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Estimated Number of Responses:
1,037.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,494.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Renita Bolden,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0035.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of RBS,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
RBS’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
Renita Bolden, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch,
Support Services Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250.
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: January 23, 2009.
William F. Hagy III,
Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
[FR Doc. E9–1995 Filed 1–29–09; 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:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Development administers
rural utilities programs through the
Rural Utilities Service. The USDA Rural
Development invites comments on the
following information collections for
which the Agency intends to request
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approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
USDA Rural Development, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162, 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 information collections 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,
mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to Michele Brooks, Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Development,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP
1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
Title: Telecommunications Standards
and Specifications, 7 CFR Part 1755.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0132.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: To protect the security of
loans it makes and to ensure that the
telecommunications services provided
to rural Americans are comparable to
those offered in urban and suburban
areas, USDA Rural Development
establishes the minimum acceptable
performance criteria for materials and
equipment to be employed on
telecommunications systems financed
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by USDA Rural Development. These
specifications cover a variety of
materials and equipment, ranging from
multipair cables for direct burial to
highly sophisticated computerized
central office switches. Manufacturers,
wishing to sell their products to USDA
Rural Development borrowers, request
RUS consideration for acceptance of
their products and submit data
demonstrating their products’
compliance with USDA Rural
Development specification.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 20 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.68.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1400 hours.
Title: Telecommunications Field
Trials.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0133.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: To protect the equity of
loans it makes, the USDA Rural
Development Telecommunications
Program establishes the minimum
acceptable performance criteria for
materials and equipment to be
employed on telecommunication
systems financed by USDA Rural
Development. These specifications
cover a variety of materials and
equipment, ranging from multipair
cables for direct burial in the earth, to
highly sophisticated, computerized
central office digital switches.
Manufacturers wishing to sell their
products to USDA Rural Development
borrowers, request USDA Rural
Development consideration for
acceptance of their products and submit
data demonstrating their products’
compliance with USDA Rural
Development specifications and that the
products are otherwise acceptable for
use on rural telecommunications
systems. The review and determination
of product acceptability is made to help
assure that the products will perform
properly and provide service lives that
assure reliable revenue incomes and
repayment of USDA Rural Development
loans funds in a manner consistent with
the terms and conditions of the USDA
Rural Development loan. Unacceptable
products may fail prematurely and
interrupt service, require costly
replacements, and reduce revenues.
Without this collection, USDA Rural
Development has no means of
determining the acceptability of
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advanced technology in a manner that is
timely enough for USDA Rural
Development borrowers to take
advantage of the improved benefits and
promise that such products may provide
for rural America.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 3 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 54 hours.
Title: Request for Approval to Sell
Capital Assets.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0020.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection
Abstract: A borrower’s assets provide
the security for a government loan. The
selling of assets reduces the security and
increases the risk to the government.
RUS Form 369 allows the borrower to
seek agency permission to sell some of
its assets. The form collects detailed
information regarding the proposed
sales of a portion of the borrower’s
systems. USDA Rural Development
electric utility borrowers complete this
form to request USDA Rural
Development approval in order to sell
capital assets when the fair market value
exceeds 10 percent of the borrower’s net
utility plant.
Estimate of Burden: Public Reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 3 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 15 hours.
Title: Mergers and Consolidations of
Electric Borrowers, 7 CFR 1717, subpart
D.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0114.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The RE Act of 1936, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes the Agency to make and
guarantee loans for rural electrification.
Due to deregulation and restructuring
activities in the electric industry, USDA
Rural Development borrowers find it
advantageous to merge or consolidate to
meet the challenges of industry change.
This information collection addresses
the requirements of USDA Rural
Development policies and procedures
for mergers and consolidations of
electric program borrowers.
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 1.32 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institution; business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 10.8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 170 hours.
Dated: January 26, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E9–1957 Filed 1–29–09; 8:45 am]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
and Deletions
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed additions to and
deletions from the Procurement List.
SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing
to add to the Procurement List products
and a service to be furnished by
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities and to delete products and
service previously furnished by such
agencies.
Comments Must Be Received on or
Before: 3/1/2009.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT
COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or e-mail
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
This
notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C
47(a) (2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose
is to provide interested persons an
opportunity to submit comments on the
proposed actions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice for each product or service will
be required to procure the products and
service listed below from nonprofit
agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. If approved, the action will not
result in any additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance
requirements for small entities other
than the small organizations that will
furnish the products and service to the
Government.
2. If approved, the action will result
in authorizing small entities to furnish
the products and service to the
Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the products and
service proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
Comments on this certification are
invited. Commenters should identify the
numbered statement(s) above about
which they are providing additional
information.
End of Certification
The following products and service
are proposed for addition to
Procurement List for production by the
nonprofit agencies listed:
Products
NSN: 8105–00–NIB–1301—Bag, Sand, Digital
Camouflage.
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind,
Corpus Christi, TX.
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition
Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR—Paper
Products.
Coverage: B-list for the broad Government
requirement as specified by the General
Services Administration.
NSN: 7520–00–NIB–1790—Pen, Retractable
.7MM Black (Vista Secure Gel).
NSN: 7520–00–NIB–1972—Pen, Retractable
.7MM Blue (Vista Secure Gel).
NPA: Industries of the Blind, Inc.,
Greensboro, NC.
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition
Service, GSA/FSS Ofc Sup Ctr—Paper
Products.
Coverage: A-list for the total Government
requirement as aggregated by the General
Services Administration.
Liner, Parka, U.S. Navy
NSN: 8415–01–539–3971—XSMALL–XShort.
NSN: 8415–01–539–3988—SMALL–XShort.
NSN: 8415–01–539–3990—MEDIUM–XShort.
NSN: 8415–01–539–3997—LARGE–XShort.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4001—XSMALL–Short.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4011—SMALL–Short.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4028—MEDIUM–Short.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4031—LARGE–Short.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4041—XLARGE–Short.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4045—XSMALL–Reg.
NSN: 8415–01–539–4049—SMALL–Reg.
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 19 (Friday, January 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5635-5636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1957]
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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 United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development administers rural utilities
programs through the Rural Utilities Service. The USDA Rural
Development invites comments on the following information collections
for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room
5162, 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 information collections 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, mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Michele Brooks, Director, Program Development
and Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural Development, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20250-1522. Fax: (202) 720-8435.
Title: Telecommunications Standards and Specifications, 7 CFR Part
1755.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0132.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: To protect the security of loans it makes and to ensure
that the telecommunications services provided to rural Americans are
comparable to those offered in urban and suburban areas, USDA Rural
Development establishes the minimum acceptable performance criteria for
materials and equipment to be employed on telecommunications systems
financed by USDA Rural Development. These specifications cover a
variety of materials and equipment, ranging from multipair cables for
direct burial to highly sophisticated computerized central office
switches. Manufacturers, wishing to sell their products to USDA Rural
Development borrowers, request RUS consideration for acceptance of
their products and submit data demonstrating their products' compliance
with USDA Rural Development specification.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 20 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.68.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1400 hours.
Title: Telecommunications Field Trials.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0133.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: To protect the equity of loans it makes, the USDA Rural
Development Telecommunications Program establishes the minimum
acceptable performance criteria for materials and equipment to be
employed on telecommunication systems financed by USDA Rural
Development. These specifications cover a variety of materials and
equipment, ranging from multipair cables for direct burial in the
earth, to highly sophisticated, computerized central office digital
switches. Manufacturers wishing to sell their products to USDA Rural
Development borrowers, request USDA Rural Development consideration for
acceptance of their products and submit data demonstrating their
products' compliance with USDA Rural Development specifications and
that the products are otherwise acceptable for use on rural
telecommunications systems. The review and determination of product
acceptability is made to help assure that the products will perform
properly and provide service lives that assure reliable revenue incomes
and repayment of USDA Rural Development loans funds in a manner
consistent with the terms and conditions of the USDA Rural Development
loan. Unacceptable products may fail prematurely and interrupt service,
require costly replacements, and reduce revenues. Without this
collection, USDA Rural Development has no means of determining the
acceptability of
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advanced technology in a manner that is timely enough for USDA Rural
Development borrowers to take advantage of the improved benefits and
promise that such products may provide for rural America.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 54 hours.
Title: Request for Approval to Sell Capital Assets.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0020.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection
Abstract: A borrower's assets provide the security for a government
loan. The selling of assets reduces the security and increases the risk
to the government. RUS Form 369 allows the borrower to seek agency
permission to sell some of its assets. The form collects detailed
information regarding the proposed sales of a portion of the borrower's
systems. USDA Rural Development electric utility borrowers complete
this form to request USDA Rural Development approval in order to sell
capital assets when the fair market value exceeds 10 percent of the
borrower's net utility plant.
Estimate of Burden: Public Reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 15 hours.
Title: Mergers and Consolidations of Electric Borrowers, 7 CFR
1717, subpart D.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0114.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The RE Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes the Agency to make and guarantee loans for rural
electrification. Due to deregulation and restructuring activities in
the electric industry, USDA Rural Development borrowers find it
advantageous to merge or consolidate to meet the challenges of industry
change. This information collection addresses the requirements of USDA
Rural Development policies and procedures for mergers and
consolidations of electric program borrowers.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated to average 1.32 hours per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institution; business or other for-
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 170 hours.
Dated: January 26, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E9-1957 Filed 1-29-09; 8:45 am]
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