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Vol. 75, No. 33 

Friday, February 19, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 12, 2010. 

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 Utilities Service 

Title: Request for Release of Lien and/ 

or Approval of Sale 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0041 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency 

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) that makes mortgage loans and 

loan guarantees to finance electric, 

telecommunications, and water and 

waste facilities in rural areas. RUS 

manages loan programs in accordance 

with the Rural Electrification Act (RE 

Act) of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as 

amended (RE Act). A 1949 amendment 

to the RE Act established the telephone 

program in RUS with the purpose of 

making loans to furnish and improve 

rural telephone service. Section 201 of 

the RE Act provides that loans shall not 

be made unless RUS finds and certifies 

that the security for the loan is 

reasonably adequate and that the loan 

will be repaid within the time agreed. In 

addition to providing loans and loan 

guarantees, one of RUS main objectives 

is to safeguard loan security until the 

loan is repaid. 

Need and Use of the Information: A 

borrower’s assets provide the security 

for a Government loan. The selling of 

assets reduces the security and increases 

the risk of loss to the Government. A 

borrower seeking permission to sell 

some of its assets uses RUS Form 793. 

The form contains detailed information 

regarding the proposed sale. If the 

information in Form 793 is not collected 

when capital assets are sold, the capital 

assets securing the Government’s loans 

could be liquidated and the 

Government’s security either eliminated 

entirely or diluted to an undesirable 

level. This increases the risk of loss to 

the Government in the case of a default. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, local or Tribal 

government 

Number of Respondents: 40 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion 

Total Burden Hours: 110 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1738, Rural 

Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0130 

Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural 

Broadband Access, of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(RE Act), provides 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 in State 

and territories of the United States. The 

regulation prescribes the types of loans 

available, facilities financed and eligible 

applicants, as well as minimum credit 

support requirements considered for a 

loan. In addition, Title VI of the RE Act 

requires that Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) make or guarantee a loan only if 

there is reasonable assurance that the 

loan, together with all outstanding loans 

and obligations of the borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information to 

determine whether an applicant’s 

eligibility to borrow from RUS under the 

terms of the RE Act and that the 

applicant complies with statutory, 

regulatory and administrative eligibility 

requirements for loan assistance. RUS 

will use the information to determine 

that the Government’s security for loans 

made are reasonable, adequate and that 

the loans will be repaid within the time 

agreed. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; not-for-profit 

institutions 

Number of Respondents: 40 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion 

Total Burden Hours: 13,480 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3163 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Conservation 

Reserve Program 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) and 

request for comments. 


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