Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Published date25 February 2020
Citation85 FR 10647
Record Number2020-03720
SectionNotices
CourtAgriculture Department
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 10647-10648]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-03720]
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
                February 20, 2020.
                 The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
                information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
                under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
                are requested regarding: 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; the
                accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
                the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
                utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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
                26, 2020 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 Housing Service
                 Title: 7 CFR part 1924-A, Planning and Performing Construction and
                Other Development.
                 OMB Control Number: 0575-0042.
                 Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is the
                credit agency for rural housing and community development within the
                Rural Development mission area of the United States Department of
                Agriculture. RHS offers a supervised credit program to build modest
                housing and essential community facilities in rural areas. Section 501,
                section 506 and section 509 of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
                amended, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial
                assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace, or
                rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings and/or related facilities to
                provide decent, safe sanitary living conditions and adequate farm
                building and other structures in rural areas.
                 Need and Use of the Information: RHS provides several forms to
                assist in the collection and submission of information. The information
                will be used to determine whether a loan/grant can be approved; to
                ensure that RHS has adequate security for the loans financed; to
                monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of the agency loan/
                grant and to monitor the prudent use of Federal funds. If the
                information is not collected and submitted, RHS would have no control
                over the type and quality of construction and development work planned
                and performed with Federal funds.
                 Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
                other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local and
                Tribal Government.
                 Number of Respondents: 12,425.
                 Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Report: On occasion.
                 Total Burden Hours: 51,572.
                Rural Housing Service
                 Title: 7 CFR 1927-B, ``Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan
                Closing''.
                 OMB Control Number: 0575-0147.
                 Summary of Collection: Rural Housing Service is a credit agency for
                the Department of Agriculture. The Agency offers a supervised credit
                program to build family farms, modest housing, sanitary water and sewer
                systems, essential community facilities, businesses and industries in
                rural areas. Section 501 of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
                amended, provides authorization to extend financial assistance to
                construct, improve, alter,
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                repair, replace or rehabilitate dwellings and to provide decent, safe
                and sanitary living conditions in rural areas. The Secretary of
                Agriculture is authorized to prescribe regulations to ensure that these
                loans, made with federal funds, are legally secured.
                 Need and Use of the Information: The approved attorney/title
                company (closing agent) and the field office staff collect the required
                information. Forms and or guidelines are provided to assist in the
                collection, certification and submission of this information. Most of
                the forms collect information that is standard in the industry. If the
                information is collected less frequently, the agency would not obtain
                the proper security position on the properties being taken as security
                and would have no evidence that the closing agents and agency meet the
                requirements of this regulations.
                 Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
                other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Farms.
                 Number of Respondents: 10,250.
                 Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
                 Total Burden Hours: 2,957.
                Ruth Brown,
                Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2020-03720 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
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