[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02949]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 9, 2016.
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 are requested regarding (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by March
14, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 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. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
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 1744-C, Advance and Disbursement of Funds--
Telecommunications.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0023.
Summary of Collection: Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act
(RE Act) of 1936 authorizes the Administrator of the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) to make loans for the purpose of providing telephone
service to the widest practicable number of rural subscribers. A
borrower requesting loan advances must submit RUS Form 481, ``Financial
Requirement Statement''. Along with the Form 481 the borrower must also
submit a description of the advances and upon request copies of backup
documentation relating to the transactions. Within a reasonable amount
of time, funds are advanced to the borrower for the purposes specified
in the statement of purposes. The borrower must immediately deposit all
advanced money into a Special Construction account until disbursed.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used
by RUS to record and control transactions and verify that the funds
advanced in the construction fund are related directly to loan
purposes. If the information were not collected, RUS would not have any
control over how loan funds are spent or a record of the balance to be
advanced.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 177.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,223.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-02949 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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