[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 1409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-304]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 3, 2005.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Pamela--Beverly-- [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-8681.
    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 Part 1744, Subpart B, Lien Accommodations and 
Subordination Policy.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0126.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers and 
other organizations providing telecommunications services will 
undertake projects that provide new telecommunications services and 
other telecommunications services not ordinarily financed by RUS. RUS 
is willing to consider accommodating the Government's lien on 
telecommunications borrowers' systems based on the financial strength 
of the borrowers operations. The RUS telecommunication program provides 
loans to borrowers at interest rates and on terms that are more 
favorable than those generally available from the private sector.
    Need and Use of the Information: Depending on the purposes for 
which a lien accommodation is sought, RUS will use the information to 
provide approval for borrowers that meet the financial tests. These 
tests are designed to ensure that the financial strength of the 
borrower is sufficient to protect the government's loan security 
interests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 23.

Sondra Blakey,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-304 Filed 1-6-05; 8:45 am]
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