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Vol. 74, No. 169 

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), 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 November 2, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5162–South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0784. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

RUS is submitting to OMB for 

extension. 

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 will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed 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 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 may be sent to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–8435. 

Title: Request for Release of Lien and/ 

or Approval of Sale. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0041. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) makes mortgage loans and loan 

guarantees to electric and 

telecommunications systems to provide 

and improve electric and 

telecommunications service in rural 

areas pursuant to the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq,) (RE Act). All 

current and future capital assets of RUS 

borrowers are ordinarily mortgaged or 

pledged to the Federal Government as 

security for RUS loans. Assets include 

tangible and intangible utility plant, 

non-utility property, construction in 

progress, and materials, supplies, and 

equipment normally used in a 

telecommunications system. The RE Act 

and the various security instruments, 

e.g., the RUS mortgage, limit the rights 

of a RUS borrower to dispose of its 

capital assets. The RUS Form 793, 

Request for Release of Lien and/or 

Approval of Sale, allows the 

telecommunications program borrower 

to seek agency permission to sell some 

of its assets. The form collects detailed 

information regarding the proposed sale 

of a portion of the borrower’s system. 

RUS telecommunications borrowers fill 

out the form to request RUS approval in 

order to sell capital assets. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.75 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 110. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Joyce McNeil, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 720–0812. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 26, 2009. 

Jonathan Adelstein, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–21212 Filed 9–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0064] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Unshu Oranges From 

the Republic of Korea Into Alaska 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the importation of unshu 

oranges from the Republic of Korea into 

Alaska. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2009-0064 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0064, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 


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