[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 49395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23648]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS) intentions to 
request an extension for and revision to currently approved information 
collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn D. Wolfgang, Management Analyst, 
Program Support Staff, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 14th & Independence Ave., SW., AG Box 1522, Washington, DC 
20250-1533. Telephone: (202) 720-0812. FAX: (202) 720-4120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Review Rating Summary.
    OMB Number: 0572-0025.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 1995.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Services (RUS) manages loan programs 
in accordance with the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 
et seq., as amended. An important part of safeguarding loan security is 
to see that RUS financed facilities are being responsibly used, 
adequately operated, and adequately maintained. Future needs have to be 
anticipated to ensure that facilities will continue to produce revenue 
and that loans will be repaid as required by the RUS mortgage. A 
periodic operations and maintenance (O&M) review, using the RUS Form 
300, in accordance with RUS Bulletin 161-5, is an effective means for 
RUS to determine whether the borrowers' systems are being properly 
operated and maintained, thereby protecting the loan collateral. An O&M 
review is also used to rate facilities and can be used for appraisals 
of collateral as prescribed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Circular A-129, Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax 
Receivables.
    Estimate of Burden: Public Reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, small businesses or 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 280
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,120
    Copies of this information collection, and related form and 
instructions, can be obtained from Dawn Wolfgang, Program Support 
Staff, at (202) 720-0812.
    Comments: Send comments regarding this burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other information technology, to:
    F. Lamont Heppe, Jr., Deputy Director, Program Support Staff, Rural 
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 14th & Independence 
Ave., SW., AG Box 1522, Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX: (202) 720-4120.
    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: September 18, 1995.
Wally Beyer,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 95-23648 Filed 9-22-95; 8:45 am]
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