[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55688-55689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24351]


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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 (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 January 7, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 
Innovation Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, 
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. 
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 information collections that RUS is 
submitting to OMB for revision. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
this 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

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clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments may be sent by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development Innovation 
Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email: 
[email protected].
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Title: Request for Approval to Sell Capital Assets.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0020.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: A borrower's assets provide the security for a government 
loan. The selling of assets reduces the security and increases the risk 
to the government. RUS Form 369 allows the borrower to seek agency 
permission to sell some of its assets. The form collects detailed 
information regarding the proposed sales of a portion of the borrower's 
systems. RUS electric utility borrowers complete this form to request 
RUS approval in order to sell capital assets when the fair market value 
exceeds 10 percent of the borrower's net utility plant. The collection 
of information will be revised to remove the requirement to submit a 
Board Resolution with the Form 369.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 42.5 hours per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 83 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M. 
Jones, Innovation Center, at (202)772-1172, 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: November 2, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-24351 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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