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whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

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 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Michele 

Brooks, Director, Program Development 

and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural 

Development, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 720–0784. 

Title: Borrower Investments— 

Telecommunications Loan Program, 7 

CFR Part 1744, Subpart E. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0098. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Economic 

Development Act of 1990, Title XXIII of 

the Farm Bill, Public Law 101–624, 

authorized qualified USDA Rural 

Development borrowers to make 

investments in rural development 

projects without the prior approval of 

the Agency’s Administrator provided, 

however, that such investments do not 

cause the borrower to exceed its 

allowable qualified investment level as 

determined in accordance with the 

procedures set forth in 7 CFR part 1744, 

subpart E. When a borrower exceeds 

these limits, the security for the 

Government’s loans could be in 

jeopardy. However, in the interest of 

encouraging rural development, USDA 

Rural Development will consider 

approving such investments that exceed 

a borrower’s qualified investment level. 

This information collection covers those 

items that a borrower would need to 

submit to USDA Rural Development for 

consideration of the borrower’s request 

to make such an investment. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 9.5 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Not for profit 

institutions; business or other for-profit 

entities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 238 hours. 

Dated: January 23, 2009. 

James R. Newby, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–1951 Filed 1–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Watch DutyExemption and 7113 Jewelry DutyRefund Program 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Gregory Campbell, 

Statutory Import Programs; phone 

number: (202) 482–2239; fax number: 

(202) 501–7952; and e-mail address: 

gregory_campbell@ita.doc.gov . 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Departments of Commerce and 

the Interior are required by Public Law 

97–446, as amended by Public Law 103– 

465, Public Law 106–36 and Public Law 

108–429, to administer the distribution 

of watch duty-exemptions and watch 

and jewelry duty-refunds to program 

producers in the U.S. insular 

possessions and the Northern Mariana 

Islands. The primary consideration in 

collecting information is the 

enforcement of the laws and the 

information gathered is limited to that 

necessary to prevent abuse of the 

program and to permit a fair and 

equitable distribution of its benefits. 

The Form ITA–340P is used to provide 

the data to assist in verification of dutyfree shipments of watches into the 

United States and make certain the 

allocations are not exceeded. Forms 

ITA–360P and ITA–361P are necessary 

to implement the duty-refund program 

for the watch and jewelry producers. 

Form ITA–360P requires no information 

unless the recipient wishes to transfer 

the certificate. Form ITA–361P must be 

completed each time a certificate holder 

wishes to obtain a portion, or all, of the 

duty-refund authorized by the 

certificate. The duty-refund benefit is 

issued biannually and the forms are 

used for the distribution of the dutyrefund benefit. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper format or electronically. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0134. 

Form Number(s): ITA–340P, ITA 

360P, and ITA–361P. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7. 

Estimated Time per Response: 6 

minutes for Form ITA–340P; 10 minutes 

for Form ITA–361P; and 1 minute to 

transfer a certificate using Form ITA– 

360P. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 26, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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