[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14894-14895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6310]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 14, 2011.
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, D.C. 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: Telecommunications System Construction Policies and
Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0059.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE
Act), 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., was amended in 2002 by Title IV, Rural
Broadband Access, by Farm Security and rural Investment Act, which
authorizes Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to provide loans and loan
guarantees to fund the cost of construction, improvement, or
acquisition for facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband
service in eligible rural communities in the States and territories of
the United
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States. Title VI of the RE Act requires that loans are granted only to
borrowers who demonstrated that they will be able to repay in full
within the time agreed. RUS has established certain standards and
specification for materials, equipment and construction to assure that
standards are maintained; loans are not adversely affected, and loans
are used for intended purposes.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS has developed specific forms
for borrowers to use when entering into contracts for goods or
services. The information collected is used to implement certain
provisions of loan documents about the borrower's purchase of materials
and equipment and the construction of its broadband system and is
provided on and as needed basis or when the individual borrower
undertakes certain projects. The standardization of the forms 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: 513.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,720.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-6310 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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