[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 184 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54554-54555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22018]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 16, 2008.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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 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, contains certain information
relating to the approved loan or loan guarantee, and provides 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; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 99.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 104.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22018 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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