Notice2025-16020
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comments Requested
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August 21, 2025
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Business-Cooperative Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) The Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS) 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 90, Number 160 (Thursday, August 21, 2025)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16020]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 160 / Thursday, August 21, 2025 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS-25-BUSINESS-0136]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comments Requested
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 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) The Rural Business
Cooperative Service (RBCS) 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 October 20, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Day, Regulations Management
Division, Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177b7e64763973766e576264737639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7814110b19561c1901380d0b1c19561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>, (971) 313-4750.
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 RBCS
is submitting to OMB as an 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. RBS-25-BUSINESS-0136. 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
October 20, 2025.
Title: Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program.
OMB Control Number: 0570-0077.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Business Cooperative Service relies on the
information provided by the borrowers in their financial statements to
make lending decisions as to borrowers' credit worthiness and to ensure
that loan funds are approved, advanced and disbursed for proper RE Act
purposes. These financial statements are audited by a certified public
accountant to provide independent assurance that the data being
reported is properly measured and fairly presented.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
Respondents: Institutions of higher education, private entities,
governmental entities, nonprofits, Indian Tribes, district
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 311.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.38.
Estimated Number of Responses: 431.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: $69,269.
All comments received will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the same address. All responses to
this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Jeremy Claeys,
Administrator, Rural Business Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-16020 Filed 8-20-25; 8:45 am]
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