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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
Board of Directors Executive Session
Meeting
Meeting: African Development
Foundation, Board of Directors
Executive Session Meeting.
Time: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: 1400 Eye Street NW., Suite
1000, Washington, DC 20005.
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012.
Status:
1. Closed session, Tuesday, October
23, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
2. Open session, Tuesday, October 23,
2012, 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lloyd O. Pierson,
President & CEO, USADF.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Senior Executive Services (SES)
Performance Review Board: Update
Office of Inspector General,
U.S. Agency for International
Development.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is hereby given of
the appointment of members of the
updated U.S. Agency for International
Development, Office of Inspector
General’s Senior Executive Service
Performance Review Board.
DATES: September 17, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert S. Ross, Assistant Inspector
General for Management, Office of
Inspector General, U.S. Agency for
International Development, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 8.08–
029, Washington, DC 20523–8700;
telephone 202–712–0010; Fax 202–216–
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following reference —USAID OIG SES
Performance Review Board).
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
5 U.S.C.
4314(b)(c) requires each agency to
establish, in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Office of
Personnel Management at 5 CFR part
430, subpart C and Section 430.307
thereof in particular, one or more SES
Performance Review Boards. The board
shall review and evaluate the initial
appraisal of each USAID OIG senior
executive’s performance by his or her
supervisor, along with any
recommendations to the appointing
authority relative to the performance of
the senior executive. This notice
updates the membership of the USAID
OIG’s SES Performance Review Board as
it was last published on September 30,
2011.
Approved: September 17, 2012.
The following have been selected as
regular members of the SES
Performance Review Board of the U.S.
Agency for International Development,
Office of Inspector General:
The Department of Agriculture will
submit 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Lisa Risley, Assistant Inspector General
for Investigations
Robert S. Ross, Assistant Inspector
General for Management
Lisa S. Goldfluss, Legal Counsel
Alvin A. Brown, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit
Melinda Dempsey, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit
Lisa McClennon, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Investigations
Winona Varnon, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Department of
Education
Robert Peterson, Assistant Inspector
General for Inspections, Department
of State
Richard Clark, Deputy Assistant
Inspector General, Investigations,
Department of Labor
Dated: September 17, 2012.
Michael G. Carroll,
Deputy Inspector General.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
October 9, 2012.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1703, Subparts D, E, F,
and G, Distance Learning and
Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0096.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the Department of Agriculture and is
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authorized by Chapter 1 of subtitle D of
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and
Trade Act of 1990. The purpose of the
Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Loan and Grant Program is to improve
telemedicine services and distance
learning services in rural areas through
the use of telecommunications,
computer networks, and related
advanced technologies by students,
teachers, medical professionals and
rural residents.
Need and Use of the Information: The
various forms and narrative statements
required are collected from eligible
applicants that are public and private,
for-profit and not-for-profit rural
community facilities, schools, libraries,
hospitals, and medical facilities. The
purpose of this information is to
determine such factors as: eligibility of
the applicant; the specific nature of the
proposed project; the purposes for
which loan and grant funds will be
used; project financial and technical
feasibility; and compliance with the
applicable laws and regulations.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 210.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 12,788.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 1721, Extensions of
Payments of Principal and Interest.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0123.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) electric program
provides loans and loan guarantees to
borrowers at interest rates and on terms
that are more favorable than those
generally available from the private
sector. Procedures and conditions
which borrowers may request
extensions of the payment of principal
and interest are authorized, as amended,
in Section 12 of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936, and Section 236 of the
‘‘Disaster Relief Act of 1970’’. As a
result of obtaining federal financing,
RUS borrowers receive economic
benefits that exceed any direct
economic costs associated with
complying with (RUS) regulations and
requirements.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collection of information occurs only
when the borrower requests an
extension of principal and interest.
Eligible purposes include financial
hardship, energy resource conservation
Rural Utilities Service
loans, renewable energy project, and
Title: 7 CFR Part 1703–H, Deferments contributions-in-aid of construction.
of RUS Loan Payments for Rural
The collections are made to provide
Development Projects.
needed benefits to borrowers while also
OMB Control Number: 0572–0097.
maintaining the integrity of RUS loans
Summary of Collection: Subsection (b) and their repayment of taxpayer’s
of section 12 of the Rural Electrification monies.
Act (RE Act) of 1936, as amended (7
Description of Respondents: Not forU.S.C. 912), a Rural Utilities Service
profit institutions.
(RUS) electric or telephone borrower
Number of Respondents: 45.
may defer the payment of principal and
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
interest on any insured or direct loan
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 424.
made under the RE Act and invest
under certain conditions the deferred
Charlene Parker,
amounts in rural development projects.
Departmental Information Collection
The Deferment program is used to
Clearance Officer.
encourage borrowers to invest in and
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promote rural development and rural
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job creation projects that are based on
sound economic and financial analyses.
Need and Use of the Information:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
RUS will collect information to
determine eligibility; specific purposes
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for which the deferment amount will be Comment Request
utilized; the term of the deferment the
October 9, 2012.
borrower will receive; the cost of the
total project and degree of participation
The Department of Agriculture has
in the financing from other sources;
submitted the following information
verification that the purposes will not
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
violate limitations established in 7 CFR
review and clearance under the
1703–H. If the information were not
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
collected, RUS would be unable to
Public Law 104–13. Comments
determine eligibility for a project.
regarding (a) whether the collection of
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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: Form RD 410–8, Application
Reference Letter (A Request for Credit
Reference).
OMB Control Number: 0575–0091.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Housing Service (RHS), under Section
502 of Title V of the Housing Act of
1949, as amended, provides financial
assistance to construct, improve, alter,
repair, replace, or rehabilitate dwellings,
which will provide modest, decent, safe,
and sanitary housing to eligible
individuals in rural areas. Form RD
410–8, Applicant Reference Letter,
provides credit information and is used
by RHS to obtain information about an
applicant’s credit history that might not
appear on a credit report.
Need and Use of the Information:
Using form RD–410–8, RHS will collect
information to supplement or verify
other debts when a credit report is
limited and unavailable to determine
the applicant’s eligibility and
creditworthiness for RHS loans and
grants. It can be used to document an
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 9, 2012.
The Department of Agriculture will submit 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 1703, Subparts D, E, F, and G, Distance Learning and
Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0096.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency of the Department of Agriculture and is
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authorized by Chapter 1 of subtitle D of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. The purpose of the Distance
Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program is to improve
telemedicine services and distance learning services in rural areas
through the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related
advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals and
rural residents.
Need and Use of the Information: The various forms and narrative
statements required are collected from eligible applicants that are
public and private, for-profit and not-for-profit rural community
facilities, schools, libraries, hospitals, and medical facilities. The
purpose of this information is to determine such factors as:
eligibility of the applicant; the specific nature of the proposed
project; the purposes for which loan and grant funds will be used;
project financial and technical feasibility; and compliance with the
applicable laws and regulations.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 210.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 12,788.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 1703-H, Deferments of RUS Loan Payments for Rural
Development Projects.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0097.
Summary of Collection: Subsection (b) of section 12 of the Rural
Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 912), a
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) electric or telephone borrower may defer
the payment of principal and interest on any insured or direct loan
made under the RE Act and invest under certain conditions the deferred
amounts in rural development projects. The Deferment program is used to
encourage borrowers to invest in and promote rural development and
rural job creation projects that are based on sound economic and
financial analyses.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
determine eligibility; specific purposes for which the deferment amount
will be utilized; the term of the deferment the borrower will receive;
the cost of the total project and degree of participation in the
financing from other sources; verification that the purposes will not
violate limitations established in 7 CFR 1703-H. If the information
were not collected, RUS would be unable to determine eligibility for a
project.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit; Business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 1721, Extensions of Payments of Principal and
Interest.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0123.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) electric
program provides loans and loan guarantees to borrowers at interest
rates and on terms that are more favorable than those generally
available from the private sector. Procedures and conditions which
borrowers may request extensions of the payment of principal and
interest are authorized, as amended, in Section 12 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, and Section 236 of the ``Disaster Relief
Act of 1970''. As a result of obtaining federal financing, RUS
borrowers receive economic benefits that exceed any direct economic
costs associated with complying with (RUS) regulations and
requirements.
Need and Use of the Information: The collection of information
occurs only when the borrower requests an extension of principal and
interest. Eligible purposes include financial hardship, energy resource
conservation loans, renewable energy project, and contributions-in-aid
of construction. The collections are made to provide needed benefits to
borrowers while also maintaining the integrity of RUS loans and their
repayment of taxpayer's monies.
Description of Respondents: Not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 45.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 424.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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