[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 67254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26431]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; comment requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Services 
(RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS 
intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 7, 2020 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 4233, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS 
is submitting to OMB for extension.

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 may be sent by Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Title: Request for Mail List Data, RUS Form 87.
    OMB Number: 0572-0051.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 08/31/2020.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The RUS Form 87 is used for both the Rural Utilities 
Service Electric and Telecommunications programs to obtain the names 
and addresses of the borrowers' officials with whom they must 
communicate directly in order to administer the Agency's lending 
programs. Changes occurring at the borrower's annual meeting (e.g., the 
selection of board members, managers, attorneys, certified public 
accountants or other officials) make necessary the collection of 
information.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.5 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and non-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 985.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 246 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Arlette 
Mussington, Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, at 
(202) 720-2825, Email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

Chad Rupe,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-26431 Filed 12-6-19; 8:45 am]
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