[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1542]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 21, 2010.
    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 Utilities Service

    Title: Broadband Initiatives Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0142.
    Summary of Collection: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (Recovery Act) appropriated $2.5 billion of budget authority 
for establishing the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP). The Rural 
Utilities Service (RUS) is establishing the BIP which may extend loans, 
grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment 
in rural areas.
    Need and Use of the Information: Each applicant for a loan, grant, 
or loan/grant combination will complete one application form. The 
information in the application will be used to determine: applicant 
eligibility, availability of broadband service, technical and economic 
feasibility of the proposed project (that the funds requested are 
adequate to complete the project taking into consideration any 
additional funding provided by the applicant and that the loan can be 
repaid within the allowable time frame), and applicant compliance with 
certain Federal regulations and requirements. Without the requested 
information, RUS could not make awards consistent with the purposes of 
the Recovery Act. RUS also could not determine whether applicants meet 
the requirements that the Recovery Act establishes for BIP financing.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly; Annually; On 
occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 631,272.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-1542 Filed 1-26-10; 8:45 am]
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