[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42139-42140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15080]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

[Docket No. RUS-22-TELECOM-0043]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Advance and 
Disbursement of Funds--Telecommunications; OMB Control No.: 0572-0023

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service 
announces its' intention to request an extension of a currently 
approved information collection and invites comments on this 
information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 12, 2022 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
Go to https://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search 
Regulations and Federal Actions'' box, select ``Rural Utilities 
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In 
the Docket ID column, select ``RUS-22-TELECOM-0043'' 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin M. Jones, Management Analyst, 
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, 
United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 772-1172. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 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 the following information collection 
that Rural Utilities Service is submitting to OMB as extension to an 
existing collection with Agency adjustment.
    Title: Advance and Disbursement of Funds--Telecommunications.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0023.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 571.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 616 hours.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) manages the 
Telecommunications loan program and Rural Broadband Access, to provide 
loans and loan guarantees to fund the cost of construction, 
improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the 
provision of broadband service in eligible rural communities. RUS 
therefore requires Telecommunications and Broadband borrowers to submit 
Form 481, Financial Requirement Statement. This form implements certain 
provisions of the standard RUS loan documents by setting forth 
requirements and procedures to be followed by borrowers in obtaining 
advances and making disbursements of loan funds.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) 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;
    (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
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 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M. 
Jones, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 772-1172. 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.

Christopher McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15080 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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