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Notices Federal Register

54554 

Vol. 73, No. 184 

Monday, September 22, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Correction 

September 16, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax (202) 395–5806 and to 

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, 

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 

20250–7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Forest Service 

Title: Federal and Non-Federal 

Financial Assistance Instruments. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–New. 

In the Summary of the Federal 

Register notice published on September 

9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number) page 

52261 contained an error in the total 

burden hours. The total burden hours 

should be 37,577, not 23,445 as 

published. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–22017 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 16, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax (202) 395–5806 and to 

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, 

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 

20250–7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1724 and Part 1738 

Electric Engineering, Architectural 

Services and Design Policies and 

Procedures; and Rural Broadband 

Access Loans and Loan Guarantees. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0118. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 

et seq., as amended authorizes Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) to make loans in 

several States and Territories of the 

United States for broadband access and 

rural electrification and the furnishing 

and improving of electric energy to 

persons in rural areas. Title 7 CFR 1724 

requires each borrower to select a 

qualified architect to perform certain 

architectural services and to use the 

designated form that provides for these 

services. The agency has developed 

standardized contractual forms used by 

borrowers to contract for services. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected stipulates the 

parties to the agreement, contains 

certain information relating to the 

approved loan or loan guarantee, and 

provides detailed contractual 

obligations and services to be provided 

and performed relating to construction, 

project design, construction 

management, compensation, and related 

information. The contractual forms 

provide standardized contract 

agreements between the electric or 

broadband borrower and the 

engineering or architectural firm 

providing services to the borrower. This 

has resulted in substantial savings to 

borrowers by reducing preparation of 

the documentation and the costly 

review by the government. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 99. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 


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