[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31561-31562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14043]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 26, 2019.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 August 
1, 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

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persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Rural Business Cooperative Service

    Title: Guaranteed Loanmaking and Servicing Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0570-0069.
    Summary of Collection: The Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan 
Program is authorized under Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to banks and other approved 
lenders to finance private businesses located in rural areas. The 
guaranteed loan program encourages lender participation and provides 
specific guidance in the processing and servicing of guaranteed loans. 
The regulations governing the Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan 
Program are codified at 7 CFR 4279. The required information, in the 
form of written documentation and Agency approved forms, is collected 
from applicants/borrowers, their lenders, and consultants.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be 
used to determine applicant/borrower eligibility, project feasibility, 
and to ensure borrowers operate on a sound basis and use loan funds for 
authorized purposes. Failure to collect proper information could result 
in improper determinations of eligibility, improper use of funds, and/
or unsound loans.
    Description of Respondents: Business or Other for Profit, Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 37,959.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-14043 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
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