Notice2026-06790
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 9, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
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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: 2026-06790]
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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 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 May 11,
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: Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA), 7 CFR 1700,
Subpart D.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0147.
Summary of Collection: The 2008 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110-246,
codified at 7 U.S.C. 906f) authorized the Substantially Underserved
Trust Area (SUTA) initiative. The SUTA initiative gives the Secretary
of Agriculture certain discretionary authorities relating to financial
assistance terms and conditions that can enhance the financing
possibilities in areas that are underserved by certain Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) electric, water and waste, telecommunications and
broadband programs. The SUTA initiative identifies the need for the
program and improves the availability of RUS programs to reach trust
areas when they are determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (such
authority has been delegated to the Administrator of RUS) to be
substantially underserved, as set forth in the regulations at 7 CFR
part 1700, subpart D. RUS programs that are affected by this provision
include: Rural Electrification Loans and Guaranteed Loans, New ERA and
PACE Loans and Grants and High-Cost Energy Grants; Water and Waste
Disposal Loans, Guaranteed Loans and Grants; Rural Broadband Loans,
Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees; Community Connect Program
and Rural eConnectivity Program.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS provides loans, loan guarantee
and grant programs for rural electric, water and waste, and
telecommunications and broadband infrastructure. Eligible applicants
notify RUS in writing, at the time of application, that it seeks
consideration under the requirements of 7 CFR 1700, subpart D. The data
covered by this collection are those materials necessary to allow the
agency to determine applicant and community eligibility, and an
explanation and documentation of the high need for the benefits of the
SUTA provisions. Without this information RUS would not be able to make
a prudent loan decision.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 72.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2160.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06790 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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