Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 47 / Thursday, March 12, 2009 / Notices 10715 

Section 524 authorizes the Secretary 

to make loans on such terms and 

conditions and in such amounts as 

deemed necessary to public or private 

nonprofit organizations for the 

acquisition and development of land as 

building sites to be subdivided and sold 

to families, nonprofit organizations, 

public agencies and cooperatives 

eligible for assistance under any section 

of this title, or under any other law 

which provides financial assistance for 

housing low and moderate income 

families. 

RHS will be collecting information 

from participating organizations to 

ensure they are program eligible 

entities. This information will be 

collected at the RHS field office. If not 

collected, RHS would be unable to 

determine if the organization would 

qualify for loan assistance. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 6 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Public or private 

nonprofit organizations, State, Local or 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 4. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 4. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 24. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Linda Watts 

Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division at (202) 692–0226. 

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’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 to 

Linda Watts Thomas, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 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: February 2, 2009. 

James C. Alsop, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5323 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

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 intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

Single Family Housing Direct Loans and 

Grants programs. The collection 

involves the use of Form RD 410–8 

‘‘Applicant Reference Letter.’’ The Form 

will be used to obtain information about 

an applicant’s credit history that might 

not appear on a credit report and to 

provide clarification on the promptness 

of applicant’s payments on debts which 

enables Rural Housing Service to make 

better creditworthiness decisions. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 11, 2009, to be assured 

of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Migdaliz Bernier, Loan Specialist, 

Single Family Housing, Rural Housing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Mail STOP 0783, 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–0783. 

Phone number 202–690–3833; fax 

number 202–720–2232. Office hours are 

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Form RD 410–8, ‘‘Applicant 

Reference Letter’’. 

OMB Number: 0575–0091. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2009. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Housing Service 

(RHS) must, by law, make available to 

the applicant, upon request, the source 

of information used to make an adverse 

decision. Individual references may be 

solicited with the clear understanding 

that if the information is used to deny 

credit the information will be made 

available to the applicant upon request. 

Without this information, the Agency is 

unable to determine if a customer would 

qualify for services. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

businesses already extending credit/ 

financing to Section 502 and 504 

applicants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

33,837. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

33,837. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,692. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Linda Watts 

Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0226. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of Rural Housing 

Service, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of Rural Housing 

Service’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 to 

Linda Watts Thomas, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

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: February 2, 2009. 

James C. Alsop, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5324 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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