[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 60 (Friday, March 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17309-17310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06396]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection; Comments Requested

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
Notice announces the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) intention to request 
a revision for a currently approved information collection in support 
of the program servicing Water Program loans and grants.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 26, 2020 to be 
assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Cusick, Management Analyst, 
Regulations Management Division, Innovation Center, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, STOP 1571, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-1414. 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 will 
be submitted to OMB for extension and revision.
    Title: Servicing of Water Programs Loans and Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0137.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Water and Environmental 
Programs (WEP) provide financing and technical assistance for 
development and operation of safe and affordable water supply systems 
and sewage and other waste disposal facilities. WEP provides loans, 
guaranteed loans and grants for water, sewer, storm water, and

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solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 
10,000 people. The recipients of the assistance covered by 7 CFR part 
1782 must be public entities. These public entities can include 
municipalities, counties, special purpose districts, federally 
designated Indian tribes, and corporations not operated for profit, 
including cooperatives. The information, for the most part financial in 
nature, is needed by the Agency to determine if borrowers, based on 
their individual situations, qualify for the various servicing options.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.15 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit and non-profit 
institutions, and state and local governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 304.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 654 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Lauren 
Cusick, Regulations Management Division, at (202) 720-1414. 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.
    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 the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in 
the lower ``Search Regulations and Federal Actions'' box, select 
``RUS'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In 
the Docket ID column, select 0572-0137 to submit or view public 
comments and to view supporting and related materials available 
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including 
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing 
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through 
the site's ``User Tips'' link.

Chad Rupe,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-06396 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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