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cause the borrower to exceed its
allowable qualified investment level as
determined in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 7 CFR part 1744,
subpart E. RUS requests that the
borrower submit (1) a description of the
rural development project and type of
investment; (2) a reasonable estimate of
the amount the borrower is committed
to provide to the project including
future expenditures; and (3) a pro forma
balance sheet and cash flow statement
for the period covering the borrower’s
future commitments to determine that
the ‘‘excess’’ or proposed ‘‘excess’’
investments will not impair the
borrower’s ability to repay the loan or
cause financial hardship.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information to consider
whether or not to approve a borrower’s
request to make an investment in a rural
development project when such an
investment would cause the borrower to
exceed its allowable investment level. If
this information was not collected, RUS
could not thoroughly assess the
economic impact of such an investment.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 238.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1730, Review Rating
Summary.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0025.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) manages loan
programs in accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended. An
important part of safeguarding loan
security is to see that RUS financed
facilities are being responsibly used,
adequately operated, and adequately
maintained. Future needs have to be
anticipated to ensure that facilities will
continue to produce revenue and that
loans will be repaid as required by the
RUS mortgage. Regular periodic
operations and maintenance (O&M)
review can identify and correct
inadequate O&M practices before they
cause extensive harm to the system.
Inadequate O&M practices can result in
public safety hazards, increased power
outages for consumers, added expense
for emergency maintenance, and
premature aging of the borrower’s
systems, which could increase the loan
security risk to RUS.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information using form
300 Review Rate Summary to identify
items that may be in need of additional
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attention; to plan corrective actions
when needed; to budget funds and
manpower for needed work; and to
initiate ongoing programs as necessary
to avoid or minimize the need for
‘‘catch-up’’ programs.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 229.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 916.
Charlene Parker,
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
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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.
Forest Service
Title: Urgent Removal of Timber.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0167.
Summary of Collection: Periodically,
catastrophic events such as severe
drought conditions, insect and disease
outbreaks, wildfires, floods, and
windthrow occur on forested lands
within, or near, National Forest System
(NFS) lands. As a result of such
catastrophic event, substantial amounts
of private and other public timber may
be severely damaged. The damaged
timber must be harvested within a
relatively short time period to avoid
substantial losses in both the quantity
and quality of the timber due to
deterioration. The critical time period
available for harvesting this damaged
timber and avoiding substantial
deterioration varies with the season of
the year, the species of timber, the
damaging agent, and the location of the
damaged timber. The following statute
is applicable to extension of National
Forest System timber sales: The
National Forest Management Act of
1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), and 36 CFR part
223.115 and 36 CFR part 223.53.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Forest Service (FS) will collect the
following information: (1) Name of the
timber sale purchaser; (2) Identity of
catastrophic event creating the need for
urgent removal of timber; (3) Name of
the NFS sale contract(s) for which an
urgent removal extension is requested;
(4) Quantity of urgent removal from
qualifying catastrophic event purchaser
has under contract and/or plans to
harvest subject to approval by FS of
urgent removal extension of sale(s)
identified in purchaser’s request; and (5)
General information showing the
manufacturing and/or logging
equipment capacity available to
purchaser.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 100.
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.
Forest Service
Title: Urgent Removal of Timber.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0167.
Summary of Collection: Periodically, catastrophic events such as
severe drought conditions, insect and disease outbreaks, wildfires,
floods, and windthrow occur on forested lands within, or near, National
Forest System (NFS) lands. As a result of such catastrophic event,
substantial amounts of private and other public timber may be severely
damaged. The damaged timber must be harvested within a relatively short
time period to avoid substantial losses in both the quantity and
quality of the timber due to deterioration. The critical time period
available for harvesting this damaged timber and avoiding substantial
deterioration varies with the season of the year, the species of
timber, the damaging agent, and the location of the damaged timber. The
following statute is applicable to extension of National Forest System
timber sales: The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.
472a), and 36 CFR part 223.115 and 36 CFR part 223.53.
Need and Use of the Information: The Forest Service (FS) will
collect the following information: (1) Name of the timber sale
purchaser; (2) Identity of catastrophic event creating the need for
urgent removal of timber; (3) Name of the NFS sale contract(s) for
which an urgent removal extension is requested; (4) Quantity of urgent
removal from qualifying catastrophic event purchaser has under contract
and/or plans to harvest subject to approval by FS of urgent removal
extension of sale(s) identified in purchaser's request; and (5) General
information showing the manufacturing and/or logging equipment capacity
available to purchaser.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit;
Individuals or households; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 100.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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