[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54312-54313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23499]


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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, the 
United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities 
Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which 
the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 28, 2018.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural 
Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management, Rural 
Development, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, STOP 1522, Room 5168 
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 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 RUS 
is submitting to OMB as a revision to an existing collection. 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: MaryPat Daskal, Management Analyst, Rural 
Development Innovation Center-Regulations Management, Rural 
Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, Room 5168, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
[email protected].
    Title: 7 CFR part 1786, Prepayment of Rural Utilities Service 
Guaranteed and Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone Borrowers.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0088.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service relies on the information 
provided by the borrowers in their financial statements to make lending 
decisions as to borrowers' credit worthiness and to assure that loan 
funds are approved, advanced and disbursed for proper RE Act purposes. 
This information collection contains submissions for 7 CFR part 1786, 
subpart E, ``Discounted Prepayments on RUS Notes in the Event of a 
Merger of Certain RUS Electric Borrowers'', subpart F, ``Discounted 
Prepayments on RUS Electric Loans'', and subpart G, ``Refinancing and 
Prepayment of RUS Guaranteed FFB Loans pursuant to Section 306(c) of 
the RE Act''. Subparts E and F allow agency borrowers to prepay RUS 
loans and subpart G allows refinancing. These financial statements are 
audited by a certified public accountant to provide independent 
assurance that the data being reported are properly measured and fairly 
presented.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.00 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 76 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat 
Daskal, Rural Development Innovation Center-Regulations Management, at 
(202) 720-7853. 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: October 18, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-23499 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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