[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14458]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on
this information collection for which the RUS intends to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 14, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720-
8435 or email mailto:[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS
is submitting to OMB as extension to an existing collection with Agency
adjustment.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (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. Comments may be sent to: Thomas
P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP
1522, Room 5164, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522.
Telephone: (202) 690-4492; Fax: (202) 720-8435.
Title: 7 CFR 1773, Policy on Audits of RUS Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0095.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service relies on the information
provided by the borrowers in their financial statements to make lending
decisions as to borrowers' credit worthiness and to assure that loan
funds are approved, advanced and disbursed for proper RE Act purposes.
These financial statements are audited by a certified public accountant
to provide independent assurance that the data being reported are
properly measured and fairly presented.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 7.58 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Recordkeepers: 1,340.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.47.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 14,914 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Telephone: (202)
205-3660, Fax: (202) 720-8435.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: June 3, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-14458 Filed 6-12-15; 8:45 am]
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