[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29157-29158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11708]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 15, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (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, New Executive
Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters
are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [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: Telecommunications System Construction Policies and
Procedures.
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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 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. 2014-11708 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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