[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 76264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30834]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS)
intention to request an extension of a currently approved information
collection in support of the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 8, 2016, to
be assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Hood, Specialty Programs
Division, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 3226, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20250-3225, Telephone (202) 720-9815, Email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Intermediary Relending Program.
OMB Number: 0570-0021.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2016.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection
information.
Abstract: The regulations contain various requirements for
information from the intermediaries, and some requirements may cause
the intermediary to seek information from ultimate recipients. The
information requested is necessary for RBS to be able to process
applications in a responsible manner, make prudent credit and program
decisions, and effectively monitor the intermediaries' activities to
protect the Government's financial interest and ensure that funds
obtained from the Government are used appropriately. It includes
information to identify the intermediary; describe the intermediary's
experience and expertise; describe how the intermediary will operate
its revolving loan fund; provide for debt instruments, loan agreements,
and security; and other material necessary for prudent credit decisions
and reasonable program monitoring.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 9.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Non-profit corporations, public agencies, Indian
tribes and cooperatives.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,219.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,406 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Brigitte
Sumter, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692-0042.
Comments
Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
RBS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of RBS'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 Brigitte Sumter, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Rural Development, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250. 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.
Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, sex, marital
status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation,
genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or
part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance
program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director,
Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: November 24, 2015.
Samuel H. Rikkers,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-30834 Filed 12-7-15; 8:45 am]
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