Notice2022-16028
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Equipment Contract, RUS 395, for Telecommunications and Broadband Borrowers; OMB Control No.: 0572-0149
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Published
July 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45082-45083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16028]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-22-TELECOM-0044]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Equipment
Contract, RUS 395, for Telecommunications and Broadband Borrowers; OMB
Control No.: 0572-0149
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information
collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 26, 2022
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the
``Search Field'' box, labeled ``Search for Rules, Proposed Rules,
Notices or Supporting Documents,'' enter the following docket number:
(RUS-22-TELECOM-0044). To submit or view public comments, click the
``Search'' button, select the ``Documents'' tab, then select the
following document title: (60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Broadband Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0572-0149) from
the ``Search Results'' and select the ``Comment'' button. Before
inputting your comments, you may also review the ``Commenter's
Checklist'' (optional). Insert your comments under the ``Comment''
title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if available). Input your
email address and select ``Submit 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.
Other Information: Additional information about Rural Development
and its programs is available on the internet at <a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov">https://www.rd.usda.gov</a>.
All comments will be available for public inspection online at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin M. Jones, Management Analyst,
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division,
United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 772-1172.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9dbc6cbc0c787c487c3c6c7ccdae9dcdacdc887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23514c414a4d0d4e0d494c4d465063565047420d444c55">[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 the following information collection
that Rural Utilities Service is submitting to OMB as extension to an
existing collection with Agency adjustment.
Title: Equipment Contract, RUS 395, for Telecommunications and
Broadband Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0149.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.71 hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other for profit, not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: .71.
Estimated Number of Responses: 161.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 114 hours.
Abstract: The RUS manages the Telecommunications loan program and
the Rural Broadband program, to provide loans and loan guarantees to
fund the cost of construction, improvement, or acquisition of
facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband service in
eligible rural communities. RUS has established the use of certain
standardized forms for materials, equipment, and construction of
electric and telecommunications systems. The use of standard forms,
construction contracts, and procurement procedures help to assure that
appropriate standards and specifications are maintained by the borrower
in order to not adversely affect RUS's loan security and ensure that
loan and loan guarantee funds are effectively used for the intended
purpose(s). The reporting burden covered by this collection of
information consist of forms to support a request for funding for
equipment contracts for telecommunications and broadband borrowers.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper
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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
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M.
Jones, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 772-1172. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3b1aca1aaadedaeeda9acada6b083b6b0a7a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295b464b40470744074346474c5a695c5a4d48074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16028 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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