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Mail: Thomas F. Harris II, Claims
Program Specialist, Financial
Management Division, Office of Budget
and Finance, Farm Service Agency,
USDA, STOP 0581, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–0581,
or 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1210,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
E-mail: Send comment to:
tom.harris@wdc.usda.gov.
Fax: (703) 305–1148.
Comments also should be sent to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be obtained
from Thomas F. Harris II at the above
address.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas F. Harris II, Claims Program
Specialist, telephone (703) 305–1439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Debt Settlement Policies and
Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0146.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2009.
Type of Request: Extension with no
revision.
Abstract: This information collection
is needed to enable FSA and CCC to
effectively administer the regulations at
7 CFR 792 (FSA) and 7 CFR 1403 (CCC)
on debt settlement policies and
procedures and on the identification of
and settlement of outstanding claims.
Collection of outstanding debts owed to
FSA or to CCC can be effected by
installment payments if a debtor
furnishes satisfactory evidence of
inability to pay a claim in full, and if the
debtor specifically requests an
installment agreement. Part of the
requirement is that the debtor furnishes
this request in writing and with a
financial statement or other information
that would disclose a debtor’s assets and
liabilities. This information is required
in order to evaluate any proposed plan.
Such requests for documentation
furnished by the debtor are also used in
the other collection tools employed by
both FSA and CCC in managing debt
settlement policies and procedures. If an
installment agreement is approved, then
a Promissory Note (CCC–279), or an
approved alternative promissory note
format, must be executed between the
debtor and the FSA/CCC
representative(s).
During the past two years, over
$7,470,969 in debt collection was
facilitated by the use of this requested
information and 141 Promissory Notes
were established between debtors and
FSA and CCC. Total active Note amount
for the past two years is presently 235
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total Promissory Notes (includes total
notes established (141); notes defaulted
(21), notes written off (20) and notes
discharged in Bankruptcy (2)) with a
total outstanding amount of
$7,043,331.11.
The Debt Collection Improvement Act
of 1996 requires the head of an agency
to take all appropriate steps to collect
delinquent debts before discharging
such debts. The current information
collection forms and formats have been
successfully used for the past several
years and have become familiar tools for
both the agency employees and for the
producer. Thus, adequate forms and
formats already exist and are in use.
Developing new forms and formats
could be costly and is not required to
meet the demands of the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996. Nonetheless,
comment is requested on how the forms
and process may be improved, as
specified below.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
estimated to average 1 hour per
response. The average travel time,
which is included in the total burden,
is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Respondents: Producers participating
in FSA and CCC programs.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 200 hours.
Comments Are Invited on:
(1) 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;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhancing the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; or
(4) Minimizing 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.
All responses to this notice, including
name and addresses when provided,
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 29,
2008.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency,
and Executive Vice President, Commodity
Credit Corporation.
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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:
SUMMARY: 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 January 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5818, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078; Fax: (202)
720–8435.
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
extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
this 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
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
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
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mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to Michele L. Brooks, Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522,
1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
Title: Advance of Loan Funds and
Budgetary Control and Other Related
Burdens.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0015.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: This collection is necessary
to comply with the applicable
provisions of the RUS loan contract.
Borrowers submit requisitions to RUS
for funds for project costs incurred.
Insured loan funds will be advanced
only for projects which are included in
the RUS approved borrower’s
construction workplan or approved
amendment and in an approved loan, as
amended. The process of loan advances
establishes the beginning of the audit
trail of the use of loan funds which is
required for subsequent RUS
compliance audits.
The RUS Form 595 is used as a
requisition for advances of funds. The
form helps to assure that loan funds are
advanced only for the budget purposes
and amount approved by RUS.
According to the applicable provisions
of the RUS loan contract, borrowers
must certify with each request for funds
to be approved for advance, which such
funds are for projects previously
approved.
When a prospective borrower requests
and is granted an RUS loan, a loan
contract is established between the
Federal government, acting through the
RUS Administrator, and the borrower.
At the time this contract is entered into,
the borrower must provide RUS with a
list of projects for which loan funds will
be spent, along with an itemized list of
the estimated costs of these projects.
Thus, the borrower receives a loan
based upon estimated cost figures.
RUS Form 219, Inventory of Work
Orders, is one of the documents the
borrower submits to RUS to support
actual expenditures and an advance of
loan funds. The form also serves as a
connecting link and provides an audit
trail that originates with the advance of
funds and terminates with evidence
supporting the propriety of
expenditures for construction or
retirement projects.
Estimate of Burden: The Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.57
hours per response.
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Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
670.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 15.37.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 16,215.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 720–7853. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
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: October 29, 2008.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Announcement of Grant and Loan
Application Deadlines and Funding
Levels
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of solicitation of
applications.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an
agency delivering the United States
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
Rural Development Utilities Programs,
hereinafter referred to as Rural
Development, announces its Revolving
Fund Program (RFP) application
window for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. In
addition to announcing the application
window, Rural Development announces
the available funding and maximum
amounts for RFP competitive grants for
the fiscal year. This notice is being
issued prior to passage of a final
appropriations bill, which may or may
not provide for funding this program, to
allow applicants sufficient time to
leverage financing and submit
applications. Rural Development will
publish a subsequent notice identifying
the amount received in the
appropriations, if any.
The RFP is authorized under section
306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (Con Act), 7
U.S.C. 1926(a), as amended by section
6001 of the Food, Conservation &
Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill),
Public Law 110–246. Qualified private
non-profit organizations will receive
RFP grant funds to establish a lending
program for eligible entities. Eligible
entities for the revolving loan fund will
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be the same entities eligible to obtain a
loan, loan guarantee, or grant from the
Rural Development Utilities Programs
Water and Waste Disposal loan and
grant programs.
DATES: You may submit completed
applications for grants on paper or
electronically according to the following
deadlines:
• Paper copies must be postmarked
and mailed, shipped, or sent overnight
no later than May 31, 2009 to be eligible
for FY 2009 grant funding. Late or
incomplete applications will not be
eligible for FY 2009 grant funding.
• Electronic copies must be received
by May 31, 2009 to be eligible for FY
2009 grant funding. Late or incomplete
applications will not be eligible for FY
2009 grant funding.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain application
guides and materials for the RFP
program at the Water and
Environmental Programs (WEP) Web
site: https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/
index.htm. You may also request
application guides and materials by
contacting Anita O’Brien at (202) 690–
3789.
Submit completed paper applications
for RFP grants to the Rural Development
Utilities Programs, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., Room 2233, STOP 1570,
Washington, DC 20250–1570.
Applications should be marked
‘‘Attention: Assistant Administrator,
Water and Environmental Programs.’’
Submit electronic grant applications
at https://www.grants.gov (Grants.gov)
and follow the instructions you find on
that Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita O’Brien, Loan Specialist, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development Utilities Programs, Water
and Environmental Programs;
telephone: (202) 690–3789, fax: (202)
690–0649.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Agency: Rural Utilities
Service (RUS).
Funding Opportunity Title: Grant
Program to Establish a Fund for
Financing Water and Wastewater
Projects (Revolving Fund Program
(RFP)).
Announcement Type: Funding Level
Announcement, and Solicitation of
Applications.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.864.
Due Date for Applications: May 31,
2009.
Reminder of Competitive Grant
Application Deadline: Applications
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 January 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5818, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-1078; Fax: (202) 720-
8435.
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 extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 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 respondents, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
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mechanical or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Michele L. Brooks,
Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. Fax: (202) 720-8435.
Title: Advance of Loan Funds and Budgetary Control and Other
Related Burdens.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0015.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This collection is necessary to comply with the
applicable provisions of the RUS loan contract. Borrowers submit
requisitions to RUS for funds for project costs incurred. Insured loan
funds will be advanced only for projects which are included in the RUS
approved borrower's construction workplan or approved amendment and in
an approved loan, as amended. The process of loan advances establishes
the beginning of the audit trail of the use of loan funds which is
required for subsequent RUS compliance audits.
The RUS Form 595 is used as a requisition for advances of funds.
The form helps to assure that loan funds are advanced only for the
budget purposes and amount approved by RUS. According to the applicable
provisions of the RUS loan contract, borrowers must certify with each
request for funds to be approved for advance, which such funds are for
projects previously approved.
When a prospective borrower requests and is granted an RUS loan, a
loan contract is established between the Federal government, acting
through the RUS Administrator, and the borrower. At the time this
contract is entered into, the borrower must provide RUS with a list of
projects for which loan funds will be spent, along with an itemized
list of the estimated costs of these projects. Thus, the borrower
receives a loan based upon estimated cost figures.
RUS Form 219, Inventory of Work Orders, is one of the documents the
borrower submits to RUS to support actual expenditures and an advance
of loan funds. The form also serves as a connecting link and provides
an audit trail that originates with the advance of funds and terminates
with evidence supporting the propriety of expenditures for construction
or retirement projects.
Estimate of Burden: The Public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 1.57 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 670.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.37.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 16,215.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat
Daskal, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 720-7853.
Fax: (202) 720-8435.
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: October 29, 2008.
Curtis M. Anderson,
Deputy Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E8-26315 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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