[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3137-3138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01709]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 5, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (1)
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by March
13, 2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control
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number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1738, Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0130.
Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural Broadband Access, of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (RE Act), provides loans
and loan guarantees to fund the cost of construction, improvement, or
acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband
service in eligible rural communities in State and territories of the
United States. The regulation prescribes the types of loans available,
facilities financed and eligible applicants, as well as minimum credit
support requirements considered for a loan. In addition, Title VI of
the RE Act requires that Rural Utilities Service (RUS) make or
guarantee a loan only if there is reasonable assurance that the loan,
together with all outstanding loans and obligations of the borrower,
will be repaid in full within the time agreed.
Need and Use of the Information: The information in the program
application guide--RUS Bulletin 1738-1 provides applicants with needed
information, definitions and details for completing and submitting an
application. Information will be used to determine an applicant's
eligibility, availability of broadband service for priority
consideration, technical and economic feasibility of the proposed
project (that the funds requested are adequate to complete the project
taking into consideration any additional funding provided by the
applicant and that the loan can be repaid within the allowable time
frame), and the applicant complies with statutory, regulatory and
administrative eligibility requirements for loan assistance.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 18.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 7,305.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-01709 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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