Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

• Published date: 13 February 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 3747
• Record Number: 2019-02104
• Section: Notices
• Court: Agriculture Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
                [Notices]
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                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-02104]
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
                February 7, 2019.
                 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
                15, 2019 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:
                OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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 1717 Subpart D, Mergers and Consolidations of Electric
                Borrowers.
                 OMB Control Number: 0572-0114.
                 Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
                credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It makes mortgage
                loans and loan guarantees to finance electric, telecommunications,
                water and waste and water facilities in rural areas. Loan programs are
                managed in accordance with the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of
                1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended and as prescribed by the Office
                of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-129, Policies for Federal
                Credit Programs and Non-tax Receivable, states that agencies must base
                on a review of a loan application determine that an applicant complies
                with statutory, regulatory, and administrative eligibility requirements
                for loan assistance.
                 Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
                streamline procedures and allow borrowers the flexibility to meet new
                business challenges and opportunities. The information is necessary for
                RUS to conduct business with successor entity while protecting the
                security of Government loans and avoiding defaults and to grant merger
                approval when required.
                 Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
                 Number of Respondents: 10.
                 Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
                 Total Burden Hours: 140.
                Kimble Brown,
                Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2019-02104 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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