[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 51597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24223]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 7, 2017 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 2, 2017.
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 December
7, 2017 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: Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0140.
Summary of Collection: Electric power systems have been identified
in Presidential Decision Directive 63, May 1998, as one of the critical
infrastructures of the United States. The term ``critical
infrastructure'' is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act
of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To ensure that the electric
infrastructure in rural America is adequately protected, Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) requires that all current electric borrowers
conduct a Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) of their respective
systems and utilize the results of this assessment to enhance an
existing Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or, create an ERP.
Need and Use of the Information: The ERP provides written
procedures detailing response and restoration efforts in the event of a
major system outage resulting from a natural or man made disaster. RUS
requires each electric borrower to provide annually a self-
certification, in writing, that an ERP exists and that an initial VRA
has been performed. If this information were not collected,
vulnerabilities may exist in the electric system infrastructure. The
result would be increased risk to public safety and may affect the
Government loan security.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 625.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 313.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24223 Filed 11-6-17; 8:45 am]
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