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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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May 24, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), oira_submission@omb.eop.gov
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC
20250–7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Utilities Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Use of Consultants Funded by
Borrowers, 7 CFR 1789.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0115.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the Department of Agriculture that
makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to finance electric,
telecommunications, and water and
waste facilities in rural areas. The loan
programs are managed in accordance
with the Rural Electrification Act (RE
Act) of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as
amended, and as prescribed by Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–
129, Policies for Federal Credit
Programs and Non-Tax Receivable,
which states that agencies must, based
on a review of a loan application,
determine that an applicant complies
with statutory, regulatory, and
administrative eligibility requirements
for loan assistance. RUS has the
authority to use consultants voluntarily
funded by borrowers for financial, legal,
engineering, and other technical
services. However, all RUS borrowers
are eligible to fund consultant services
but are not required to fund consultants.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information to
determine whether it is appropriate to
use a consultant voluntarily funded by
the borrower to expedite a particular
borrower application. If the information
were not submitted, RUS would be
unable to determine if using a
consultant would accelerate the specific
application process.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency Of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2.
May 24, 2006.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1951–A, ‘‘Account
Servicing Policies.’’
OMB Control Number: 0575–0075.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Housing Service (RHS) provides
supervised credit in the form of Single
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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.
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Family Housing, Multi-Family Housing,
and Community Facility loans and
grants. Regulation at 7 CFR part 1951,
subpart A sets forth the policies and
procedures, including the collection and
use of information, regarding the
application of payments on loans made
under the programs administered by the
agencies and the return of paid-in-full
and satisfied promissory notes.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Agency borrowers submit the
information to the local Agency office
servicing the county in which their
operation is located. The agencyservicing officials reviews and verifies
the information. The information is
collected when needed and on an
individual case basis.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 110.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 28.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
May 25, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:52 May 30, 2006
Jkt 208001
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC
20250–7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Web Forms for Research Data,
Models, Materials, and Publications as
well as Study and Event Registration.
OMB Control Number: 0518–0032.
Summary of Collection: OMB Circular
130 Management of Federal Information
Resources, establishes that ‘‘agencies
will use electronic media and formats
* * * in order to make government
information more easily accessible and
useful to the public. * * *’’ The
Government Paperwork Elimination Act
(GPEA), 44 U.S.C. 3504, Title XVII,
required agencies to provide the option
of electronic submission of information
to the public. In order to provide
information and services related to its
program responsibilities defined at 7
CFR 2.65, the Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) needs to obtain certain
basic information from the public.
Online forms are needed to allow the
public to request from the Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) research data,
models, materials, and publications as
well as registration for scientific studies
and events.
Need and Use of the Information:
ARS will use the information to respond
to requests for specific services. The
information will be collected
electronically, by telephone, or by mail.
If this collection is not conducted, ARS
will be hindered from reducing the
burden on its customers by providing
them the most timely and efficient was
to request services.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,250.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 25, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC
20250–7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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 1744–E, Borrower
Investments—Telecommunications
Loan Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0098.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Economic Development Act of 1990,
Title XXIII of the Farm Bill, Public Law
101–624, authorized qualified Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers to
make investments in rural development
projects without the prior approval of
the RUS Administrator, provided,
however that such investments do not
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 24, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA--Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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 Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR 1951-A, ``Account Servicing Policies.''
OMB Control Number: 0575-0075.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) provides
supervised credit in the form of Single
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Family Housing, Multi-Family Housing, and Community Facility loans and
grants. Regulation at 7 CFR part 1951, subpart A sets forth the
policies and procedures, including the collection and use of
information, regarding the application of payments on loans made under
the programs administered by the agencies and the return of paid-in-
full and satisfied promissory notes.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agency borrowers submit the
information to the local Agency office servicing the county in which
their operation is located. The agency-servicing officials reviews and
verifies the information. The information is collected when needed and
on an individual case basis.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 110.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 28.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-8319 Filed 5-30-06; 8:45 am]
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