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of information. The information

collected will be similar to that which

any prudent lender would require to

determine whether debt settlement is

required and the amount of relief that is

needed.

Need and Use of the Information:

RUS will collect information to

determine the need for debt settlement;

the amount of debt the borrower can

repay; the future scheduling of debt

repayment; and, the range of

opportunities for enhancing the amount

of debt that can be recovered.

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

Number of Respondents: 1.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 3,000.

Rural Utilities Service

Title: Inventory of Work Orders.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0019.

Summary of Collection: The Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA). It 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 and as prescribed by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Circular A–129, Policies for

Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax

Receivables, which states that agencies

must, based on a review of a loan

application, determine that an applicant

complies with statutory, regulatory, and

administrative eligibility requirements

for loan assistance. RUS Form 219,

Inventory of Work Orders, is one of the

documents the borrower submits to RUS

to support actual expenditures and an

advance of loan funds.

Need and Use of the Information:

RUS will collect information to monitor

the activities of the borrower to ensure

that funds are being used for RUS

purposes. If the information were not

collected, RUS would be unable to

determine whether borrowers were

appropriating loan funds for the

purposes specified at the inception of he

loan contract.

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

Number of Respondents: 750.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 10,125.

Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1942–A, Community

Facility Loans.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0015.

Summary of Collection: The Rural

Housing Service (RUS) is a credit

agency within the Rural Development

mission area of the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA). The Community

Programs Division of the RHS

administers the Community Facilities

program under 7 CFR part 1942, subpart

A. Rural Development provides loan

and grant funds through the Community

Facilities program to finance many

types of projects varying in size and

complexity, from large general hospitals

to small fire trucks. The facilities

financed are designed to promote the

development of rural communities by

providing the infrastructure necessary to

attract residents and rural jobs. RUS will

collect information using several forms.

Need and Use of the Information:

RUS will collect information to

determine applicant/borrower

eligibility, project feasibility, and to

ensure borrowers operate on a sound

basis and use loan and grant funds for

authorized purposes. Failure to collect

proper information could result in

improper determinations of eligibility,

improper use of funds, and/or unsound

loans.

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 3,020.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;

Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 61,076.

William McAndrew,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Unified Federal Policy for Ensuring a

Watershed Approach to Federal Land

and Resource Management

AGENCIES: Office of the Secretary,

USDA; Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed policy; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: On February 22, 2000, the

Department of Agriculture and the

Department of the Interior published a

proposed unified Federal policy for

ensuring a watershed approach to

Federal land and resource management

(65 FR 8834). In response to comments

from the public requesting additional

time to fully analyze the issues and

prepare comprehensive comments, the

Departments of Agriculture and the

Interior are extending the comment

period to May 24, 2000.

DATES: Comments must be received by

May 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may send or hand

deliver written comments to: USDAForest Service, Content Analysis

Enterprise Team, Attn: UFP, Building 2,

Suite 295, 5500 Amelia Earhart Drive,

Salt Lake City, UT 84116. You may also

fax comments to (801) 517–1021 or

submit comments electronically to

cleanwater/wolcaet-slc@fs.fed.us.

Comments are available for public

inspection and copying at the address

above during regular business hours

(8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays). You

are encouraged to call (801) 517–1037 to

arrange a time to inspect the comments

received. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. All

comments will also be available

electronically for public inspection at

the close of the comment period via the

Internet at http://www.cleanwater.gov/

ufp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric

Janes, Rangelands, Soil and Water

Group, Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior or Karen

Solari, Watershed and Air Management

Staff, Forest Service, Department of

Agriculture, at (801) 517–1037. A copy

of the proposed unified Federal policy

is available via the Internet at http://

www.cleanwater.gov/ufp or a copy may

be obtained by calling the USDA-Forest

Service Content Analysis Enterprise

Team at (801) 517–1037. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339.

For the Department of Agriculture.

Dated: April 19, 2000.

James R. Lyons,

Under Secretary, Natural Resources and

Environment.

For the Department of the Interior.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals

Management.

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