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Vol. 62, No. 192

Friday, October 3, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

requested.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

Section 502 Rural Housing

Demonstration Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by December 2, 1997 to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria L. Denson, Loan Specialist,

Single Family Housing Processing

Division, RHS, U. S. Department of

Agriculture, STOP 0783, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250, Telephone (202)

720–1487.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Section 502 Rural Housing

Demonstration Program.

OMB Number: 0575–0114.

Expiration Date of Approval: January

31, 1998.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: Under Section 506(b), RHS

may provide loans for innovative

housing units and systems which do not

meet existing published standards,

rules, regulations, or policies. The

intended effect is to increase the

availability of affordable rural housing

for low-income families, through

innovative designs and systems.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 80 hours to

complete the questionnaire including

additional material, specifications and

blueprints.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

15.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 12,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Tracy Gillin,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, at (202) 690–1065.

Comments: Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of RHS,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

RHS’ 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 to

Tracy Gillin, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Development, STOP 0743, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–0743. 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 26, 1997.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26215 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

and Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and

deletions from Procurement List.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received

proposals to add to the Procurement List

commodities and services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities, and to

delete commodities previously

furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

Additions

If the Committee approves the

proposed addition, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the commodities and services

listed below from nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities. I certify

that the following action will not have

a significant impact on a substantial

number of small entities. The major

factors considered for this certification

were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the commodities and

services.