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Notices Federal Register

40807 

Vol. 74, No. 155 

Thursday, August 13, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 10, 2009. 

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: 7 CFR part 1786, Prepayment of 

RUS Guaranteed and Insured Loans to 

Electric and Telephone Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0088. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Electrification (RE) Act of 1936, as 

amended, authorizes and empowers the 

Administrator of RUS to make loans in 

the States and Territories of the United 

States for rural electrification and for 

the purpose of furnishing and 

improving electric and telephone 

service in rural areas and to assist 

electric borrowers to implement 

demand side management, energy 

conservation programs, and on-grid and 

off-grid renewable energy systems. 7 

CFR part 1786, subparts E and F are 

authorized by this section. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information will be collected from 

borrowers requesting to prepay their 

notes and to determine that the 

borrower is qualified to prepay under 

the authorizing statues. The overall goal 

of subparts E and F is to allow RUS 

borrowers to prepay their RUS loan and 

the overall goal of subpart G is to 

refinance. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 16. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1703, subparts D, E, F, 

and G, Distance Learning and 

TelemedicineLoan and Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0096. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency 

of the Department of Agriculture and is 

authorized by Chapter 1 of subtitle D of 

the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and 

Trade Act of 1990. The purpose of the 

Distance Learning and Telemedicine 

Loan and Grant Program is to improve 

telemedicine services and distance 

learning services in rural areas through 

the use of telecommunications, 

computer networks, and related 

advanced technologies by students, 

teachers, medical professionals and 

rural residents. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

various forms and narrative statements 

required are collected from eligible 

applicants that are public and private, 

for-profit and not-for-profit rural 

community facilities, schools, libraries, 

hospitals, and medical facilities. The 

purpose of this information is to 

determine such factors as: eligibility of 

the applicant; the specific nature of the 

proposed project; the purposes for 

which loan and grant funds will be 

used; project financial and technical 

feasibility; and compliance with 

applicable laws and regulations. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 230. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 13,451. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR part 1703–H, Deferments 

of RUS Loan Payments for Rural 

Development Projects. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0097. 

Summary of Collection: Subsection (b) 

of section 12 of the Rural Electrification 

Act (RE Act) of 1936, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 912), a Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) electric or telephone borrower 

may defer the payment of principal and 

interest on any insured or direct loan 

made under the RE Act invest the 

deferred amounts in rural development 

projects. The Deferment program is used 

to encourage borrowers to invest in and 

promote rural development and rural 

job creation projects that are based on 

sound economic and financial analyses. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information to 

determine eligibility; specific purposes 

for which the deferment amount will be 

utilized; the term of the deferment the 

borrower will receive; the cost of the 

total project and degree of participation 

in the financing from other sources; 

verification that the purposes will not 

violate limitations established in 7 CFR 

1703–H. If the information were not 

collected, RUS would be unable to 

determine eligibility for a project. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit; Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 11. 


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Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Lien Accommodations and 

Subordinations 7 CFR part 1717, 

subparts R and S. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0100. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, 7 

U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, 

authorizes and empowers the 

Administrator of the Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) to make loans in the 

several States and Territories of the 

United States for rural electrification 

and the furnishing electric energy to 

persons in rural areas who are not 

receiving central station service. The RE 

Act also authorizes and empowers the 

Administrator of RUS to provide 

financial assistance to borrowers for 

purposes provided in the RE Act by 

accommodating or subordinating loans 

made by the National Rural Utilities 

Cooperative Finance Corporation, the 

Federal Financing Bank, and other 

lending agencies. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will used the information to 

determine an applicant’s eligibility for a 

lien accommodation or lien 

subordination under the RE Act; 

facilitates an applicant’s solicitation and 

acquisition of non-RUS loans as to 

converse available Government funds; 

monitor the compliance of borrowers 

with debt covenants and regulatory 

requirements in order to protect loan 

security; and subsequently to granting 

the lien accommodation of lien 

subordination, administer each so as to 

minimize its cost to the Government. If 

the information were not collected, RUS 

would not be able to accomplish its 

statutory goals. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 15. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 290. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1751 subpart B/State 

Telecommunications Modernization 

Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0104. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Electrification Loan Restructuring Act 

(RELRA, Pub. L. 103–129), November 1, 

1993, amended the Rural Electrification 

Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. (the RE 

Act). RELRA required that a State 

Telecommunications Modernization 

Plan (Modernization Plan or Plan), meet 

all the statutory requirements of RELRA 

(part 1751, Subpart B). The plan at a 

minimum must provide for: (1) The 

elimination of party line service; (2) the 

availability of telecommunications 

services for improved business, 

educational, and medical services; (3) 

must encourage computer networks and 

information highways for subscribers in 

rural areas; (4) must provide for 

subscribers in rural areas to be able to 

receive through telephone lines: (a) 

conference calling; (b) video images; 

and (c) data at a rate of 1 million bits 

of information per second; and, the 

proper routing of information to 

subscribers. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

telecommunications program staff will 

review the Modernization Plan and 

approve the plans, if it complies with 

the requirements of the regulation. If the 

proposed Modernization Plan is 

approved, RUS will notify the developer 

of the approval. If not, RUS will make 

specific written comments and 

suggestions for modifying the proposed 

Modernization Plan so that it will 

comply with the requirements of the 

regulation. If the information is not 

collected, RUS’ authority to make loans 

under the Rural Electrification Act will 

be restricted. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 350. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR part 1721, Extensions of 

Payments of Principal and Interest. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0123. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) electric program 

provides loans and loan guarantees to 

borrowers at interest rates and on terms 

that are more favorable than those 

generally available from the private 

sector. Procedures and conditions 

which borrowers may request 

extensions of the payment of principal 

and interest are authorized, as amended, 

in section 12 of the Rural Electrification 

Act of 1936, and section 236 of the 

Disaster Relief Act of 1970. As a result 

of obtaining Federal financing, RUS 

borrowers receive economic benefits 

that exceed any direct economic costs 

associated with complying with (RUS) 

regulations and requirements. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collection of information occurs only 

when the borrower requests an 

extension of principal and interest. 

Eligible purposes include financial 

hardship, energy resource conservation 

loans, renewable energy project, and 

contributions-in-aid of construction. 

The collections are made to provide 

needed benefits to borrowers while also 

maintaining the integrity of RUS loans 

and their repayment of taxpayer’s 

monies. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 45. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 424. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–15– P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 10, 2009. 

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) 720–8958. 

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 


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