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52633 

Vol. 76, No. 163 

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 18, 2011. 

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 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: 25. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,545. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21515 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0084] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

an Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Swine 2012 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Reinstatement 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 a reinstatement of an 

information collection to support the 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System’s Swine 2012 Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 24, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0084- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0084, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS-2011-0084 or in our reading 

room, which is located in Room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. To be sure someone is 

there to help you, please call (202) 

6902817 before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Swine 2012 Study, 

contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry 

Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and 

Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E6, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7207. For 

copies of more detailed information on 

the information collection, contact Mrs. 

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