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documentation, and ultimately projectlevel decisions.
The PEA is available for public review
at the digital and physical addresses
provided in this Notice. Questions and
comments should be sent to RUS at the
mailing or email addresses provided in
this Notice. RUS should receive written
comments on the PEA on or before
March 31, 2016 to ensure that they are
considered in its environmental impact
determination.
Any final action by RUS related to the
broadband portion of the RUS
Telecommunications Program will be
subject to, and contingent upon,
compliance with all relevant
presidential executive orders and
federal, state, and local environmental
laws and regulations in addition to the
completion of the environmental review
requirements as prescribed in the
Agency’s Environmental Policies and
Procedures.
Dated: March 7, 2016.
Keith B. Adams,
Assistant Administrator—
Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–05584 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which RUS intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 13, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5164—South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. FAX: (202)
720–8435. Email: thomas.dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
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SUMMARY:
The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
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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 extension.
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 to:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service,
STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202) 720–8435. Email:
Thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: 7 CFR 1779, Water and Waste
Disposal Programs Guaranteed Loans.
OMB Number: 0572–0122.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
is authorized by Section 306 of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926) to
make loans to public agencies, nonprofit
corporations, and Indian tribes for the
development of water and waste
disposal facilities primarily servicing
rural residents. The guaranteed loan
program encourages lender participation
and provides specific guidance in the
processing and servicing of guaranteed
loans. The regulations governing the
Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed
Loan program are codified at 7 CFR
1779. The required information, in the
form of written documentation and
Agency approved forms, is collected
from applicants/borrowers, their
lenders, and consultants. The collected
information will be used to determine
applicant/borrower eligibility, project
feasibility, and to ensure borrowers
operate on a sound basis and use loan
funds for authorized purposes. Failure
to collect proper information could
result in improper determinations of
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eligibility, improper use of funds, and/
or unsound loans.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 7.8 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 858 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 720–0992. FAX: (202)
720–8435. Email: marypat.daskal@
wdc.usda.gov. 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.
Dated: March 4, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
Notice of 105th Commission Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Arctic Research Commission will hold
its 105th meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska,
on March 16, 2016. The business
session, open to the public, will
convene at 8:30 a.m.
The agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the
agenda
(2) Approval of the minutes from the
104th meeting
(3) Commissioners and staff reports
The focus of the meeting will be a
discussion of Arctic research activities
and events.
If you plan to attend this meeting,
please notify us via the contact
information below. Any person
planning to attend who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters,
must inform the Commission of those
needs in advance of the meeting.
Contact person for further
information: John Farrell, Executive
Director, U.S. Arctic Research
Commission, 703–525–0111 or TDD
703–306–0090.
Kathy Farrow,
Communications Specialist.
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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
Notice of 105th Commission Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Arctic Research Commission
will hold its 105th meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on March 16, 2016.
The business session, open to the public, will convene at 8:30 a.m.
The agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the agenda
(2) Approval of the minutes from the 104th meeting
(3) Commissioners and staff reports
The focus of the meeting will be a discussion of Arctic research
activities and events.
If you plan to attend this meeting, please notify us via the
contact information below. Any person planning to attend who requires
special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign
language interpreters, must inform the Commission of those needs in
advance of the meeting.
Contact person for further information: John Farrell, Executive
Director, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, 703-525-0111 or TDD 703-306-
0090.
Kathy Farrow,
Communications Specialist.
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