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36163 

Vol. 74, No. 139 

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBS) intention to 

request an extension of a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the Intermediary Relending 

Program (IRP). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 22, 2009, to be assured 

of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Washington, Specialty Programs 

Division, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

STOP 3225, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

3225, Telephone (202) 720–9815, e-mail 

lori.washington@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Intermediary Relending 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0570–0021. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection 

information. 

Abstract: The regulations contain 

various requirements for information 

from the intermediaries, and some 

requirements may cause the 

intermediary to seek information from 

ultimate recipients. The information 

requested is necessary for RBS to be able 

to process applications in a responsible 

manner, make prudent credit and 

program decisions, and effectively 

monitor the intermediaries’ activities to 

protect the Government’s financial 

interest and ensure that funds obtained 

from the Government are used 

appropriately. It includes information to 

identify the intermediary; describe the 

intermediary’s experience and expertise; 

describe how the intermediary will 

operate its revolving loan fund; provide 

for debt instruments, loan agreements, 

and security; and other material 

necessary for prudent credit decisions 

and reasonable program monitoring. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7.5 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Non-profit corporations, 

public agencies, and cooperatives. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

202. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 12. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,383. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 17,959 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Cheryl Thompson, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division at (202) 692–0043. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of RBS, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

RBS’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 

Cheryl Thompson, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 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. 

Dated: July 9, 2009. 

Judith A. Canalas, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17345 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, July 24, 2009, 11 

a.m.–1 p.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20237. 

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in closed session to review 

and discuss a number of issues relating 

to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting. 

They will address internal procedural, 

budgetary, and personnel issues, as well 

as sensitive foreign policy issues 

relating to potential options in the U.S. 

international broadcasting field. This 

meeting is closed because if open it 

likely would either disclose matters that 

would be properly classified to be kept 

secret in the interest of foreign policy 

under the appropriate executive order (5 

U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B)) 

In addition, part of the discussion will 

relate solely to the internal personnel 

and organizational issues of the BBG or 

the International Broadcasting Bureau. 

(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6)) 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Paul 

Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545. 

Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–17491 Filed 7–20–09; 11:15 am] 

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