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Vol. 79, No. 215 

Thursday, November 6, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 31, 2014. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to Office of 

Management and Budget (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, New 

Executive Office Building, 725—17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

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 Utility Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste 

Loan and Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0121. 

Summary of Collection: Section 306 of 

the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (CONACT), 7 U.S.C. 

1926, authorizes Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) to make loans and grants to 

nonprofit corporations, state, local and 

tribal governments, and public agencies 

for the development of water and waste 

disposal facilities primarily servicing 

rural residents with populations up to 

10,000 residents. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Rural Development’s field offices will 

collect information from applicants/

borrowers and consultants to determine 

eligibility and project feasibility. The 

information will help to ensure 

borrowers operate on a sound basis and 

use loan funds for authorized purposes. 

There are agency forms required as well 

as other requirements that involve 

certifications from the borrower, 

lenders, and other parties. Failure to 

collect proper information could result 

in improper determinations of 

eligibility, use of funds and or unsound 

loans. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government; Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 862. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Annually and Weekly. 

Total Burden Hours: 107,003. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26299 Filed 11–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision and Extension of 

Approved Collection; Comment 

Request; Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

November 3, 2014. 

AGENCY: The Office of the Chief 

Information Officer—OCIO, USDA. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of 

information collection approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), the 

Office of the Chief Information Officer 

(OCIO) has submitted a Generic 

Information Collection Request (Generic 

ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958 or 

Charlene Parker (202) 720–8681. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

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