[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16136-16137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06768]


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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 of a currently approved information 
collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 4279-A, 
``Guaranteed Loanmaking--General.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 24, 2016 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Allen, 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) 690-0309. The TDD number is 
(800) 877-8339 or (202) 708-9300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Guaranteed Loanmaking--Business and Industry Loans.
    OMB Number: 0570-0018.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program 
was 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

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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: 225.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 462.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 955 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 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: February 25, 2016.
William C. Smith,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06768 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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