42140 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 134 / Thursday, July 14, 2022 / Notices 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 616 hours. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) manages the Telecommunications 

loan program and Rural Broadband 

Access, to provide loans and loan 

guarantees to fund the cost of 

construction, improvement, or 

acquisition of facilities and equipment 

for the provision of broadband service 

in eligible rural communities. RUS 

therefore requires Telecommunications 

and Broadband borrowers to submit 

Form 481, Financial Requirement 

Statement. This form implements 

certain provisions of the standard RUS 

loan documents by setting forth 

requirements and procedures to be 

followed by borrowers in obtaining 

advances and making disbursements of 

loan funds. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 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 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Robin M. Jones, 

Rural Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, at 

(202) 772–1172. Email: robin.m.jones@

usda.gov. 

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 McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15080 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0033] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Seismic Safety of New 

Building Construction; OMB Control 

No.: 0572–0099 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

announces its’ intention to request an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection and invites 

comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 12, 2022 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and, in the ‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled 

‘‘Search for Rules, Proposed Rules, 

Notices, or Supporting Documents,’’ 

enter the following docket number: 

(RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0033). To submit 

or view public comments, click the 

‘‘Search’’ button, select the 

‘‘Documents’’ tab, then select the 

following document title: (Seismic 

Safety of New Building Construction) 

from the ‘‘Search Results,’’ and select 

the ‘‘Comment’’ button. Before inputting 

your comments, you may also review 

the ‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). 

Insert your comments under the 

‘‘Comment’’ title, click ‘‘Browse’’ to 

attach files (if available). Input your 

email address and select ‘‘Submit 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, South Building, Washington, DC 

20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 720– 

7853. Email MaryPat.Daskla@usda.gov. 

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 the 

following information collection that 

RUS is submitting to OMB as extension 

to an existing collection with Agency 

adjustment. 

Title: 7 CFR part 1792, subpart C— 

Seismic Safety of New Building 

Construction. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0099. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2022. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.75 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions and other businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 10. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8. 

Abstract: The Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Act of 1977 was enacted to 

reduce risks to life and property through 

the National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program (NEHRP). The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) is designated as the agency with 

the primary responsibility to plan and 

coordinate the NEHRP. This program 

includes the development and 

implementation of feasible design and 

construction methods to make 

structures earthquake resistant. 

Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 

1990, Seismic Safety of Federal and 

Federally Assisted or Regulated New 

Building Construction, requires that 

measures to assure seismic safety be 

imposed on federally assisted new 

building construction. 

Title 7 part 1792, subpart C, Seismic 

Safety of Federally assisted New 

Building Construction, identifies 

acceptable seismic standards which 

must be employed in new building 

construction funded by loans, grants, or 

guarantees made by RUS or the Rural 

Telephone Bank (RTB) or through lien 

accommodations or subordinations 

approved by RUS or RTB. This subpart 

implements and explains the provisions 

of the loan contract utilized by the RUS 

for both electric and 

telecommunications borrowers and by 

the RTB for its telecommunications 

borrowers requiring construction 

certifications affirming compliance with 

the standards. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 


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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 

respondents, 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 for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Arlette 

Mussington, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (202) 720– 

2825. Email: arlette.mussington@

usda.gov. 

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, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15037 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–22–Agency–0032] 

OneRD Annual Notice of Guarantee 

Fee Rates, Periodic Retention Fee 

Rates, Loan Guarantee Percentage and 

Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note 

Guarantee Prior to Construction 

Completion for Fiscal Year 2023 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Rural Housing Service, and 

Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS), Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS), agencies of the 

Rural Development mission area within 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), hereinafter collectively referred 

to as the Agency, offer loan guarantees 

through four programs: Community 

Facilities (CF) administered by the RHS; 

Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) 

administered by the RUS; and Business 

and Industry (B&I) and Rural Energy for 

America Program (REAP) administered 

by the RBCS. This notice provides 

applicants with the Guarantee Fee rates, 

Guarantee percentage for Guaranteed 

Loans, the Periodic Retention Fee, and 

Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note 

Guarantee Prior to Construction 

Completion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, to 

be used when applying for guaranteed 

loans under the guaranteed loan types 

listed above. This notice is being 

published prior to the passage of a FY 

2023 appropriation. Should the fees 

need to be adjusted after passage of the 

FY 2023 appropriations, the agency will 

publish a subsequent notice in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: The fees in this notice are 

effective October 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information specific to this notice 

contact Michele Brooks, Director, 

Regulations Management, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– 

1078. Email: michele.brooks@usda.gov. 

For information regarding 

implementation, contact your respective 

Rural Development State Office listed 

here: https://www.rd.usda.gov/browsestate. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As set 

forth in 7 CFR part 5001, the Agency is 

authorized to charge a guarantee fee, a 

periodic guarantee retention fee, a fee 

for the issuance of the loan note 

guarantee prior to construction 

completion and establish a loan 

guarantee percentage for guaranteed 

loans made under this rule. Pursuant to 

this and other applicable authority, and 

subject to the current appropriated 

authority, the Agency is establishing the 

following for FY 2023: 

Loan type Guarantee fee 

(%) 

Periodic 

guarantee 

retention fee 

(%) 

Loan 

guarantee 

percentage 

(%) 

Fee for 

issuance of 

loan note 

guarantee 

prior to 

construction 

completion 

(%) 

B&I ................................................................................................................... 3.00 0.5 80 0.5 

B&I Reduced Fee ............................................................................................ 1.0 0.5 80 0.5 

B&I project in a high cost, isolated rural area of the State of Alaska that is 

not connected to a road system .................................................................. 1.0 0.5 90 0.5 

CF .................................................................................................................... 1.25 0.5 80 0.5 

REAP ............................................................................................................... 1.0 0.25 80 0.5 

WWD ................................................................................................................ 1.0 N/A 80 0.5 

The initial guarantee fee is paid at the 

time the loan note guarantee is issued. 

The periodic guarantee retention fee is 

paid by the lender to the Agency once 

a year. Payment of the periodic 

guarantee retention fee is required in 

order to maintain the enforceability of 

the guarantee. The fee for issuance of 

the loan note guarantee prior to 

construction completion DOES NOT 

apply to all construction loans. This 

additional fee only applies to loans 

requesting to receive a loan note 

guarantee prior to project completion. 

For loans where the loan note guarantee 

is issued between October 1 and 

December 31, the first periodic retention 

fee payment is due January 31 of the 

second year following the date the loan 

note guarantee was issued. 

Unless precluded by a subsequent FY 

2023 appropriation, these rates will 

apply to all guaranteed loans obligated 

in FY 2023. The amount of the periodic 

retention fee on each guaranteed loan 

will be determined by multiplying the 

periodic retention fee rate by the 

outstanding principal loan balance as of 

December 31, multiplied by the 

percentage of guarantee. 


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