[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08536]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing 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 Agencies' intention to request an extension for a 
currently approved information collection in support of the program for 
7 CFR part 1942, subpart A, ``Community Facility Loans.''

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 11, 2013 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek L. Jones, Community Programs 
Loan Specialist, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0787, 
telephone: (202) 720-1504.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Community Facility Loans.
    OMB Number: 0575-0015.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2013.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Community Facilities loan program is authorized by 
Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1926) to make loans to public entities, nonprofit corporations, 
and Indian tribes for the development of community facilities for 
public use in rural areas.
    Community Facilities programs have been in existence for many 
years. These programs have financed a wide range of projects varying in 
size and complexity from large general hospitals to small day care 
centers. The facilities financed are designed to promote the 
development of rural communities by providing the infrastructure 
necessary to attract residents and rural jobs.
    Information will be collected by the field offices from applicants, 
borrowers, and consultants. This information will be used to determine 
applicant/borrower eligibility, project feasibility, and to ensure 
borrowers operate on a sound basis and use funds for authorized 
purposes.
    Failure to collect proper information could result in improper 
determination of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/or unsound 
loans.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 13 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public bodies, not for profits, or Indian Tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,792.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 57,967.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne 
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, 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 
the Agencies, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agencies' 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, 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: April 2, 2013.
Tammye Trevi[ntilde]o,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-08536 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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