Notice2026-00586
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request;
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Published
January 14, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1496-1497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00586]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request;
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are
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requested regarding: whether the collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; 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 regarding this information collection received by February
13, 2026 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1717 Subpart Y, Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0116.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) makes
mortgage loans and loan guarantees to electric systems to provide and
improve electric service in rural areas pursuant to the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.,) [RE
Act]. This information collection requirement stems from passage of
Public Law 104-127, on April 4, 1996, which amended section 331 (b) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et
seq.,) [Con Act] to extend to the RUS' loans and loan guarantees the
Secretary of Agriculture's authority to compromise, adjust, reduce, or
charge-off debts or claims owed to the Government (collectively, debt
settlement) with respect to loans made or guaranteed by RUS. Only those
electric borrowers that are unable to fully repay their debts to the
government and who apply to RUS for relief are affected by this
information collection. The amendment also extended to the security
instruments, leases, contracts, and agreements administered by RUS, the
Secretary's authority to adjust, modify, subordinate, or release the
terms of those documents.
Need and Use of the Information: This information collection will
require information only from those RUS electric borrowers who request
assistance to settle a debt or claim owed to the Government arising
from loans made or guaranteed or administered by RUS. The information
required from the borrower is limited to what would be essential for
determining: (1) need for debt settlement; (2) the amount of debt the
borrower can repay; (3) the future scheduling of debt repayment; and
(4) range of opportunities for enhancing the amount of the debt that
can be recovered. The information collected is similar to any prudent
lender would need in order to determine that debt settlement is
required and the amount of relief that is needed. Since the need for
relief is expected to vary substantially from borrower to borrower, so
will the required information collected.
Description of Respondents: Private Sector; Business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-00586 Filed 1-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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