[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30488]



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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 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces the Rural 
Utilities Service's (RUS) intentions to request an extension for and 
revision to a currently approved information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 12, 1996.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Seismic Safety of New Building Construction.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0099.
    Expiration Date: February 28, 1996.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) was enacted to reduce risks to life and property through 
the establishment and maintenance of the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program (NEHRP). The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) is designated as the agency with the primary responsibility to 
plan and coordinate the NEHRP. This program includes the development 
and implementation of feasible design and construction methods to make 
structures earthquake resistant. Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 
1990, Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or Regulated New 
Building Contraction, requires that measures to assure seismic safety 
be imposed on federally assisted new building construction.
    Title 7 Part 1792, Subpart C, Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted 
New Building Construction, identifies acceptable seismic standards 
which must be employed in new building construction funded by loans, 
grants, or guarantees made by RUS or the Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) or 
through lien accommodations or subordinations approved by RUS or RTB. 
This subpart implements and explains the provisions of the loan 
contract utilized by the RUS for both electric and telecommunications 
borrowers and by the RTB for its telecommunications borrowers requiring 
construction certifications affirming compliance with the standards.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response.
    Respondents: Small business or organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 300
    Copies of this information collection, and related form and 
instructions, can be obtained from Dawn Wolfgang, Program Support 
Staff, at (202) 720-0812.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Comments may be sent 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: December 7, 1995.
Wally Beyer,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 95-30488 Filed 12-13-95; 8:45 am]
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