[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54833-54834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22283]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 8, 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

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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 November 
12, 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 Housing Service

    Title: Form RD 410-8, Application Reference Letter (A Request for 
Credit Reference).
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0091.
    Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), under 
Section 502 of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, provides 
financial assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace, or 
rehabilitate dwellings, which will provide modest, decent, safe, and 
sanitary housing to eligible individuals in rural areas. Form RD 410-8, 
Applicant Reference Letter, provides credit information and is used by 
RHS to obtain information about an applicant's credit history that 
might not appear on a credit report.
    Need and Use of the Information: Using form RD-410-8, RHS will 
collect information to supplement or verify other debts when a credit 
report is limited and unavailable to determine the applicant's 
eligibility and creditworthiness for RHS loans and grants. It can be 
used to document an ability to handle credit effectively for applicants 
who have not used sources of credit that appear on a credit report. The 
form provides RHS with relevant information about the applicant's 
creditworthiness and is used to make better creditworthiness decisions.
    For the form to retain the OMB number, this collection is for 
approval of the form itself. The burden for this form will be accounted 
for within the individual RD program collection packages using the 
form.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22283 Filed 10-10-19; 8:45 am]
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