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the United States, where the agency

determines that litigation is likely to

affect the agency or any of its

components, is a party to the litigation

or has an interest in such litigation, and

the use of such records by the

Department of Justice is deemed by the

agency to be relevant and necessary to

the litigation, providing, however, that

in each case, the agency determines that

disclosure of the records to the

Department of Justice is a use of the

information that is compatible with the

purpose for which the records were

collected.

(4) Disclosure may be made to a

congressional office from the record of

an individual in response to an inquiry

from the congressional office made on

behalf of the individual.

(5) Information will be forwarded to

another Federal agency when a Federal

employee accepts employment with

another Federal agency.

(6) Referral of information regarding

indebtedness to the Defense Manpower

Data Center, Department of Defense, and

the United States Postal Service for the

purpose of conducting computer

matching programs to identify and

locate individuals receiving Federal

salary or benefit payments and who are

delinquent in their payments of debts

owed to the U.S. Government in order

to collect debts by voluntary repayment,

administrative, or salary offset

procedures under the provisions of 5

U.S.C. 5514 or through collection

agencies under the provisions of 31

U.S.C. 3718.

(7) Information contained in this

system of records may be disclosed to a

debt collection agency when USDA

determines such referral is appropriate

for collecting the debtor’s account as

provided for in U.S. Government

contracts with collection agencies

executed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3718.

(8) Where prior collection efforts have

failed, the USDA will refer to the

Department of the Treasury information

from this system of records concerning

past-due legally enforceable debts for

offset against tax refunds that may

become due the debtors for the tax year

in which referral is made in accordance

with IRS regulation at 26 CFR 301.6402–

6T, offset of Past-due Legally

Enforceable Debt Against Overpayment,

and under the authority contained in 31

U.S.C. 3720A.

(9) Information contained in this

system of records may be disclosed to a

consumer reporting agency in

accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(f).

(10) Information contained in this

system of records, related to non-tax

debts or claims that are delinquent for

180 days, will be sent to the Secretary

of the Treasury or to other Federal

agencies designated by the Secretary of

the Treasury for the purpose of

offsetting Federal payments to collect

delinquent debts, owed to the Federal

Government. Records will be matched

by Taxpayer Identification Number

(TIN) and name. For an individual, the

TIN is the Social Security Number. For

a business, the TIN is the Employer

Identification Number. The release of

this information is in accordance with

31 U.S.C. 3716 and 4 CFR part 102.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STRONG,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are maintained on magnetic

tape files, disk files, and in folders at the

National Finance Center.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records in the administrative billings

and collections data base are retrieved

by Social Security Number and by name

of individual or equivalent identifying

number. Records in the claims data base

are retrieved by the claim number, by

Social Security Number and name of

individual, or by equivalent identifying

number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Magnetic tape files and disk files are

kept in a locked computer room and

tape library which can be accessed by

authorized personnel only. File folders

are maintained in secured areas with

access by authorized personnel only.

Disk files are password protected to

limit access to authorized personnel

only. Online access by National Finance

Center and other agency personnel is

password protected.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Master history magnetic tapes are

retained in accordance with a tape

library management schedule. Manual

records are transferred to the Federal

Records Center for storage and

disposition in accordance with General

Services Administration regulations.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, National Finance Center,

OCFO, USDA, PO Box 60000, New

Orleans, Louisiana 70160.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Any individual may request

information regarding this system of

records or information as to whether the

system contains records pertaining to

him/her from the System Manager. A

request for information pertaining to an

individual should be in writing and

should contain: name, address, Social

Security Number, and particulars

involved (i.e., dates of claims, copies of

correspondence, etc.).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Any individual may obtain

information as to the procedures for

gaining access to a record in the system

which pertains to him/her by submitting

a written request to the System

Manager.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Any individual may obtain

information as to the procedures for

contesting a record in the system which

pertain to him/her by submitting a

written request to the System Manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information in this system comes

primarily from USDA employees,

former USDA employees, non-USDA

employees, agency claimants, and

USDA or other investigative personnel.

[FR Doc. 97–23903 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Extension for Availability of

Funding and Requests for Proposals

for the Section 538 Rural Rental

Housing Guaranteed Loan

Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service

(RHS) announces the extension of the

application deadline to September 22,

1997. Applications for the program will

be processed as they are received, until

the funds are exhausted.

RHS previously announced the

availability of the section 538 Rural

Rental Housing Guaranteed Loan

program on a demonstration basis on

July 2, 1997, 62 FR 35782. The

application closing date is extended

from August 18, 1997, to September 22,

1997.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

applications is 4:00 p.m., Eastern

Daylight Savings Time on September 22,

1997. Applications received after such

date and time will be returned. Lenders

are encouraged to submit applications

prior to September 22, 1997, as

applications will be reviewed as they

are received. If there are differences

between any previously distributed

guidelines and this notice, the

requirements of this notice shall prevail.

If RHS is unable to obligate section 538

funds for guaranteed loans by
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September 26, 1997, any remaining

section 538 funds will be transferred for

use under the section 515 program.

Qualified lenders may call the office of

the Multi-Family Housing Processing

Division of the Rural Housing Service,

at 202–720–1604 for a copy of the

application package. This is not a tollfree number. Hearing- or speechimpaired persons may access that

number by calling toll-free the Federal

Information Relay Service at (800) 877–

8339.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 97–23905 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–U

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 RUS intends to

request approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by November 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F.

Lamont Heppe, Jr., Director, Program

Support and Regulatory Analysis, Rural

Utilities Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.,

SW., STOP 1522, Washington, DC

20250–1522. Telephone (202) 720–0736.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: RUS Form 793, Request for

Release of Lien and/or Approval of Sale.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0041.

Type of request: Reinstatement of an

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 an 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 their assets. The form

collects detailed information regarding

the proposed sale of a portion of the

borrower’s systems. 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 2.84 hours per

response.

Respondents: Small business or

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

75.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 213.

Copies of this information collection,

and related form and instructions, can

be obtained from Dawn Wolfgang,

Program Support and Regulatory

Analysis, at (202) 720–0812.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

this 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 burden of the

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

F. Lamont Heppe, Jr., Director, Program

Support and Regulatory Analysis, Rural

Utilities Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400

Independence Avenue., SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:

(202) 720–4120.

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: September 4, 1997.

Adam Golodner,

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 97–23947 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal

Integrated Coverage Measurement

(ICM) Person Interview and Outmover

Tracing Activities

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before November 10,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Magdalena Ramos, Staff

Group Leader for ICM Operations,

Bureau of the Census, Room 3770,

Washington, DC 20233, (301)457–4295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Bureau of the Census developed

the Integrated Coverage Measurement

(ICM) approach for measuring coverage

of housing units and populations during

the decennial census. In the Census

2000 Dress Rehearsal, we are interested

in conducting a rehearsal of our ICM

approach to measuring the coverage of

the census for housing units and people.

The Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal will

be conducted in an urban site

(Sacramento, California), a nonurban

site (Columbia, South Carolina, and

surrounding area), and one American

Indian Reservation (Menominee

Reservation, Wisconsin).

The first phase of the ICM consists of

the Independent Listing and the

Housing Unit Follow-up operations.

During the Independent Listing, the

Bureau of the Census will obtain a

complete housing inventory of all

addresses within the Census 2000 Dress

Rehearsal sites just before the dress

rehearsal commences. The ICM listing

will be matched to the census list of