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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:
650.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 15.42.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 15,745.
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: March 1, 2012.
James R. Newby,
Chief of Staff, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–5490 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of
Endangered or Threatened Species.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0230.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 13.
Average Hours per Response: Permit
applications, 80 hours; annual reports, 8
hours; permit transfers, 40 hours.
Burden Hours: 472.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.) imposed
prohibitions against the taking of
endangered species. In 1982, Congress
revised the ESA to allow permits
authorizing the taking of endangered
species incidental to otherwise lawful
activities. The corresponding
regulations (50 CFR 222.222)
established procedures for persons to
apply for such a permit. In addition, the
regulations set forth specific reporting
requirements for such permit holders.
The regulations contain three sets of
information collections: (l) Applications
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for incidental take permits, (2)
applications for certificates of inclusion,
and (3) reporting requirements for
permits issued. Certificates of inclusion
are only required if a general permit is
issued to a representative of a group of
potential permit applicants, rather than
requiring each entity to apply for and
receive a permit.
The required information is used to
evaluate the impacts of the proposed
activity on endangered species, to make
the determinations required by the ESA
prior to issuing a permit, and to
establish appropriate permit conditions.
When a species is listed as threatened,
section 4(d) of the ESA requires the
Secretary to issue whatever regulations
are deemed necessary or advisable to
provide for conservation of the species.
In many cases those regulations reflect
blanket application of the section 9 take
prohibition. However, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
recognizes certain exceptions to that
prohibition, including habitat
restoration actions taken in accord with
approved state watershed action plans.
While watershed plans are prepared for
other purposes in coordination with or
fulfillment of various state programs, a
watershed group wishing to take
advantage of the exception for
restoration activities (rather than
obtaining a section 10 permit) would
have to submit the plan for NMFS
review.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; state, local or tribal
government.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 1, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–5457 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened
Species.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0230.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 13.
Average Hours per Response: Permit applications, 80 hours; annual
reports, 8 hours; permit transfers, 40 hours.
Burden Hours: 472.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.)
imposed prohibitions against the taking of endangered species. In 1982,
Congress revised the ESA to allow permits authorizing the taking of
endangered species incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The
corresponding regulations (50 CFR 222.222) established procedures for
persons to apply for such a permit. In addition, the regulations set
forth specific reporting requirements for such permit holders.
The regulations contain three sets of information collections: (l)
Applications for incidental take permits, (2) applications for
certificates of inclusion, and (3) reporting requirements for permits
issued. Certificates of inclusion are only required if a general permit
is issued to a representative of a group of potential permit
applicants, rather than requiring each entity to apply for and receive
a permit.
The required information is used to evaluate the impacts of the
proposed activity on endangered species, to make the determinations
required by the ESA prior to issuing a permit, and to establish
appropriate permit conditions.
When a species is listed as threatened, section 4(d) of the ESA
requires the Secretary to issue whatever regulations are deemed
necessary or advisable to provide for conservation of the species. In
many cases those regulations reflect blanket application of the section
9 take prohibition. However, the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) recognizes certain exceptions to that prohibition, including
habitat restoration actions taken in accord with approved state
watershed action plans. While watershed plans are prepared for other
purposes in coordination with or fulfillment of various state programs,
a watershed group wishing to take advantage of the exception for
restoration activities (rather than obtaining a section 10 permit)
would have to submit the plan for NMFS review.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local or
tribal government.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 1, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-5457 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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