[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 47 (Friday, March 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12178-12179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4770]


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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 (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 May 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include in the subject line 
of the message ``0572-0051.'' The e-mail must identify, in the text of 
the message, the name of the individual (and name of the entity if 
applicable) who is submitting the comment.
     Mail: Addressed to Richard Annan, Director, Program 
Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, United 
States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 
1522, Washington, DC 20250-1522.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Addressed to Richard Annan, 
Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis,

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Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5168-S, Washington, DC 20250-1522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Annan, Director, Program 
Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5168 South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-0784. FAX: (202) 720-
4120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB for revision and extension.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (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 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 may be sent via the 
methods that appear in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Title: Request for Mail List Data, RUS Form 87.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0051.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The RUS Form 87 is used for both the Electric and 
Telecommunications programs of RUS to obtain the names and addresses of 
the borrowers' officials with whom RUS must communicate directly in 
order to administer the Agency's lending programs. Changes occurring at 
the borrower's annual meeting (e.g. the selection of board members, 
managers, attorneys, certified public accountants, or other officials) 
make necessary the collection of necessary. Additional hours are being 
added to the information collection package to cover yearly submission 
by all borrowers.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .25 hour per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,383.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 346 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Michele 
Brooks, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690-1078. 
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: March 4, 2005.
Raymond P. Marchiori,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 05-4770 Filed 3-10-05; 8:45 am]
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