Notice2022-11767
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comments Requested
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June 1, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33118-33119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11767]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No: RUS-22-ELECTRIC-0030]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comments Requested
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which
the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Gilbert, Regulatory Management
Division, USDA Rural Development, 1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573b2e393979303e3b35322523172224333679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701c091e1e5e17191c1215020430050314115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a> Telephone:
(202) 690-2682.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RUS
is submitting to OMB as a extension to an existing collection. 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 by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the ``Search'' box, type in the
Docket No. RUS-22-ELECTRIC-0030. A link to the Notice will appear. You
may submit a comment here by selecting the ``Comment'' button or you
can access the ``Docket'' tab, select the ``Notice,'' and go to the
``Browse & Comment on Documents'' Tab. Here you may view comments that
have been submitted as well as submit a comment. Information on using
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through the site's ``FAQ'' link at the
bottom. Comments on this information collection must be received by
August 1, 2022.
Title: 7 CFR Part 1728, Electric Standards and Specifications for
Materials and Construction.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0131.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: RUS provides loans and loan guarantees in accordance with
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as
amended, (RE Act). Section 4 of the RE Act requires that the Agency
make or guarantee a loan only if there is reasonable assurance that the
loan, together with all outstanding loans and obligations of the
Borrower, will be repaid in full within the time agreed. In order to
facilitate the programmatic interests of the RE Act and, in order to
assure that loans made or guaranteed by the Agency are adequately
secure, RUS, as a secured lender, has established certain standards and
specifications for materials, equipment, and the construction of
electric systems. The use of standards and specifications for
materials, equipment and construction units helps assure the Agency
that: (1) Appropriate standards and specifications are maintained; (2)
RUS loan security is not adversely affected, and; (3) Loan and loan
guarantee funds are used effectively and for the intended purposes. The
regulation, 7 CFR part 1728, establishes Agency policy that materials
and equipment purchased by RUS Electric Borrowers or accepted as
contractor-furnished material must conform to Agency standards and
specifications where established and, if included in RUS Publication IP
202-1, ``List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Systems of Agency
Electrification Borrowers'' (List of Materials), must be selected from
that list or must have received technical acceptance from RUS.
Estimate of Burden: This collection of information is estimated to
average 20 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.63.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Lynn
Gilbert, Regulatory Management Division, at (202) 690-2682.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request
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for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public
record.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-11767 Filed 5-31-22; 8:45 am]
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