[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21515]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 18, 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, 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 1738, Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0130.
Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural Broadband Access, of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (RE Act), provides loans
and loan guarantees to fund the cost of construction, improvement, or
acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband
service in eligible rural communities in State and territories of the
United States. The regulation prescribes the types of loans available,
facilities financed and eligible applicants, as well as minimum credit
support requirements considered for a loan. In addition, Title VI of
the RE Act requires that Rural Utilities Service (RUS) make or
guarantee a loan only if there is reasonable assurance that the loan,
together with all outstanding loans and obligations of the borrower,
will be repaid in full within the time agreed.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
determine whether an applicant's eligibility to borrow from RUS under
the terms of the RE Act and that the applicant complies with statutory,
regulatory and administrative eligibility requirements for loan
assistance. RUS will use the information to determine that the
Government's security for loans made are reasonable, adequate and that
the loans will be repaid within the time agreed.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,545.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21515 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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