[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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