement of technologies; e.g., permitting electronic Inspection Service, USDA. animals and animal products to prevent submission of responses. ACTION: Revision to and extension of an the introduction into and dissemination Estimate of burden: The public approval of an information collection; within the United States of livestock burden for this collection of information comment request. diseases and pests and to conduct is estimated to average 0.48 hours per programs to detect, control, and response. SUMMARY: In accordance with the eradicate pests and diseases of livestock. Respondents: Auditors (accredited Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this In addition, under the Agricultural veterinarians or State animal health notice announces the Animal and Plant Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622), officials), pork producers, mill Health Inspection Service’s intention to the APHIS Administrator has authority managers, slaughter facility personnel, request a revision to and extension of with respect to voluntary inspection and and personnel from approved approval of an information collection certification of animal products and the laboratories. associated with the voluntary Trichinae inspection, testing, treatment, and Estimated annual number of Certification Program. certification of animals. respondents: 66. DATES: We will consider all comments APHIS regulations in 9 CFR part 149 Estimated annual number of that we receive on or before April 2, contain certification requirements for responses per respondent: 16. 2018. the voluntary Trichinae Certification Estimated annual number of Program, which is a cooperative effort responses: 1,085. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by APHIS and the U.S. pork industry. Estimated total annual burden on by either of the following methods: The program is intended to enhance the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to respondents: 521 hours. (Due to ability of swine producers, as well as averaging, the total annual burden hours http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket slaughter facilities and other persons may not equal the product of the annual Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0002. that handle or process swine from pork • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: number of responses multiplied by the production sites that have been certified reporting burden per response.) Send your comment to Docket No. under the program, to export fresh pork All responses to this notice will be APHIS–2018–0002, Regulatory Analysis and pork products to foreign markets. summarized and included in the request and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station There are a number of information 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, for OMB approval. All comments will collection activities associated with the also become a matter of public record. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. voluntary Trichinae Certification Supporting documents and any Program, such as requests to temporarily Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of comments we receive on this docket withdraw from the program, notification January 2018. may be viewed at http:// to APHIS of program withdrawal, Kevin Shea, www.regulations.gov/#!docket requests for review of audit results or Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0002 or in our other determinations, certification site Inspection Service. reading room, which is located in room audit forms and requests for [FR Doc. 2018–01993 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am] 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th certification site audits, spot audits, BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Street and Independence Avenue SW, animal disposal plans, animal Washington, DC. Normal reading room movement records, rodent control hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday logbooks, feed mill quality assurance DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE through Friday, except holidays. To be affidavits, slaughter testing records, and sure someone is there to help you, Commodity Credit Corporation recordkeeping. please call 202–799–7039 before We are asking the Office of sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES coming. Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds Management and Budget (OMB) to Availability (NOFA) for and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For approve our use of these information Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet information on the Trichinae collection activities, as described, for an Feedstock Program Biofuel Production Certification Program, contact Dr. John additional 3 years. Incentive (BPI) Korslund, Staff Epidemiologist, The purpose of this notice is to solicit Surveillance, Preparedness and comments from the public (as well as AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 affected agencies) concerning our and Farm Service Agency, USDA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Jan 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1


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