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behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11,250. 

Below we provide projected average 

estimates for the next three years: 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

activities: 15. 

Average number of Respondents per 

Activity: 750. 

Annual responses: 11,250. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average minutes per response: 30. 

Burden hours: 5,625. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the 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 the 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 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 responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

to OMB for approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Information 

Collection: A copy of the information 

collection and related instructions may 

be obtained free of charge by contacting 

Robert Martin as directed above. 

Done at Washington, DC, this day of May 

13, 2022. 

Dionne Toombs, 

Acting Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11747 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No: RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0030] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comments Requested 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) invites comments on this 

information collection for which the 

Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Gilbert, Regulatory Management 

Division, USDA Rural Development, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. Email: 

lynn.gilbert@usda.gov Telephone: (202) 

690–2682. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB as a extension to an 

existing collection. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the 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 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 by the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No. 

RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0030. A link to the 

Notice will appear. You may submit a 

comment here by selecting the 

‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access 

the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’ 

and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on 

Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view 

comments that have been submitted as 

well as submit a comment. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘FAQ’’ link at the bottom. Comments on 

this information collection must be 

received by August 1, 2022. 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1728, Electric 

Standards and Specifications for 

Materials and Construction. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0131. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: RUS provides loans and 

loan guarantees in accordance with the 

Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 

U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, (RE Act). 

Section 4 of the RE Act requires that the 

Agency make or guarantee a loan only 

if there is reasonable assurance that the 

loan, together with all outstanding loans 

and obligations of the Borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. In 

order to facilitate the programmatic 

interests of the RE Act and, in order to 

assure that loans made or guaranteed by 

the Agency are adequately secure, RUS, 

as a secured lender, has established 

certain standards and specifications for 

materials, equipment, and the 

construction of electric systems. The use 

of standards and specifications for 

materials, equipment and construction 

units helps assure the Agency that: (1) 

Appropriate standards and 

specifications are maintained; (2) RUS 

loan security is not adversely affected, 

and; (3) Loan and loan guarantee funds 

are used effectively and for the intended 

purposes. The regulation, 7 CFR part 

1728, establishes Agency policy that 

materials and equipment purchased by 

RUS Electric Borrowers or accepted as 

contractor-furnished material must 

conform to Agency standards and 

specifications where established and, if 

included in RUS Publication IP 202–1, 

‘‘List of Materials Acceptable for Use on 

Systems of Agency Electrification 

Borrowers’’ (List of Materials), must be 

selected from that list or must have 

received technical acceptance from 

RUS. 

Estimate of Burden: This collection of 

information is estimated to average 20 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

38. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.63. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,000 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Lynn Gilbert, 

Regulatory Management Division, at 

(202) 690–2682. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 


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for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11767 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–22–Electric–0029] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comments Requested 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) invites comments on this 

information collection for which the 

Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Gilbert, Regulations Management 

Division, USDA Rural Development, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. Email: 

lynn.gilbert@usda.gov. Telephone: (202) 

690–2682. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB as an extension to an 

existing collection. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the 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 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 by the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No. 

RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0029. A link to the 

Notice will appear. You may submit a 

comment here by selecting the 

‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access 

the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’ 

and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on 

Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view 

comments that have been submitted as 

well as submit a comment. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘FAQ’’ link at the bottom. Comments on 

this information collection must be 

received by August 1, 2022. 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1786, Prepayment of 

Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed and 

Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone 

Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0088. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

relies on the information provided by 

the borrowers in their financial 

statements to make lending decisions as 

to borrowers’ credit worthiness and to 

assure that loan funds are approved, 

advanced and disbursed for proper RE 

Act purposes. These financial 

statements are audited by a certified 

public accountant to provide 

independent assurance that the data 

being reported are properly measured 

and fairly presented. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.00 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

38. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.00. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 76 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Lynn Gilbert, 

Regulations Management Division, at 

(202) 690–2682. 

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. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11768 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of a Public Meeting 

of the Maine Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that the Maine Advisory 

Committee to the Commission will hold 

a virtual meeting for project planning on 

Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. 

(ET). 

DATES: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 

12:00 p.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: 

Public Web Conference Link (video 

and audio): https://tinyurl.com/ 

36rwc9st; Password, if needed: USCCR. 

If Joining by Phone Only, Dial: 1–551– 

285–1373; Meeting ID: 161 688 4474#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Liliana Schiller, DFO, at lschiller@

usccr.gov or (202) 770–1856. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

meeting is available to the public 

through the WebEx link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hearing. may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the call-in 

number found through registering at the 

web link provided for this meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be emailed to 

Liliana Schiller at lschiller@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Unit at (202) 539–8246. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 


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