[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 22244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10222]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of Request for Revision 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 intention to 
request a revision for a currently approved information collection in 
support of the Business and Industry (B&I) Loan Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 13, 2018 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janna Bruce, Business and Industry 
Division, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 3224, telephone (202) 401-0081, or email 
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative means of communication for program information should 
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Business and Industry Loan Program.
    OMB Number: 0570-0014.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2018.
    Type of Request: Revision 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: 16.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.31.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 69.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 228 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 
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural Business-
Cooperative Service'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: May 5, 2018.
Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-10222 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
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