83 FR 55688 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 216 (November 7, 2018)

Page Range		55688-55688
FR Document		2018-24352

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development administers rural utilities programs through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). The USDA Rural Development invites comments on the following information collections for which the Agency 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 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development administers rural utilities 
programs through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). The USDA Rural 
Development invites comments on the following information collections 
for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 7, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 
Innovation Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, 
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. 
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 information collections that RUS is 
submitting to OMB for extension. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
this 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 
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 by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development Innovation 
Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email: 
[email protected].
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Title: Extensions of Payments of Principal and Interest.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0123.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information describes information 
procedures which borrowers must follow in order to request extensions 
of principal and interest. Authority for these is contained in section 
12 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (REAct), as amended and in 
section 236 of the ``Disaster Relief Act of 1970'' (Pub. L. 91-606), as 
amended by the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
(Pub. L. 103-354). Eligible purposes include financial hardship, energy 
resource conservation (ERC) loans, renewable energy projects, 
distributed generation projects, and contribution-in-aid of 
construction. These procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1721, subpart 
B.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4.71 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.14.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 61 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: November 1, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER including the validity of the All responses to this notice will be
contains documents other than rules or methodology and assumptions used; (c) summarized and included in the request
proposed rules that are applicable to the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and for OMB approval. All comments will
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, clarity of the information to be also become a matter of public record.
committee meetings, agency decisions and collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Dated: November 1, 2018.
petitions and applications and agency
burden of the collection of information Christopher A. McLean,
statements of organization and functions are on respondents, including through the
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
examples of documents appearing in this use of appropriate automated,
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technological collection techniques or BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

other forms of information technology.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Comments may be sent by any of the
following methods: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service • Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural
Rural Utilities Service
Development Innovation Center, 1400
Information Collection Activity; Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Comment Request Information Collection Activity;
Room 5164, South Building, Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY: Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
ACTION:
comments. Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. Notice and request for
ACTION:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 instructions for submitting comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Title: Extensions of Payments of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture Principal and Interest. United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Development administers OMB Control Number: 0572–0123. (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
rural utilities programs through the Type of Request: Extension of a invites comments on this information
Rural Utilities Service (RUS). The USDA currently approved information collection for which the Agency intends
Rural Development invites comments collection. to request approval from the Office of
on the following information collections Abstract: This collection of Management and Budget (OMB).
for which the Agency intends to request information describes information DATES: Comments on this notice must be
approval from the Office of Management procedures which borrowers must received by January 7, 2019.
and Budget (OMB). follow in order to request extensions of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
principal and interest. Authority for Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
received by January 7, 2019. these is contained in section 12 of the Innovation Center, 1400 Independence
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(REAct), as amended and in section 236 South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
of the ‘‘Disaster Relief Act of 1970’’ 1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492.
Innovation Center, 1400 Independence
(Pub. L. 91–606), as amended by the Email: Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164,
Department of Agriculture
South Building, Washington, DC 20250– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub. L.
103–354). Eligible purposes include of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Email: Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
financial hardship, energy resource
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
conservation (ERC) loans, renewable
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) energy projects, distributed generation Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing projects, and contribution-in-aid of that interested members of the public
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction construction. These procedures are and affected agencies have an
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires codified at 7 CFR part 1721, subpart B. opportunity to comment on information
that interested members of the public Estimate of Burden: Public reporting collection and recordkeeping activities
and affected agencies have an for this collection of information is [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
opportunity to comment on information estimated to average 4.71 hours per identifies information collections that
collection and recordkeeping activities response. RUS is submitting to OMB for revision.
[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice Respondents: Not-for-profit Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
identifies information collections that institutions. this collection of information is
RUS is submitting to OMB for Estimated Number of Respondents: 7. necessary for the proper performance of
extension. Comments are invited on: (a) Estimated Number of Responses per the functions of the agency, including
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Whether this collection of information Respondent: 1.14. whether the information will have
is necessary for the proper performance Estimated Total Annual Burden on practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
of the functions of the agency, including Respondents: 61 hours. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
whether the information will have Copies of this information collection proposed collection of information
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the can be obtained from Robin M. Jones, including the validity of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Innovation Center, at (202) 772–1172, methodology and assumptions used; (c)
proposed collection of information Email: robin.m.jones@usda.gov. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

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Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by January 7, 2019.
Contact		Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development Innovation Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 55688

83 FR 55688 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 216 (November 7, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service