Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2023 / Notices 62531 

Signed at Washington, DC, August 30, 

2023. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19610 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[Docket No. RHS–21–Admin–0021] 

Notice of Request for Approval of a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 

Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 

Rural Housing Service, and the Rural 

Utilities Service, agencies of the Rural 

Development mission area within the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

hereinafter collectively referred to as the 

Agency to request approval for a new 

information collection in support of 

compliance with applicable acts for 

planning and performing construction 

and other development work. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

website provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Gilbert, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–2682. Email 

lynn.gilbert@usda.gov. 

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 

Rural Development is submitting to 

OMB for a new collection. 

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 by the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov and, in the lower 

‘‘Search Regulations and Federal 

Actions’’ box, select ‘‘RHS’’ from the 

agency drop-down menu, then click on 

‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column, 

select RHS–21–Admin–0021 to submit 

or view public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘User Tips’’ link. 

Title: 7 CFR 1927—Common Forms 

Package for Real Estate Title Clearance 

and Loan Closing. 

OMB Number: 0575–New. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

under OMB Number 0575-New will 

enable the Agencies to effectively 

extend financial assistance to construct, 

improve, alter, repair, replace or 

rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings, 

and/or related facilities to provide 

decent, safe, and sanitary living 

conditions and adequate farm buildings 

and other structures in rural areas. Title 

clearance is required to assure the 

Agency(s) that the loan is legally 

secured and has the required lien 

priority. 

RD will be collecting information to 

assure that those participating in this 

program remain eligible to proceed with 

loan closing and to ensure that loans are 

made with Federal funds are legally 

secured. The respondents are 

individuals or households, businesses 

and non-profit institutions. The 

information required is used by the 

USDA personnel to verify that the 

required lien position has been 

obtained. The information is collected at 

the field office responsible for 

processing a loan application through 

loan closing. The information is also 

used to ensure the program is 

administered in manner consistent with 

legislative and administrative 

requirements. If not collected, the 

Agency would be unable to determine if 

the loan is adequately and legally 

secure. RD continually strives to ensure 

that information collection burden is 

kept to a minimum. 

Information for the RD forms and 

their usage in this collection package are 

included in this supporting statement. 

Estimate of Burden: RD is requesting 

approval for one respondent and a onehour place holder in order for OMB to 

issue a control number for these forms. 

The burden for each of the forms will 

be accounted for within the individual 

Rural Development program collection 

packages using the form(s). 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Households, Businesses, Closing agents/ 

Attorneys and the field office staff. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent per Form in package: 

Form Nos. 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

1927–5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19 and 

20 ...................................... 1 

3550–25 ................................ 1 

Comments from interested parties are 

invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Joaquin Altoro, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19675 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

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