[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 55794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22254]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 5, 2012.
The Department of Agriculture will submit 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 f 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: Request for Approval to Sell Capital Assets.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0020.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It makes
mortgage loans and loan guarantees to finance electric,
telecommunications, and water and waste facilities in rural areas. In
addition to providing loans and loan guarantees, one of RUS' main
objectives is to safeguard loan security until the loan is repaid.
Accordingly, RUS manages loan programs in accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, (RE Act)
and as prescribed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
129, Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables,
which states that agencies must, based on a review of a loan
application, determine that an applicant complies with statutory,
regulatory, and administrative eligibility requirements for loan
assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS borrower will use form 369,
Request for Approval To Sell Capital Assets, to seek agency permission
to sell some of its assets. The form is used to collect detailed
information regarding the proposed sale of a portion of the borrowers
systems. RUS will collect information to determine whether or not the
agency should approve a sale and also to keep track of what property
exists to secure the loan. If the information in Form 369 is not
collected when capital assets are sold, the capital assets securing the
Government's loans could be liquidated and the Government's security
either eliminated entirely or diluted to an undesirable level.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 15.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1728, Electric Standards and Specifications for
Materials and Construction.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0131.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, (RE Act) in Sec. 4 (7 U.S.C. 904)
authorizes and empowers the Administrator of the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) to make loans in the several States and Territories of
the United States for rural electrification and the furnishing and
improving of electric energy to persons in rural areas. RUS'
Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to
borrowers for purposes provided in the RE Act by guaranteeing loans
made by the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation,
the Federal Financing Bank, and other lending agencies. These loans are
for a term of up to 35 years and are secured by a first mortgage on the
borrower's electric system. Manufacturers, wishing to sell their
products to RUS electric borrowers, request RUS consideration for
acceptance of their products and submit letters of request with
certifications as to the origin of manufacture of the products and
include certified data demonstrating their products' compliance with
RUS specifications.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
evaluate the data to determine that the quality of the products is
acceptable and that their use will not jeopardize loan security. The
information is closely reviewed to be certain that test data; product
dimensions and product material compositions fully comply with RUS
technical standards and specifications that have been established for
the particular product. Without this information, RUS has no means of
determining the acceptability of products for use in the rural
environment.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 38.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,000.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-22254 Filed 9-10-12; 8:45 am]
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