[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36024-36025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17363]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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), the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS) 
invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends 
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Billy J. Chapman, Loan Specialist, 
Processing Division, Water and Waste Disposal, Rural Utilities Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 14th & Independence Ave., SW., AG Box 
3223, Washington, DC 20250-1500. Telephone: (202) 690-3789. FAX: (202) 
690-0649.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 7 CFR 1942-I, Resources Conservation and Development.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0111.
    Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: This program would provide loan assistance to sponsoring 
local organizations (public and nonprofit) in authorized watershed 
areas for the local share of cost for works of improvement. RUS will 
assist the local sponsors and the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in 
making loans for the development of future water supplies or for site 
preservation.

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    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 3.5 hours per response.
    Respondents: State or local governments, small business or 
organizations, and non-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 56.
    Copies of this information collection, and related form and 
instructions, can be obtained from Dawn Wolfgang, Program Support and 
Regulatory Analysis Group, 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., Director, Program Support and Regulatory Analysis Group, 
Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AG Box 1522, 
14th & Independence Ave., SW., 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: June 28, 1996.
John P. Romano,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 96-17363 Filed 7-8-96; 8:45 am]
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