Notice2026-07842
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comments Request; Rural Development Loan Servicing
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Published
April 22, 2026
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentRural Business-Cooperative Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBCS) intention to request a revision of a currently approved information collection in support of Rural Development Loan Servicing for the Intermediary Relending Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07842]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket No. RBS-26-BUSINESS-0166]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection; Comments Request; Rural Development
Loan Servicing
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBCS)
intention to request a revision of a currently approved information
collection in support of Rural Development Loan Servicing for the
Intermediary Relending Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 22, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Pemberton, Management Analyst,
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC
20250-1522; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0744757e7473666b2957626a656275736869477274636629606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2b1808b8186939edca2979f909780869d9cb287819693dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) regulation (5 CFR 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 RUS is submitting to OMB for revision.
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
``RBS-26-BUSINESS-0166.'' 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
June 22, 2026.
Title: Rural Development Loan Servicing.
OMB Number: 0570-0015.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2026.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Subpart R of 7 CFR part 1951 contains regulations for
servicing and liquidating loans made by Rural Development under the
Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) and the Rural Microentrepreneur
Assistance Program (RMAP) to eligible intermediaries and applies to
ultimate recipients and other involved parties. The information
requested is vital to RBS for prudent loan servicing, credit decisions,
and reasonable program monitoring.
Rural Development has determined that the financial reporting
requirements are necessary to provide the Agency with current
information in order to monitor the program, to make various reporting
requirements to Congress, and for program innovation and expansion
under the Government's Performance Review.
Servicing of the IRP is administered by RBCS in Washington, DC,
which will be the primary user of the information collected. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the general public can request the
majority of the data by the Agency from the intermediaries, except for
information that is classified as confidential.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal
Pemberton, Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, at (202)
260-8621.
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.
Jeremy Claeys,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-07842 Filed 4-21-26; 8:45 am]
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