27838 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 94 / Thursday, May 15, 2014 / Notices 

Management and Budget (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, New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

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 1776, Household Water 

Well System Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0139. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by 

Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926e) to administer and make grants to 

qualified private non-profit 

organizations which will use the funds 

to establish lending programs for 

household water wells. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

grant applicants will provide 

information to be collected as part of the 

application and grant process through 

certain documentation, certifications, 

and completed forms. Grant applicants 

must show that the project will provide 

technical and financial assistance to 

eligible individuals to remedy 

household well problems. The grant 

recipients will establish a revolving loan 

fund lending program to provide water 

well loans to individuals who own or 

will own private wells in rural areas. 

The individual loan recipients may use 

the funds to construct, refurbish, and 

service their household well systems for 

an existing home. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 7. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 776. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Electric System Emergency 

Restoration Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0140. 

Summary of Collection: Electric 

power systems have been identified in 

Presidential Decision Directive 63, May 

1998, as one of the critical 

infrastructures of the United States. The 

term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ is defined 

in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot 

Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). To 

ensure that the electric infrastructure in 

rural America is adequately protected, 

Rural Utilities Service requires that all 

current electric borrowers enhance an 

existing Emergency Restoration Plan 

(ERP) or, if none exists, develop and 

maintain an ERP. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Rural Development Utilities Programs 

(RDUP) requires that all current electric 

borrowers conduct a Vulnerability and 

Risk Assessment (VRA) of its respective 

systems and utilize the results of this 

assessment to enhance an existing ERP 

or create an ERP if none exists. The ERP 

provides written procedures detailing 

response and restoration efforts in the 

event of a major system outage resulting 

from a natural or man made disaster. 

RDUP requires each electric borrower to 

provide annually a self-certification, in 

writing, that an ERP exists and that an 

initial VRA has been performed. If this 

information were not collected, 

vulnerabilities may exist in the electric 

system infrastructure. The result would 

be increased risk to public safety and 

may affect the Government loan 

security. 

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

Number of Respondents: 625. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 313. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Washington State Crop 

Improvement Association of Pullman, 

Washington, an exclusive license to the 

chickpea variety named ‘‘Nash.’’ 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 16, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Nakanishi of the Office of 

Technology Transfer at the Beltsville 

address given above; telephone: 301– 

504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this plant 

variety as Washington State Crop 

Improvement Association of Pullman, 

Washington has submitted a complete 

and sufficient application for a license. 

The prospective exclusive license will 

be royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and d 37 CFR 404.7. The 

prospective exclusive license may be 

granted unless, within thirty (30) days 

from the date of this published Notice, 

the Agricultural Research Service 

receives written evidence and argument 

which establishes that the grant of the 

license would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Robert J. Griesbach, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11195 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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