### 14370 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 16, 2011 / Notices

Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–354, 108 stat. 3178, 7 U.S.C. 6941 et seq. ) as successor to the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) with respect to certain programs, including the electric loan and loan guarantee program authorized under the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936. The RE Act authorizes and empowers the Administrator of RUS to make and guarantee loans to furnish and improve electric service in rural areas. These loans are amortized over a period of up to 35 years and secured by the borrower’s electric assets and/or revenue. RUS will collect information including studies and reports to support borrower loan applications.

Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to determine the eligibility of applicants for loans and loan guarantees under the RE Act; monitor the compliance of borrowers with debt covenants and regulatory requirements in order to protect loan security; ensure that borrowers use loan funds for purposes consistent with the statutory goals of the RE Act; and obtain information on the progress of rural electrification and evaluate the success of RUS program activities. Without the information RUS would be unable to accomplish statutory goals.

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

Number of Respondents: 650. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.

Total Burden Hours: 66,695.

Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–6042 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–15–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Commodity Credit Corporation**

**Farm Service Agency**

**Information Collection; Representation for CCC and FSA Loans Authorization**  **To File a Financing Statement**

**AGENCY :**  Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with form CCC–10, entitled ‘‘Representations for Commodity Credit Corporation or Farm Service Agency Loans and Authorization To File A Financing Statement and Related document,’’ which is used to support the CCC and FSA Farm Loan Programs (FLPs).

**DATES :**  We will consider comments that we receive by May 16, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  DeAnn Allen, USDA, Farm Service Agency, Price Support Division, phone (202) 720–9889.

**ADDRESSES :**  We invite you to submit comments on this Notice. In your comment, include volume, date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

E-mail: Send comments to: Deann.Allen@wdc.usda.gov.

Fax: (202) 690–3307. Mail: DeAnn Allen, Program Manager, USDA, Farm Service Agency, Price Support Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0512, Washington, DC 20250–0512.

Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: Representations for Commodity Credit Corporation or Farm Service Agency Loans and Authorization To File a Financing Statement and Related Documents.

OMB Control Number: 0560–0215. Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2011.

Type of Request: Extension. Abstract: Form CCC–10 is necessary to: (a) Gather or verify basic data provided by a CCC or FSA loan applicant that is required on a financing statement filed by CCC or FSA to perfect a security interest in collateral used to secure a loan; and (b) obtain loan applicant permission to file a financing statement prior to the execution of a security agreement.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response. The average travel time, which is included in the total annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per respondent.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,500.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 55,500.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,357 hours. We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information collection to help us to:

(1) Evaluate 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;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;

(4) 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.

All comments received in response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be a mater of public records. Comments will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of the information collection.

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2011. Val Dolcini, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011–6150 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–05–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Farm Service Agency**

**Information Collection; Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties** 

**AGENCY :**  Farm Service Agency, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from interested individuals and organizations on an extension with a revision of a currently approved information collection associated with transferring of farm records from one administrative county office to another.

**DATES :**  We will consider comments that we receive by May 16, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  We invite you to submit comments on this Notice. In your comment, include volume, date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

E-mail: Send comments to: rick.blackwood@wdc.usda.gov.

Fax: 202–720–4941.