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B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Additional requirements that apply to 

grantees selected for this program can be 

found in the 7 CFR 4284, subpart G. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

Rural Development State Office 

identified in this notice. 

Nondiscrimination Statement: 

‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–

2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil 

Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or 

call (800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202) 

720–6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender.’’

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Ben Anderson, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and 

Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2008 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

availability of approximately $33.077 

million of loan funds under the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and Grant 

(REDLG) program for fiscal year (FY) 

2008. This notice is being issued to 

allow applicants sufficient time to 

leverage financing, submit applications, 

and give the Agency time to process 

applications within the current fiscal 

year. The Agency will publish a 

subsequent notice identifying the 

amount of funding received for grants, 

if any, and the final maximum dollar 

amount for grant awards. The awards 

made as a result of this notice are 

effective for loans made during the 

fiscal year beginning October 1, 2007, 

and ending September 30, 2008. REDLG 

loans and grants are to assist in 

economically developing rural areas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melvin Padgett, Loan Specialist, USDA 

Rural Development, STOP 3225, Room 

6866, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3225. 

Telephone: (202) 720–1495, FAX: (202) 

720–2213. 

ADDRESSES: For further information, 

entities wishing to apply for assistance 

should contact a Rural Development 

State Office to receive further 

information and copies of the 

application package. A list of Rural 

Development State Offices follows: 

District of Columbia 

USDA Rural Development, Specialty 

Lenders Division, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Room 

6867, Washington, DC 20250–3225, 

(202) 720–1400. 

Alabama 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 

36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD 

(334) 279–3495. 

Alaska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, 

Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761–

7705/TDD (907) 761–8905. 

Arizona 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

230 N. 1st First Ave., Suite 206, 

Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/ 

TDD (602) 280–8705. 

Arkansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, 

Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 

301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279. 

California 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

430 G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA 

95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD 

(530) 792–5848. 

Colorado 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

655 Parfet Street, Room E100, 

Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–

2903/TDD (720) 544–2976. 

Delaware-Maryland 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, 

Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/ 

TDD (302) 857–3585. 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 

147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, 

(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. 

Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–

2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 546–

2034. 

Hawaii 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 311, 154 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, 

(808) 933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321. 

Idaho 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, 

Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5600/TDD 

(208) 378–5644. 

Illinois 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

2118 W. Park Court, Suite A, 

Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–

6200/TDD (217) 403–6240. 

Indiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, 

Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290–

3100/TDD (317) 290–3343. 

Iowa 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 873, 210 

Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 

(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858. 

Kansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite 

100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 

271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767. 

Kentucky 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, 

Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7300/ 

TDD (859) 224–7422. 

Louisiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, 

LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 

473–7655. 

Maine 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 


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405, Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 

990–9160/TDD (207) 942–7331. 

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/ 

Connecticut 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, 

MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD 

(413) 253–4590. 

Michigan 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East 

Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/ 

TDD (517) 324–5169. 

Minnesota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul, 

MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD 

(651) 602–3799. 

Mississippi 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. 

Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, 

(601) 965–4316/TDD (601) 965–5850. 

Missouri 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade 

Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 

65203, (573) 876–0976/TDD (573) 

876–9480. 

Montana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B, 

P.O. Box 850, Bozeman, MT 59771, 

(406) 585–2580/TDD (406) 585–2562. 

Nebraska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 

Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 

68508, (402) 437–5551/TDD (402) 

437–5093. 

Nevada 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, 

NV 89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD 

(775) 885–0633. 

New Jersey 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor 

North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 

08054, (856) 787–7700/TDD (856) 

787–7784. 

New Mexico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–

4950/TDD (505) 761–4938. 

New York 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South 

Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 

13202–2541, (315) 477–6400/TDD 

(315) 477–6447. 

North Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, 

NC 27609, (919) 873–2000/TDD (919) 

873–2003. 

North Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502–1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD 

(701) 530–2113. 

Ohio 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 

North High Street, Columbus, OH 

43215–2418, (614) 255–2400/TDD 

(614) 255–2554. 

Oklahoma 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 

74074–2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD 

(405) 742–1007. 

Oregon 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, 

Portland, OR 97232, (503) 414–3300/ 

TDD (503) 414–3387. 

Pennsylvania 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717) 

237–2299/TDD (717) 237–2261. 

Puerto Rico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos 

Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–

6106, (787) 766–5095/TDD (787) 766–

5332. 

South Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 

1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, 

Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765–5163/ 

TDD (803) 765–5697. 

South Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 

Fourth Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, 

(605) 352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147. 

Tennessee 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, 

Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–

1300. 

Texas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 

South Main, Temple, TX 76501. (254) 

742–9700/TDD (254) 742–9712. 

Utah 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 

125 South State Street, Room 4311, 

Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524–

4320/TDD (801) 524–3309. 

Vermont/New Hampshire 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–

6000/TDD (802) 223–6365. 

Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238, 

Richmond, VA 23229–5014, (804) 

287–1550/TDD (804) 287–1753. 

Washington 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite 

B, Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 

704–7740/TDD (360) 704–7760. 

West Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, 75 High Street, 

Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505–

7500, (304) 284–4860/TDD (304) 284–

4836. 

Wisconsin 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, 

WI 54481, (715) 345–7600/TDD (715) 

345–7614. 

Wyoming 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

100 East B, Federal Building, Room 

1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 

82602–5006, (307) 233–6700/TDD 

(307) 233–6733. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Type: Rural 

Economic Development Loans and 

Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.854. 

Dates: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications must be 

received in the State Office as follows: 

For First and Second Quarters, January 

31, 2008, Third Quarter, March 31, 

2008, and Fourth Quarter, June 30, 

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I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The Regulations for these programs 

are at 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A. The 

primary objective of the program is to 

promote rural economic development 

and job creation projects. Assistance 

provided to rural areas, as defined, 

under this program may include 

business startup costs, business 

expansion, business incubators, 

technical assistance feasibility studies, 

advanced telecommunications services 

and computer networks for medical, 

educational, and job training services 

and community facilities projects for 

economic development. Awards are 

made on a competitive basis using 

specific selection criteria contained in 7 

CFR 4280, subpart A. Information 

required to be in the application include 

an SF–424, ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance;’’ a Resolution of the Board 

of Directors; AD–1047, ‘‘Debarment/ 

Suspension Certification;’’ Assurance 

statement for the Uniform Act; 

Restrictions on Lobbying, AD 1049; 

‘‘Certification Regarding Drug-Free 

Workplace Requirements;’’ Seismic 

certification (if construction); RD 1940–

20, ‘‘Request for Environmental 

Information;’’ RUS Form 7; ‘‘Financial 

and Statistical Report;’’ and RUS Form 

7a, ‘‘Investments, Loan Guarantees, and 

Loans,’’ or similar information; and 

written narrative of project description. 

Applications will be tentatively scored 

by the State Offices and submitted to the 

National Office for review. 

Definitions 

The definitions are published at 7 

CFR 4280.3. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Loan. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2008. 

Maximum Anticipated Award: 

$740,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: First and 

Second Quarters, March 14, 2008, Third 

Quarter, May 14, 2008, and Fourth 

Quarter, August 15, 2008. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Loans and grants may be made to any 

entity that is identified by USDA Rural 

Development as an eligible borrower 

under the Rural Electrification Act. In 

accordance with 7 CFR 4280.13, 

applicants that are not delinquent on 

any Federal debt or otherwise 

disqualified from participation in these 

program are eligible to apply. An 

applicant must be eligible under 7 

U.S.C. 940c. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

For loans, either the Ultimate 

Recipient or the Intermediary must 

provide supplemental funds for the 

project equal to at least 20 percent of the 

loan to the Intermediary. For grants, the 

Intermediary must provide 

supplemental funds for the project equal 

to at least 20 percent of the grant to the 

Intermediary. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Applications will only be accepted for 

projects that promote rural economic 

development and job creation. 

D. Completeness Eligibility 

Applications will not be considered 

for funding if they do not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

eligibility or are missing required 

elements. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2008 Application and 

Submission Information: 

A. Address To Request Application 

Package 

For further information, entities 

wishing to apply for assistance should 

contact the Rural Development State 

Office identified in this NOFA to obtain 

copies of the application package. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit 

applications through the Grants.gov 

Web site at: http://www.grants.gov. 

Applications may be submitted in either 

electronic or paper format. Users of 

Grants.gov will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it off line, and then upload 

and submit the application via the 

Grants.gov Web site. Applications may 

not be submitted by electronic mail. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov Web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 

applicants must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the application for REDLGs 

and all necessary assurances and 

certifications. 

• After electronically submitting an 

application through the Web site, the 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from Grants.gov that 

contains a Grants.gov tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the deadline, they may 

submit a paper copy of your application 

to your respective Rural Development 

State Office. Paper applications 

submitted to a Rural Development State 

Office must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. 

Please note that applicants must 

locate the downloadable application 

package for this program by the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 

or FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirement contained in this 

Notice is approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0024. 

B. Content and Form of Submission 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements. Each selection 

priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR 

4280.42(b), must be addressed in the 

application. Failure to address any of 

the criteria will result in a zero-point 

score for that criterion and will impact 

the overall evaluation of the application. 

Copies of 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A, 

will be provided to any interested 

applicant making a request to a Rural 

Development State Office listed in this 

notice. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Date: First and 

Second Quarters, January 31, 2008, 

Third Quarter, March 31, 2008, and 

Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2008. 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications must be in the Rural 

Development State Office by the 

deadline dates as indicated above. 

V. Application Review Information 

The National Office will score 

applications based on the grant 

selection criteria and weights contained 

in 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A and will 

select an Intermediary subject to the 

Intermediary’s satisfactory submission 

of the additional items required by 7 

CFR part 4280, subpart A and the USDA 

Rural Development Letter of Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive 

notification for funding from the Rural 

Development State Office. Applicants 

must comply with all applicable statutes 


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and regulations before the loan/grant 

award will be approved. Provided the 

application requirements have not 

changed, an application not selected 

will be reconsidered in three subsequent 

funding competitions for a total of four 

competitions. If an application is 

withdrawn, it can be resubmitted and 

will be evaluated as a new application. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Additional requirements that apply to 

Intermediary’s selected for this program 

can be found in the 7 CFR 4280, subpart 

A. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

Rural Development State Office 

identified in this NOFA. 

Nondiscrimination Statement: 

‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–

2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil 

Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or 

call (800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202) 

720–6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender.’’

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

Ben Anderson, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Telephone Bank 

Rural Telephone Bank Board Meeting 

Time and Date: 4 p.m., Monday, 

February 11, 2008. 

Place: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 

Gallier AB Room, 500 Canal St., New 

Orleans, LA 70130. 

Status: Open. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

following matters have been placed on 

the agenda for the Board of Directors 

meeting: 

1. Call to Order 

2. Report on the Rural Telephone 

Bank Dissolution: 

• Secretary’s Report. 

• Treasurer’s Report. 

• Report on the Dissolution. 

3. Reflections on the Rural Telephone 

Bank. 

4. Adjournment and Closing Remarks 

by Under Secretary Thomas C. Dorr. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Jonathan Claffey, Deputy Assistant 

Governor and Assistant Secretary, Rural 

Telephone Bank, (202) 720–9554. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

James M. Andrew, 

Governor, Rural Telephone Bank. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

Rural Utilities Service, an agency 

delivering the United States Department 

of Agriculture’s Rural Development 

Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred 

to as Rural Development and/or Agency, 

invites comments on this information 

collection for which Rural Development 

intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 7, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele L. Brooks, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5168 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202) 

720–8435. 

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 the Agency 

is submitting to OMB as a revision 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 to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, Rural Development Utilities 

Programs, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 1522, Room 5168, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202) 

720–8435. 

Title: Accounting Requirements for 

Electric and Telecommunications 

Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Agency believes that 

this is the minimum record retention 

requirements needed to carry out its due 

diligence responsibilities in loan 

underwriting and maintaining loan 

security. Agency borrowers should 

understand that they may be subject to 

additional record retention 

requirements imposed by other 

regulatory authorities such as FERC, 

FCC, state commissions and IRS. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

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

Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Recordkeepers: 1,422. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Hours per 

Recordkeeper: 50 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,844 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Recordkeepers: 35,550 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 


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