[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54419-54420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14425]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

[Docket No. RUS-24-ELECTRIC-0017]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: RUS-Request for 
Mail List Data--REA Borrowers; OMB Control No.: 0572-0051

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 
(RUS or Agency) announces its intention to request a revision of a 
currently approved information collection and invites comments on this 
information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 30, 2024 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically by the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, regulations.gov. In the ``Search for dockets and 
documents on agency actions'' box, enter the docket number ``RUS-24-
ELECTRIC-0017,'' and click the ``Search'' button. From the search 
results: click on or locate the document title: ``60-Day Notice of 
Proposed Information Collection: RUS-Request for Mail List Data--REA 
Borrowers; OMB Control No.: 0572-0051'' and select the ``Comment'' 
button. Before inputting comments, commenters may review the 
``Commenter's Checklist'' (optional). To submit a comment: Insert 
comments under the ``Comment'' title, click ``Browse'' to attach files 
(if available), input email address, select box to opt to receive email 
confirmation of submission and tracking (optional), select the box 
``I'm not a robot,'' and then select ``Submit Comment.'' 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 ``FAQ'' link. All 
comments will be available for public inspection online at the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal (regulations.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Day, Rural Development Innovation 
Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW, Room 4227, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: 
(971) 313-4750. 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 RUS is submitting to OMB as a revision to an existing collection 
with Agency adjustment.
    Title: RUS-Request for Mail List Data--REA Borrowers.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0051.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Estimate of Burden: This collection of information is estimated to 
average 30 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for 
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 869.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 869.

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    Estimated Total Number of Responses: 869.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden on Respondents: 435 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 435 hours.
    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.
    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 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Lisa 
Day, Innovation Center, Regulations Management Division, at (971) 
313.4750. 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.

Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-14425 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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