[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59041-59042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16033]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

[Docket No. RHS-24-NONE-0019]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Housing 
Service Finance Office Forms; OMB Control No.: 0575-0184

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), 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), RHS 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 September 20, 2024 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, http://www.regulations.gov. In the ``Search for 
dockets and documents on agency actions'' box, enter the docket number 
``RHS-24-NONE-0019,'' and click the ``Search'' button. From the search 
results: click on or locate the document title: ``60-Day Notice of 
Proposed Information Collection: Title Clearance and Loan Closing; OMB 
Control No.: 0575-0147'' 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 (https://www.regulations.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Pemberton, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. 
Telephone: (202) 260-8621. 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 the following information collection 
that RHS is submitting to OMB as extension to an existing collection 
with Agency adjustment.
    Title: Form RD 3550-28, Authorization Agreement for Preauthorized 
Payments, Form RD 1951-65, Customer Initiated Payments (CIP), and Form 
RD 1951-66, FedWire Worksheet.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0184.
    Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2025.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .25 hours per response. Each Rural 
Development borrower who elects to participate in electronic loan 
payments will only prepare one response for the life of their loan 
unless they change financial institutions or accounts.

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    This information collection reflects an estimate of an increase of 
an additional 1,464 responses and an estimate of an increase of an 
additional 366 hours to the burden hours due to an increase in 
respondents for the Single Family Housing and Community Programs and an 
increase in burden for Forms 3550-28/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,062.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,765.50 hours.
    Abstract: RHS uses electronic methods (Customer Initiated Payments 
[CIP], FedWire, and Preauthorized Debits [PAD]) for receiving and 
processing loan payments and collections. These electronic collection 
methods provide a means for RHS borrowers to transmit loan payments 
from their financial institution (FI) accounts to Rural Development's 
Treasury Account and receive credit for their payments.
    To administer these electronic loan collection methods, RHS 
collects the borrower's FI routing information (routing information 
includes the FI routing number and the borrower's account number). RHS 
uses Agency approved forms for collecting bank routing information for 
CIP, FedWire, and PAD.
    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.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal 
Pemberton, Innovation Center-Regulations Management Division, at 
Telephone: (202) 260-8621. Email [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments also will become a matter of 
public record.

Joaquin Altoro,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-16033 Filed 7-19-24; 8:45 am]
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