[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33431]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Business and Cooperative Programs, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Business and Cooperative Programs' intention to 
request an extension for a currently approved information collection in 
support of the program for the Business and Industry Loan Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 27, 2012 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Griffin, Business and Industry 
Division, Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 3224, telephone (202) 720-6802, or email 
[email protected]. The Federal Information Relay service on 
(800) 887-8339 is available for TDD users.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Business and Industry Loan Program.
    OMB Number: 0570-0014.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2012.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection and recordkeeping requirements.
    Abstract: The collected information is submitted to the B&I loan 
official by loan applicants and commercial lenders for use in making 
program eligibility, financial feasibility determinations and loan 
security determinations as required by the Con Act.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals, rural businesses, for profit businesses, 
non-profit businesses, Indian tribes, public bodies, cooperatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 152.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 325.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 835 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services 
Division, at (202) 692-0040.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of Business and Cooperative Programs, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 
Business and Cooperative Programs 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 Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services 
Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250. 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: December 12, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-33431 Filed 12-28-11; 8:45 am]
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