[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17681-17682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7813]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 1, 2010.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 444, ``Wholesale Power Contracts''.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0089.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE
Act) as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), authorizes the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) to make and guaranteed loans that will enable rural
consumers to obtain electric power. Rural consumers formed non-profit
electric distribution cooperatives, groups of these distribution
cooperatives banded together to form Generation and Transmission
cooperatives (G&T's) that generate or purchase power and transmit the
power to the distribution systems. All RUS and G&T borrowers will enter
into a Wholesale Power Contract with their distribution members by
using RUS Form 444.
Need and Use of the Information: To fulfill the purposes of the RE
Act RUS will collect information to improve the credit quality and
credit worthiness of loans and loan guarantees to G&T borrowers. RUS
works closely with lending institutions that provide supplemental loan
funds to borrowers.
Description of Respondents: Not-for profit institutions; business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 102.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 612.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program--Recovery
Act Funding.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0144.
Summary of Collection: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Recovery Act) provides for the availability of $5 million in
assistance to the Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) competitive
grant program as authorized by Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (CONACT). 7 U.S.C. 1926, authorizes Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) to administer the TAT program to make loans and
grants to public agencies, American Indian tribes, and nonprofit
corporations. The grants fund the development of drinking water,
wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas with
populations of up to 10,000 residents.
Need and Use of the Information: Nonprofit organizations applying
for TAT grants must submit a pre-application, which includes an
application form, narrative proposal, various other forms,
certifications and supplemental information. RUS staff will use the
information collected to determine applicant eligibility, project
feasibility, and the applicant's ability to meet the grant and
regulatory requirements. RUS will review the information, evaluate it,
and, if the applicant and project are eligible for further competition,
invite the applicant to submit a formal application. Without the
requested information, RUS could not make awards consistent with the
purposes of the Recovery Act. RUS also could not determine whether
applicants meet the requirements that the Recovery Act establishes for
recordkeeping requirements.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually; On
occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 472.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-7813 Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
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