Notice2022-13099
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
June 17, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to request Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for an extension of a currently approved information collection in support of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36453-36454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13099]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-22-TELECOM-0028]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; comment requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to
request Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for an
extension of a currently approved information collection in support of
the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 16, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Woolard, Special Projects
Coordinator, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations
Management Division, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-9631. Email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d7e787e6c63237a6262616c7f694d787e696c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33404640525d1d445c5c5f52415773464057521d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 existing information collection
that the Agency is submitting to OMB for extension.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 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 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 lower ``Search Regulations and
Federal Actions'' box, select ``RUS'' from the agency drop-down menu,
then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select RUS-22-
TELECOM-0028 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting
and related materials available electronically. 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 ``User Tips'' link.
Title: Part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and Procedures Common to
Insured and Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0079.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: USDA, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) makes mortgage loans
and loan guarantees to finance telecommunications, electric, and water
and waste facilities in rural areas with a loan portfolio that totals
more than $58 billion. In addition to providing loans and loan
guarantees, one of the objectives of RUS is to safeguard loan security
until the loan is repaid. Accordingly, RUS manages loan programs in
accordance with the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et
seq, as amended, (RE Act), and as prescribed by Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular A-129, Policies for Federal Credit Programs
and Non-Tax Receivables, which states that based on a review of a loan
application, agencies must determine that an applicant complies with
statutory, regulatory, and administrative eligibility requirements for
loan assistance. Section 201 of the RE Act authorizes the RUS
Administrator to make loans to qualified telephone companies for
providing telephone service to the widest practicable number of rural
subscribers. The reporting burden covered by this collection of
information consists of forms, documents and written burden to support
a request for funding for a Telecommunications Infrastructure loan.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 37.04 hours per response.
Respondents: Businesses, not-for-profit institutions and others.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 43.
Total Annual Responses: 309.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 7.19.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,445 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Susan
Woolard, Special Projects Coordinator, Innovation Center--Regulations
Management Division, at (202) 720-9631. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b080e081a15550c1414171a091f3b0e081f1a551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a090f091b14540d1515161b081e3a0f091e1b541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. 2022-13099 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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