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14894 

Vol. 76, No. 53 

Friday, March 18, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 14, 2011. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1902–A, Supervised Bank 

Accounts. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0158. 

Summary of Collection: 7 CFR 1902– 

A, Supervised Bank Accounts, 

prescribes the policies and procedures 

for disbursing loan and grant funds, 

establishing and closing supervised 

accounts, and placing Multi-Family 

housing reserve accounts in supervised 

accounts. Supervised accounts are 

accounts with a financial institution in 

the names of a borrower and the United 

States Government, represented by 

Rural Housing Service, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, Rural Utilities 

Service, (Agency). Section 339 of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1989 and 

Section 510 of the Housing Act of 1949, 

as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1480) is the 

legislative authorities requiring the use 

of supervised accounts. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

agency’s state and field offices will 

collect information from borrowers and 

financial institutions and use the 

information to monitor compliance with 

agency regulations governing supervised 

accounts, such as establishing, 

maintaining, and withdrawing funds. In 

addition, the information will be used to 

ensure that the borrowers operate on a 

sound basis and use the loan and grant 

funds for authorized purposes. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 20,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 26,969. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6308 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 14, 2011. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, D.C. 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Telecommunications System 

Construction Policies and Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0059. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act), 7 

U.S.C. 901 et seq., was amended in 2002 

by Title IV, Rural Broadband Access, by 

Farm Security and rural Investment Act, 

which authorizes Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) to provide loans and loan 

guarantees to fund the cost of 

construction, improvement, or 

acquisition for facilities and equipment 

for the provision of broadband service 

in eligible rural communities in the 

States and territories of the United 


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