[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57070-57071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22879]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) 
intention to request an extension for a currently approved information 
collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 4279.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 16, 2012 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Griffin, Business and Industry 
Loan Processing Branch, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, STOP 3224, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3224, telephone (202) 720-6802, or by email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Guaranteed Loanmaking--Business and Industry Loans.
    OMB Number: 0570-0018.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 1/31/2013.
    Type of Request: Extension of Paperwork Burden.
    Abstract: The Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program 
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legislated in 1972 under Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, as amended. The purpose of the program is to 
improve, develop, or finance businesses, industries, and employment and 
improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities. 
This purpose is achieved through bolstering the existing private credit 
structure through the guaranteeing of quality loans made by lending 
institutions, thereby providing lasting community benefits. The 
collected information is necessary to assist Agency loan officers and 
approval officials in determining program eligibility and program 
monitoring.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 30 minutes to 12 hours per 
response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal; 
Lenders, accountants, attorneys.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 617.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 617.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,269.
    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 
RBS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of RBS'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 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: September 7, 2012.
John C. Padalino,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-22879 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
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