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Proposed collection; comments
requested.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBS) intention to
request an extension for a currently
approved information collection in
support of the program for 7 CFR part
4279.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 7, 2013 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Griffin, Loan Specialist,
Business and Industry Division, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 3224,
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3224.
Telephone: (202) 720–6802. The TDD
number is (800) 877–8339 or (202) 708–
9300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Guaranteed Loanmaking—
Business and Industry Loans.
OMB Number: 0570–0017.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2013.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Business and Industry
(B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program was
legislated in 1972 under Section 310B of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended. The
purpose of the program is to improve,
develop, or finance businesses,
industries, and employment and
improve the economic and
environmental climate in rural
communities. This purpose is achieved
through bolstering the existing private
credit structure through the
guaranteeing of quality loans made by
lending institutions, thereby providing
lasting community benefits.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
for this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; State, Local or Tribal; Lenders,
accountants, attorneys.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,260.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Responses:
6,260.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 16,067 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0040.
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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
Jeanne Jacobs, 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: February 21, 2013.
Lillian E. Salerno,
Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Collection of
Public Information With the Use of a
Survey
Rural Development, USDA.
Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural
Development’s intention to request
clearance for continuation of
information collection to measure the
quality of loan servicing provided by the
Rural Development, Centralized
Servicing Center (CSC) in St. Louis, MO.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by May 7, 2013 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terrie Barton, Customer Service Branch
Director, Centralized Servicing Center,
4300 Goodfellow Blvd., Mail Code FC
25, St. Louis, Missouri 63120–1703,
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phone: (314) 457–5133, email:
terrie.barton@stl.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Rural Development—Customer
Satisfaction Survey.
Type of Request: Continuation of
information collection.
OMB No.: 0575–0187.
Abstract: USDA, Rural Development
provides insured loans to low- and
moderate-income applicants located in
rural geographic areas to assist them in
obtaining decent, sanitary and safe
dwellings. Rural Development currently
processes loan originations through
approximately 542 Field Offices. The
Rural Development, Centralized
Servicing Center (CSC), located in St.
Louis, Missouri, provides support to the
Field Offices and is responsible for loan
servicing functions for Single Family
Housing direct loan program borrowers.
The CSC was established to achieve a
high level of customer service and
operating efficiency. The CSC has
established a fully integrated call center
and is able to provide borrowers with
convenient access to their loan account
information.
To facilitate CSC’s mission and in an
effort to continuously improve service
delivery, a survey has been developed
that will measure the change in quality
of service that borrower’s receive when
they contact the CSC. Four previous
surveys have been completed under
prior authorization. Respondents will
only need to report information on a
one-time basis.
The results of the survey will provide
a general satisfaction level among
borrowers throughout the nation. The
data analysis will provide comparisons
to prior surveys and reveal areas of
increased satisfaction as well as areas in
need of improvement. CSC’s goal is to
continuously improve program delivery,
accessibility and overall customer
service satisfaction. A follow up survey
will be conducted in 24–36 months, but
may or may not be sent to the same
initial respondents. Additionally, in
accordance with Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA),
the survey will enable CSC to measure
the results and overall effectiveness of
customer services provided as well as
implement action plans and measure
improvements.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 10 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Rural Development,
SFH Program Borrowers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Number of Responses:
6,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 960.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0040.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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
agency’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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP
0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0742. 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: February 22, 2013.
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Tammye H. Trevino,
Administrator, Housing and Community
Facilities Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013–05441 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 130215143–3143–01]
XRIN 0691–XC012
BE–15: Annual Survey of Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Reporting
Requirements.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis is informing the
public that it is conducting the
mandatory survey titled BE–15, Annual
Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in
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the United States. This survey is
authorized by the International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice constitutes legal notification to
all United States persons (defined
below) who meet the reporting
requirements set forth in this Notice that
they must respond to, and comply with,
the survey. A completed report covering
a reporting company’s fiscal year ending
during the previous calendar year is due
by May 31 (or by June 30 for reporting
companies that use BEA’s eFile system).
The BE–15 survey forms and
instructions are available on the BEA
Web site at www.bea.gov/fdi.
Definitions
(a) United States, when used in a
geographic sense, means the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all
territories and possessions of the United
States.
(b) Foreign, when used in a
geographic sense, means that which is
situated outside the United States or
which belongs to or is characteristic of
a country other than the United States.
(c) Person means any individual,
branch, partnership, associated group,
association, estate, trust, corporation, or
other organization (whether or not
organized under the laws of any State),
and any government (including a
foreign government, the United States
Government, a State or local
government, and any agency,
corporation, financial institution, or
other entity or instrumentality thereof,
including a government-sponsored
agency).
(d) Business enterprise means any
organization, association, branch, or
venture that exists for profit making
purposes or to otherwise secure
economic advantage, and any
ownership of any real estate.
Who Must Report
(a) Reports are required from each
U.S. business enterprise in which a
foreign person has a direct and/or
indirect ownership interest of at least 10
percent of the voting stock if an
incorporated business enterprise or an
equivalent interest if an unincorporated
business enterprise and that meets the
additional conditions detailed in Form
BE–15.
(b) Entities required to report will be
contacted individually by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA). Entities not
contacted by BEA have no reporting
responsibilities.
Note that there is no BE–15 survey
covering fiscal year 2012; operations
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data on U.S. affiliates of foreign
companies for fiscal year 2012 are
collected on the BE–12, Benchmark
Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in
the United States.
What To Report: The survey collects
information on the operations of U.S.
affiliates of foreign companies.
How To Report: Reports can be filed
using BEA’s electronic reporting system
at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the
survey forms and instructions, which
contain complete information on
reporting procedures and definitions,
may be obtained at the BEA Web site
given above. Form BE–15 inquiries can
be made by phone to (202) 606–5615 or
by sending an email to be12/
15@bea.gov.
When To Report: A completed report
covering a reporting company’s fiscal
year ending during the previous
calendar year is due by May 31 (or by
June 30 for reporting companies that use
BEA’s eFile system).
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This
data collection has been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned
control number 0608–0034. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a valid control number
assigned by OMB. Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 19.5 hours per
response. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate to Director, Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC 20230; and to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project 0608–0034,
Washington, DC 20503.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108.
J. Steven Landefeld,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2013–05359 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–1–2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone 3—San Francisco,
California; Amendment to Application
for Expansion of Service Area; Under
Alternative Site Framework
An application is currently pending
with Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) (FTZ Board Docket B–1–
2013, 78 FR 2952, 01/05/2013),
submitted by the San Francisco Port
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[FR Doc No: 2013-05441]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Collection of Public Information With the
Use of a Survey
AGENCY: Rural Development, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Development's intention to request clearance
for continuation of information collection to measure the quality of
loan servicing provided by the Rural Development, Centralized Servicing
Center (CSC) in St. Louis, MO.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 7, 2013 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrie Barton, Customer Service Branch
Director, Centralized Servicing Center, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., Mail
Code FC 25, St. Louis, Missouri 63120-1703, phone: (314) 457-5133,
email: terrie.barton@stl.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Rural Development--Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Type of Request: Continuation of information collection.
OMB No.: 0575-0187.
Abstract: USDA, Rural Development provides insured loans to low-
and moderate-income applicants located in rural geographic areas to
assist them in obtaining decent, sanitary and safe dwellings. Rural
Development currently processes loan originations through approximately
542 Field Offices. The Rural Development, Centralized Servicing Center
(CSC), located in St. Louis, Missouri, provides support to the Field
Offices and is responsible for loan servicing functions for Single
Family Housing direct loan program borrowers. The CSC was established
to achieve a high level of customer service and operating efficiency.
The CSC has established a fully integrated call center and is able to
provide borrowers with convenient access to their loan account
information.
To facilitate CSC's mission and in an effort to continuously
improve service delivery, a survey has been developed that will measure
the change in quality of service that borrower's receive when they
contact the CSC. Four previous surveys have been completed under prior
authorization. Respondents will only need to report information on a
one-time basis.
The results of the survey will provide a general satisfaction level
among borrowers throughout the nation. The data analysis will provide
comparisons to prior surveys and reveal areas of increased satisfaction
as well as areas in need of improvement. CSC's goal is to continuously
improve program delivery, accessibility and overall customer service
satisfaction. A follow up survey will be conducted in 24-36 months, but
may or may not be sent to the same initial respondents. Additionally,
in accordance with Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the
survey will enable CSC to measure the results and overall effectiveness
of customer services provided as well as implement action plans and
measure improvements.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response.
Respondents: Rural Development, SFH Program Borrowers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Number of Responses: 6,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 960.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692-0040.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 agency'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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0742. 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: February 22, 2013.
Tammye H. Trevi[ntilde]o,
Administrator, Housing and Community Facilities Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-05441 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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