[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 111 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32056-32057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11239]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 6, 2007.
    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), [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 Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1927-B, ``Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan 
Closing''.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0147.
    Summary of Collection: Rural Development and the Farm Service 
Agency are the credit agencies for the Department of Agriculture. They 
offer a supervised credit program to build family farms, modest 
housing, sanitary water and sewer systems, essential community 
facilities, businesses and industries in rural areas. Section 306 of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONTACT), 7 U.S.C. 
1926, authorizes RUS to make loans to

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public agencies, American Indian tribes, and non-profit corporations. 
The loans fund the development of drinking water, wastewater, and solid 
waste disposal facilities in rural areas with populations of up to 
10,000 residents. Section 501 of Title V of the Housing Act provides 
authorization to extend financial assistance to construct, improve, 
alter, repair, replace or rehabilitate dwellings and to provide decent, 
safe and sanitary living conditions in rural areas. The Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to prescribe regulations to ensure that these 
loans, made with federal funds, are legally secured.
    Need and Use of the Information: The approved attorney/title 
company (closing agent) and the field office staff collect the required 
information. Forms and or guidelines are provided to assist in the 
collection, certification and submission of this information. Most of 
these forms collect information that is standard in the industry. If 
the information is collected less frequently, the agency would not 
obtain the proper security position on the properties being taken as 
security and would have no evidence that the closing agents and agency 
meet the requirements of this regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit Institutions; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 18,410.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,042.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-11239 Filed 6-8-07; 8:45 am]
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