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Vol. 85, No. 238 

Thursday, December 10, 2020 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 7, 2020. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; 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 regarding this information 

collection received by January 11, 2021 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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: OneRD Guaranteed Loan 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0155. 

Summary of Collection: Rural 

Development is implementing a new 

consolidated guaranteed loan program. 

This interim final rule would create a 

new guaranteed loan program that 

would combine four existing guaranteed 

loan programs under one regulatory 

platform. These four existing programs, 

described below, are: (1) The 

Community Facilities Program (0575– 

0137), (2) the Water and Waste Disposal 

Program (0572–0122), (3) the Business 

and Industry Program (0570–0014), and 

(4) the Rural Energy for America 

Program (formerly known as the 

Renewable Energy Systems and Energy 

Efficiency Improvements Program— 

0570–0050) under Title IX, Section 9007 

of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill). 

Community Facilities Program. The 

Rural Housing Service (RHS) is 

authorized by Section 306 of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to 

make loans to public agencies, nonprofit 

corporations, and Indian tribes for the 

development of essential community 

facilities primarily serving rural 

residents. RHS has been making 

guaranteed loans through its 

Community Programs, which was 

authorized by Congress in 1990. 

Community Program guaranteed loans 

are used to finance many types of 

projects varying in size and complexity 

from large general hospitals to small 

firefighting equipment loans. The 

guaranteed loan program encourages 

lender participation and provides 

specific guidance in the processing and 

servicing of guaranteed Community 

Facility loans. 

Water and Waste Disposal Program. 

The Rural Utilities Service is authorized 

by Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926) to make loans to public agencies, 

nonprofit corporations, and Indian 

tribes for the development of water and 

waste disposal facilities primarily 

serving rural residents. Water and Waste 

Disposal Programs (WW), which has 

been in existence for approximately 60 

years, was authorized with the 

Appropriations Act of 1990, when 

Congress appropriated funds, to 

implement the Water and Waste 

Disposal guaranteed loan program. 

Water and waste disposal guaranteed 

loans are used to finance many types of 

projects varying in size and complexity. 

The guaranteed loan program 

encourages lender participation and 

provides specific guidance in the 

processing and servicing of guaranteed 

WW loans. 

Business and Industry Program. The 

Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed 

Loan Program was legislated in 1972 

under Section 310B of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act, as 

amended. The purpose of the program is 

to improve, develop, or finance 

businesses, industries, and employment 

and improve the economic and 

environmental climate in rural 

communities. This purpose is achieved 

through bolstering the existing private 

credit structure through the 

guaranteeing of quality loans made by 

lending institutions, thereby providing 

lasting community benefits. 

Rural Energy for America Program. 

The Rural Energy for America Program 

is authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill 

to make loan guarantees and grants to 

farmers, ranchers, and rural small 

businesses to purchase renewable 

energy systems and make energy 

efficiency improvements. The program 

is designed to help farmers, ranchers, 

and rural small business reduce energy 

cost and consumption, develop new 

income streams, and help meet the 

nation’s critical energy needs. 

In an effort to reduce paperwork and 

make Rural Development forms more 

consistent with each other, thereby 

improving customer service, RD has 

revised the forms in this burden package 

to accommodate all four programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Lending entities who wish to participate 

in this program must submit an 

application and/or certain information 

to Rural Development. This information 

will be used to determine their 

eligibility for participation in this 

program. 

Eligible lenders and their prospective 

borrowers who are seeking guaranteed 

loans will have to submit applications 

with specified information, 

certifications, and agreements to the 

State Office. This information will be 

used to determine borrower eligibility, 


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to determine project eligibility and 

feasibility, and to ensure that borrowers 

operate on a sound basis and use funds 

for authorized purposes. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 740. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 50,242. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27115 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Boundary Descriptions for the 

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 

Area, Hood River, Multnomah and 

Wasco Counties, Oregon; Clark, 

Klickitat and Skamania Counties, 

Washington State 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 

Area Act of Nov. 17, 1986, the Forest 

Service has prepared boundary 

descriptions for the Columbia River 

Gorge National Scenic Area exterior 

boundary, Special Management Area 

boundaries, and Urban Area boundaries. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information may be obtained by 

contacting the Headquarters Office of 

the Columba River Gorge National 

Scenic Area, 902 Wasco Avenue, Suite 

200, Hood River, OR 97031–3117; may 

call (541) 308–1700 or directly, Miki 

Fujikawa, Lands Staff Officer, at 

miki.fujikawa@usda.gov. Additional 

information concerning this notice may 

be obtained from the Columbia River 

Gorge Commission at http://

www.gorgecommission.org. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 

8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service and Columbia River Gorge 

Commission partnered to produce legal 

descriptions for three Congressionally 

Designated areas of the Columbia River 

Gorge National Scenic Area: The 

National Scenic Area exterior boundary, 

Special Management Area boundaries, 

and Urban Area boundaries. The 

boundary descriptions clarify 

previously existing boundary maps. 

Documents may be viewed at the 

following offices: USDA Forest Service, 

Yates Building, 14th and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024; at 

the USDA Forest Service Region 6 

Regional Office,1220 SW 3rd Ave., 

Portland, OR 97204; and at the 

Headquarters Office of the Columba 

River Gorge National Scenic Area, 902 

Wasco Avenue, Suite 200, Hood River, 

OR 97031. Additionally, should the 

above offices be closed due to Covid–19 

precautions, the documents can be 

viewed at the following website: http:// 

www.gorgecommission.org/images/ 

uploads/amendments/Commission_

Rule_350-10_(Final,_amended_as_of_

Dec._31,_2018).pdf. 

Jennifer Eberlien, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27114 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, 

Chapter 80; Special Uses; Operating 

Plans and Agreements for Powerline 

Facilities 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Issuance of Proposed Directives; 

notice of availability for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, is 

seeking public comment on a proposed 

directive implementing section 512 of 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA), as added by 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2018. Section 512 of FLPMA governs 

development, review, and approval of 

proposed operating plans and 

agreements for vegetation management, 

inspection, and operation and 

maintenance of powerline facilities on 

National Forest System (NFS) lands. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by January 11, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed directives are 

available at, and comments may be 

submitted electronically to, https://

cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ 

CommentInput?project=ORMS-2718. 

Comments may be mailed to Gregory C. 

Smith, Director, Lands and Realty 

Management, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

1124. All timely comments, including 

names and addresses, will be placed in 

the record and will be available for 

public inspection and copying. The 

public may inspect comments received 

at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/ 

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2718. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reggie Woodruff, Lands and Realty 

Management, at 202–205–1196 

reginal.woodruff@usda.gov. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf may call the Federal Relay 

Service at 800–877–8339 between 8:00 

a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

211 of division O of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2018 amended 

Title V of FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1761–1771, 

to add section 512, codified at 43 U.S.C. 

1772. Section 512 of FLPMA governs 

development, review, and approval of 

proposed operating plans and 

agreements for vegetation management, 

inspection, and operation and 

maintenance of powerline facilities on 

NFS lands. Section 512 of FLPMA 

requires the Forest Service to 

promulgate implementing regulations 

and issue implementing agency 

guidance. The Forest Service 

promulgated regulations implementing 

section 512 of FLPMA on July 10, 2020 

(85 FR 41387). The proposed directive 

would add Chapter 80 to the Special 

Uses Handbook, to implement section 

512 of FLPMA. 

The Forest Service has determined 

that the proposed directive would 

formulate standards, criteria, and 

guidelines applicable to a Forest Service 

program and is therefore publishing the 

proposed directive for public comment 

in accordance with 36 CFR part 216. 

After the public comment period 

closes, the Forest Service will consider 

timely and relevant comments in 

developing the final directive. A notice 

of the final directive, including a 

response to timely and relevant 

comments, will be posted on the Forest 

Service’s web page at https://

www.fs.fed.us/about-agency/ 

regulations-policies/comment-ondirectives. 

Christine Dawe, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27104 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

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