[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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