30044 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 24, 2009 / Notices 

Total Burden Hours: 11,778. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–14852 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 19, 2009. 

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 Housing Service 

Title: Form RD 410–8, Application 

Reference Letter (A Request for Credit 

Reference). 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0091. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), under Section 

502 of Title V of the Housing Act of 

1949, as amended, provides financial 

assistance to construct, improve, alter, 

repair, replace, or rehabilitate dwellings, 

which will provide modest, decent, safe, 

and sanitary housing to eligible 

individuals in rural areas. Form RD 

410–8, Applicant Reference Letter, 

provides credit information and is used 

by RHS to obtain information about an 

applicant’s credit history that might not 

appear on a credit report. 

Need And Use of the Information: 

Using form RD–410–8, RHS will collect 

information to supplement or verify 

other debts when a credit report is 

limited and unavailable to determine 

the applicant’s eligibility and 

creditworthiness for RHS loans and 

grants. It can be used to document an 

ability to handle credit effectively for 

applicants who have not used sources of 

credit that appear on a credit report. The 

form provides RHS with relevant 

information about the applicant’s 

creditworthiness and is used to make 

better creditworthiness decisions. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 11,279. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,383. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.: 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

environmental assessment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is 

issuing an environmental assessment 

(EA) in connection with possible 

impacts related to a project proposed by 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. 

(Basin), of Bismarck, North Dakota. The 

proposal includes the construction and 

operation of a wind turbine generation 

facility referred to as the Prairie WindsND1 Project consisting of a 77-turbine, 

115 megawatt (MW) facility at a site 

near Minot, North Dakota. 

DATES: Written comments on this Notice 

must be received on or before July 24, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain copies of the EA or for further 

information, contact Dennis E. Rankin, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

USDA, RUS, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, Stop 1571, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, or e-mail: 

dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov; or Kevin 

L. Solie, Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative, Inc., 1717 East Interstate 

Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58503–0564, 

telephone: (701) 355–5495, or e-mail: 

ksolie@bepc.com. A copy of the EA may 

be viewed on line at the Agency’s Web 

site: http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ 

ees/ea.htm and at the following 

locations: 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2244, Washington, DC 20250. 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 

East Interstate Ave., Bismarck, ND 

58503–0564. 

Questions and comments should be 

sent to Mr. Rankin at the address 

provided. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Basin 

Electric proposes to construct a new 115 

MW wind generation facility in northcentral North Dakota. The project will 

include seventy-seven (77) 1.5 MW 

wind turbine generators. 

Tetra Tech, an environmental 

consultant, prepared an EA for RUS that 

describes the project and assesses the 

proposed project’s environmental 

impacts. RUS has conducted an 

independent evaluation of the EA and 

believes that it accurately assesses the 

impacts of the proposed project. No 

significant impacts are expected as a 

result of the construction of the project. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposed project will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal environmental laws 

and regulations and completion of 

environmental review procedures as 

prescribed by 7 CFR Part 1794, 

Environmental Policies and Procedures. 

Dated: June 17, 2009. 

Richard Fristik, 

Acting Director, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff. 

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