[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02104]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2019 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 7, 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
15, 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 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 1717 Subpart D, Mergers and Consolidations of Electric
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0114.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It makes mortgage
loans and loan guarantees to finance electric, telecommunications,
water and waste and water facilities in rural areas. Loan programs are
managed in accordance with the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of
1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended and as prescribed by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-129, Policies for Federal
Credit Programs and Non-tax Receivable, states that agencies must base
on a review of a loan application determine that an applicant complies
with statutory, regulatory, and administrative eligibility requirements
for loan assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
streamline procedures and allow borrowers the flexibility to meet new
business challenges and opportunities. The information is necessary for
RUS to conduct business with successor entity while protecting the
security of Government loans and avoiding defaults and to grant merger
approval when required.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 140.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-02104 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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