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and administrative security. Further, 

MicroPact is Federally accredited, and 

is a FedRAMP Compliant Cloud Service 

Provider, engineering Web-based 

focused company that provides 

commercial off-the-shelf solutions, and 

delivers domain expertise within the 

area of EEO. 

USDA may disclose information 

contained in a record in this system of 

records under the routine uses listed, 

without the consent of the individual if 

the disclosure is compatible with a 

purpose for which the record was 

collected, as follows: 

• To the U.S. Department of Justice 

(DOJ), a court or other tribunal, or 

another party before such tribunal, 

when USDA, any component thereof, or 

any employee in his or her individual 

capacity where DOJ (or USDA where it 

is authorized to do so) has agreed to 

represent the employee, or the United 

States where USDA determines that the 

litigation is likely to affect directly the 

operations of USDA or any of its 

components, is a party to the litigation 

or has an interest in such litigation, and 

USDA determines that the use of such 

records by DOJ, the court, or other 

tribunal, or the other party before such 

tribunal is relevant and necessary to the 

litigation; provided, however, that in 

each case, USDA determines that such 

disclosure is compatible with the 

purpose for which the records were 

collected. In the event that materials in 

this system indicate a violation of law, 

whether civil or criminal or regulatory 

in nature, and whether arising by 

general statute, or by regulation, rule, or 

order issued pursuant thereto, the 

relevant records may be disclosed to the 

appropriate agency, whether Federal, 

State, local, or foreign, charged with the 

responsibility of investigation or 

prosecuting such violation or charged 

with enforcing or implementing the 

statute, rule, regulation, or order issued 

pursuant thereto. 

• To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from the congressional office 

made at the request of that individual. 

Disclosure may be made to the U.S. 

Civil Rights Commission in response to 

its request for information. 

• To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) USDA suspects or 

has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records; (2) 

USDA has determined that as a result of 

the suspected or confirmed breach there 

is a risk of harm to individuals, USDA 

(including its information systems, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

Government, or national security; and 

(3) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with USDA’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

• To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when USDA determines 

that information from this system of 

records is reasonably necessary to assist 

the recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

• To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for 

OASCR, when necessary to accomplish 

an agency function related to this 

system of records; provided however 

that these individuals are subject to the 

same Privacy Act requirements and 

limitations on disclosure as are 

applicable to USDA officers and 

employees. 

• To the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) or 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

pursuant to records management 

inspections being conducted under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

Probable or potential effects on the 

privacy of individuals: Although there is 

some risk to the privacy of individuals, 

that risk is outweighed by the benefit of 

a vendor-managed system. In addition, 

the safeguards in place by MicroPact 

protect against unauthorized disclosure. 

Records are accessible only to 

individuals who are authorized. Logical, 

physical, and electronic safeguards are 

employed to ensure security. CRES has 

successfully attained ‘‘the authority to 

operate,’’ the security assessment, and 

authorization process, as well as 

successfully attained risk assessments, 

to include security scanning and 

patching. 

OMB Control Number of Collection 

Request. OMB Control Number: 0508– 

0002, title: USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, 

expires: February 28, 2021. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27475 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–9R–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 13, 2018. 

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), Pamela_Beverly_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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Post-Hurricane Research and 

Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, 

and Rural Communities in the U.S. 

Caribbean. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0246. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

authorities for this collection are the 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

1977, as amended, which authorizes 

USDA agricultural research, education, 

and extension programs, and the Forest 


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and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Research Act of 1978, which authorizes 

USDA Forest Service ‘‘investigations, 

experiments, tests, and other activities 

. . . to obtain, analyze, develop, 

demonstrate, and disseminate scientific 

information about protecting, managing, 

and utilizing forest and rangeland 

renewable resources in rural, suburban, 

and urban areas’’ (Pub. L. 95–307 Sec. 

3). Focus groups and interviews will be 

conducted with a non-probabilistic, 

purposive sample of individuals, 

families, and organizations involved in 

or associated with agriculture, forestry, 

and rural communities affected by 

Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. 

Caribbean. 

Need and Use of the Information: To 

better understand the effects of 

Hurricanes Irma and Maria on 

agriculture, forestry, and rural 

communities in the U.S. Caribbean and 

the internal and external factors that 

affected their vulnerabilities or 

resilience, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA)—Forest Service and 

Caribbean Climate Hub (CCH), seek 

Office of Management and Budget 

approval to conduct focus groups and 

in-depth interviews to collect 

information from farmers, forest owners, 

and other agriculture and forestry 

community members about their 

experiences with, preparations for, 

responses to, and recovery from these 

storms. This collection provides vital 

real-time information for ongoing 

recovery and restoration efforts by 

USDA and other entities working in 

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

as well as valuable lessons learned for 

other disasters and regions. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 425. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (one time only). 

Total Burden Hours: 226. 

Kimble Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27410 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utility Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 19, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email 

Thomas.dickson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Advance and Disbursement of 

Funds—Telecommunications. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0023. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection package. 

Abstract: The 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 Rural 

Utilities Service loan documents by 

setting forth requirements and 

procedures to be followed by borrowers 

in obtaining advances and making 

disbursements of loan funds. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1 hour per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit, not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

84. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5.2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 480. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Rural BusinessCooperative Service, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural Utility 

Service’s estimate of the burden to 

collect the required information, 

including the validity of the strategy 

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. Comments on 

the paperwork burden may be sent to: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email 

Thomas.dickson@usda.gov. 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 Diane M. Berger, 

Rural Development Innovation Center— 

Regulatory Team, (715) 619–3124. 

Dated: December 6, 2018. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27070 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; Notice 

of Request for Extension of Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Development administers 

rural utilities programs through the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS). RUS 

invites comments on the following 

information collection for which the 

Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 19, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email 

Thomas.dickson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 


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