[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40096-40097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15985]


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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 September 3, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 
Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 
5162-South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-
1078. FAX: (202)720-8435. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 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 
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 
L. Brooks, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural 
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 
Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5162-South Building, Washington, DC 20250-
1522, FAX: (202)720-8435 or email: [email protected].
    Title: Servicing of Water Programs Loans and Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0137.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Water and Environmental 
Programs (WEP) provide financing and technical assistance for 
development and operation of safe and affordable water supply systems 
and sewage and other waste disposal facilities. WEP provides loans, 
guaranteed loans and grants for water, sewer, storm water, and solid 
waste disposal facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 10,000 
people. The recipients of the assistance covered by 7 CFR part 1782 
must be public entities. These public entities can include 
municipalities, counties, special purpose districts, federally 
designated Indian tribes, and corporations not operated for profit, 
including cooperatives. The information, for the most part financial in 
nature, is needed by the Agency to determine if borrowers, based on 
their individual

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situations, qualify for the various servicing options.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.22 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit and non-profit 
institutions, and state and local governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 493.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 641 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Rebecca 
Hunt, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205-3660. 
FAX: (202)720-8435. Email: [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: June 27, 2013.
John Charles Padalino,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-15985 Filed 7-2-13; 8:45 am]
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