[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10418-10419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3659]


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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, an Agency 
delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural 
Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural 
Development, invites comments on this information collection for which 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be 
requested.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 1522, Room 5159 South Building,

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Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078. FAX: (202) 720-
8435. E-mail: [email protected].

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 Rural 
Development Utilities Programs is submitting to OMB for approval.
    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 to Michele 
Brooks, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, 
USDA Rural Development, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Fax: (202) 720-3485.
    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 Rural Development 
Electric and Telecommunications programs to obtain the names and 
addresses of the borrowers' officials with whom they 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 information. Hours are 
being reduced in the information collection package to accurately 
reflect the current number of respondents.
    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: 1,182.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 296 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Gale 
Richardson, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 720-
0992. Fax: (202) 720-3485. E-mail: [email protected].
    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: February 21, 2008.
James M. Andrew,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E8-3659 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]
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