[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 34415-34416] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16854] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: The Rural Housing Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed collection; comments request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intention to request an extension for the currently approved information collection in support of the program for Community Facility Loans. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 2, 1996, to be assured of consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Yoonie MacDonald, Loan Specialist, Community Programs Division, RHS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 3222, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone (202) 720-1490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Community Facility Loans. OMB Number: 0575-0015. [[Page 34416]] Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The Community Facilities loan program is authorized by Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to make loans to public entities, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes for the development of community facilities for public use in rural areas. Community facilities programs have been in existence for many years. These programs have financed a wide range of projects varying in size and complexity from large general hospitals to small rural water systems. The facilities financed are designed to promote the development of rural communities by providing the infrastructure necessary to attract residents and rural jobs. Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, borrowers, and consultants. This information will be used to determine applicant/borrower eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure borrowers operate on a sound basis and use funds for authorized purposes. Failure to collect proper information could result in improper determination of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/or unsound loans. Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 1996. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.47 hours per response. Respondents: Public bodies, not for profits, or Indian Tribes. Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,520. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 9.06. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 235,854 hours. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from the Director, Regulations and Paperwork Management Division at (202) 720- 9725. Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function 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 Barbara Williams, Regulations and Paperwork Management Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Stop 0743, 1400 Independence Avenue, 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. Dated: June 25, 1996. Eileen Fitzgerald, Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 96-16854 Filed 7-01-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-07-P