Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 20, 2017 / Notices 43933 

Dated: September 5, 2017. 

Glenn Casamassa, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20001 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program of the Agency’s use of 

Supervised Bank Accounts (SBA). 

DATES: Comments on this Notice must 

be received by November 20, 2017 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Rogers, Financial Loan Analyst, 

Multi-Family Housing Portfolio 

Management Division, STOP 0782- 

Room 1263S, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–0782. 

Telephone: (202) 720–1609. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR 1902–A, Supervised Bank 

Accounts. 

OMB Number: 0575–0158. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2018. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The Agency extends 

financial assistance to applicants that do 

not qualify for loans under commercial 

rates and terms. 

The Agency use SBAs as a mechanism 

to (1) ensure correct disbursement and 

expenditure of all funds designated for 

a project; (2) help a borrower properly 

manage its financial affairs; (3) ensure 

that the Government’s security is 

protected adequately from fraud, waste 

and abuse. 

SBAs are mandatory for Multi-Family 

Housing (MFH) reserve accounts. The 

MFH funds must be kept in the SBA for 

the full term of a loan. Any funds 

withdrawn for disbursement for an 

authorized purpose require a 

countersignature from an Agency 

official. 

This regulation prescribes the policies 

and responsibilities for the use of SBAs. 

In carrying out the mission as a 

supervised credit Agency, this 

regulation authorizes the use of 

supervised accounts for the 

disbursement of funds. The use may be 

necessitated to disburse Government 

funds consistent with the various stages 

of any development (construction) work 

actually achieved. On limited occasions, 

a supervised account is used to provide 

temporary credit counseling and 

oversight of those being assisted who 

demonstrate an inability to handle their 

financial affairs responsibly. Another 

use is for depositing MFH reserve 

account funds in a manner requiring 

Agency co-signature for withdrawals. 

MFH reserve account funds are held in 

a reserve account for the future capital 

improvement needs for apartment 

properties. Supervised accounts are 

established to ensure Government 

security is adequately protected against 

fraud, waste and abuse. 

The legislative authority for requiring 

the use of supervised accounts is 

contained in section 510 of the Housing 

Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

1480). These provisions authorize the 

Secretary of Agriculture to make such 

rules and regulations as deemed 

necessary to carry out the 

responsibilities and duties the 

Government is charged with 

administering. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this information collection is 

estimated to average .44 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Small Business. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Respondents: 15,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

60,292. 

Estimated Total Number of Man 

Hours: 26,169. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0040. 

Comments: 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 Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Rural Development, 

STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–0742. 

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: September 11, 2017. 

Richard A. Davis, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19942 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

National Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Census Bureau is 

giving notice of a meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee on Racial, 

Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC). 

The NAC addresses policy, research, 

and technical issues relating to all 

Census Bureau programs and activities. 

These activities include the production 

and dissemination of detailed 

demographic and economic statistics 

across all program areas, including the 

Decennial Census programs. The NAC 

will meet in a plenary session on 

November 2–3, 2017. Last minute 

changes to the schedule are possible, 

which could prevent us from giving 

advance public notice of schedule 

adjustments. Planned topics of 

discussion include the following items: 

• 2020 Census Program updates 

• 2020 Census Operations: Integrated 

Communications Plan 

• Undercount of Young Children 

Working Group update 

• Integrated Partnership and 

Communications Working Group update 

Please visit the Census Advisory 

Committees Web site for the most 

current meeting agenda at: http://

www.census.gov/about/cac.html. The 

meeting will be available via webcast at: 

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/ 

census-live.html. 

DATES: November 2–3, 2017. On 

Thursday, November 2, the meeting will 

begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and 

end at approximately 5:00 p.m. On 

Friday, November 3, the meeting will 


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