[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15690-15691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7720]


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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 approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 8, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Deputy Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA RUS, 1400 
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5158 South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. FAX: (202) 720-
8435. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 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

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1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that will 
be submitted to OMB for 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 to: Michele 
Brooks, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA 
RUS, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
FAX: (202) 720-8435.
    Title: Extensions of Payments of Principal and Interest.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0123.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection of information consists of information on 
the procedures which borrowers must follow in order to request 
extensions of principal and interest. Authority for these is contained 
in section 12 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (REAct), as 
amended and in section 236 of the ``Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (Pub. 
L. 91-606), as amended by the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-354). Eligible purposes include financial 
hardship, energy resource conservation (ERC) loans, renewable energy 
projects, distributed generation projects, and contribution-in-aid of 
construction. These procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1721, subpart 
B.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 4.71 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 424 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Thomas 
P. Dickson, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690-
4492. FAX: (202) 720-8435. 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: March 31, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7720 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
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