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Route 69 to C54; C54 west to State Route
17; and
Bounded on the West by State Route
17 north to the southern Kossuth
County line; the Kossuth County line
west to U.S. Route 169; U.S. Route 169
north to the northern Kossuth County
line.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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In Minnesota
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower
Counties.
Rural Utility Service
In New Jersey
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Comment Request
The entire State, except those export
port locations within the State, which
are serviced by GIPSA.
In New York
The entire State, except those export
port locations within the State, which
are serviced by GIPSA.
The following grain elevators are not
part of this geographic area assignment
and are assigned to: Sioux City
Inspection and Weighing Service
Company: Agvantage F.S., Chapin,
Franklin County, Iowa; Five Star Coop,
Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa;
Maxyield Coop, Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa; Stateline Coop, Burt,
Kossuth County, Iowa; Gold-Eagle,
Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa; and
North Central Coop, Holmes, Wright
County, Iowa.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental
agencies may apply for designation to
provide official services in the
geographic areas specified above under
the provisions of section 79(f) of the
USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation
in the specified geographic areas in the
States of Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey,
and New York is for the period
beginning October 1, 2016, to September
30, 2021. To apply for designation or to
request more information, contact
Sharon Lathrop at the address listed
above.
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Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality
of services provided by the Schaal
official agency. In the designation
process, we are particularly interested
in receiving comments citing reasons
and pertinent data supporting or
objecting to the designation of the
applicant. Submit all comments to
Sharon Lathrop at the above address or
at https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments,
and other available information when
determining which applicants will be
designated.
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (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) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information
collection received by September 29,
2016 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8958.
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
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Rural Utilities Service
Title: Preloan Procedures and
Requirements for Telecommunications
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0079.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It
makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to finance
telecommunications, electric, and water
and waste facilities in rural areas with
a loan portfolio that totals nearly $58
billion. RUS manages loan programs in
accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et. seq. as amended, (RE Act). Section
201 of the RE Act authorizes the
Administrator to make loans to qualified
telephone companies for the purpose of
providing telephone service to the
widest practicable number of rural
subscribers.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information using
several forms to determine an
applicant’s eligibility to borrow from
RUS under the terms of the RE Act. The
information is also used to determine
that the Government’s security for loans
made by RUS are reasonably adequate
and that the loans will be repaid within
the time agreed. Without the
information, RUS could not effectively
monitor each borrower’s compliance
with the loan terms and conditions to
properly ensure continued loan
security.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 18.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,687.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 444, ‘‘Wholesale
Power Contracts.’’
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
authorizes the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to make and guarantee loans in
the States and Territories of the United
States that will enable rural consumers
to obtain electric power. Rural
consumers formed non-profit electric
distribution cooperatives, groups of
these distribution cooperatives banded
together to form Generation and
Transmission cooperatives (G&T’s) that
generate or purchase power and
transmit the power to the distribution
systems. All RUS and G&T borrowers
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will enter into a Wholesale Power
Contract with their distribution
members by using RUS Form 444, as
adapted to meet the needs of the
borrower.
Need and Use of the Information: To
fulfill the purposes of the RE Act RUS
will collect information to improve the
credit quality and credit worthiness of
loans and loan guarantees to G&T
borrowers. RUS works closely with
lending institutions that provide
supplemental loan funds to borrowers.
If the information were not collected,
RUS could not determine whether
Federal security interest would be
adequately protected.
Description of Respondents: Not-for
profit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 78.
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
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. Section 6201 of Title VI
of the 2014 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 113–79)
amended 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq, by
extending the term of the program to the
year 2018.
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: 190.
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Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11,031.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance
for Rural Communities and Households
Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572–0146.
Summary of Collection: The Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–234 (Farm Bill)
amended Section 306(a)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(2)). The amendment created a
grant program to make Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural
Communities and Households
(SEARCH) Program grants.
Under the SEARCH program, the
Secretary may make predevelopment
and planning grants to public or quasipublic agencies, organizations operated
on a not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes
on Federal and State reservations and
other federally recognized Indian tribes.
The grant recipients use the grant funds
for feasibility studies, design assistance,
and technical assistance for direct loans,
grants and guaranteed loans, to
financially distress communities in
rural areas with populations of 2,500 or
fewer inhabitants for water and waste
disposal projects as authorized in
Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and
306(a)(24) of the CONACT.
Need and Use of the Information:
Applicants applying for SEARCH grants
must submit an application which
includes an application form, various
other forms, certifications, and
supplemental information. Rural Utility
Service will use the information
collected from applicants, borrowers,
and consultants to determine applicant
eligibility, project feasibility, and the
applicant’s ability to meet the grant and
regulatory requirements.
Failure to collect proper information
could result in improper determinations
of eligibility, improper use of funds, or
hindrances in making grants authorized
by the SEARCH program.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit Institutions and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 125.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,688.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Michigan Advisory Committee for a
Meeting To Discuss Approval of a Draft
Committee Report Regarding Civil
Rights and Civil Asset Forfeiture in the
State
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Michigan Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Monday, October 03, 2016, at 11 EDT
for the purpose of discussing a draft
report, including findings and
recommendations to the Commission,
regarding civil asset forfeiture practices
in the state.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, October 03, 2016, at 11 a.m.
EDT.
Public Call Information: Dial: 877–
852–6579, Conference ID: 8659596.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353–
8311.
SUMMARY:
Members
of the public can listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 877–852–6579,
conference ID: 8659596. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 24, 2016.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (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) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by
September 29, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be
addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
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: Preloan Procedures and Requirements for Telecommunications
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0079.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is a
credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It makes mortgage
loans and loan guarantees to finance telecommunications, electric, and
water and waste facilities in rural areas with a loan portfolio that
totals nearly $58 billion. RUS manages loan programs in accordance with
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq. as
amended, (RE Act). Section 201 of the RE Act authorizes the
Administrator to make loans to qualified telephone companies for the
purpose of providing telephone service to the widest practicable number
of rural subscribers.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information using
several forms to determine an applicant's eligibility to borrow from
RUS under the terms of the RE Act. The information is also used to
determine that the Government's security for loans made by RUS are
reasonably adequate and that the loans will be repaid within the time
agreed. Without the information, RUS could not effectively monitor each
borrower's compliance with the loan terms and conditions to properly
ensure continued loan security.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 18.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,687.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: RUS Form 444, ``Wholesale Power Contracts.''
OMB Control Number: 0572-0089.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE
Act) as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), authorizes the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) to make and guarantee loans in the States and Territories
of the United States that will enable rural consumers to obtain
electric power. Rural consumers formed non-profit electric distribution
cooperatives, groups of these distribution cooperatives banded together
to form Generation and Transmission cooperatives (G&T's) that generate
or purchase power and transmit the power to the distribution systems.
All RUS and G&T borrowers
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will enter into a Wholesale Power Contract with their distribution
members by using RUS Form 444, as adapted to meet the needs of the
borrower.
Need and Use of the Information: To fulfill the purposes of the RE
Act RUS will collect information to improve the credit quality and
credit worthiness of loans and loan guarantees to G&T borrowers. RUS
works closely with lending institutions that provide supplemental loan
funds to borrowers. If the information were not collected, RUS could
not determine whether Federal security interest would be adequately
protected.
Description of Respondents: Not-for profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 78.
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 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. Section 6201 of Title VI of the 2014 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 113-
79) amended 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq, by extending the term of the
program to the year 2018.
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: 190.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11,031.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and
Households Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572-0146.
Summary of Collection: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008, Public Law 110-234 (Farm Bill) amended Section 306(a)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(2)). The amendment created a grant program to make Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH)
Program grants.
Under the SEARCH program, the Secretary may make predevelopment and
planning grants to public or quasi-public agencies, organizations
operated on a not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes on Federal and
State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes. The
grant recipients use the grant funds for feasibility studies, design
assistance, and technical assistance for direct loans, grants and
guaranteed loans, to financially distress communities in rural areas
with populations of 2,500 or fewer inhabitants for water and waste
disposal projects as authorized in Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and
306(a)(24) of the CONACT.
Need and Use of the Information: Applicants applying for SEARCH
grants must submit an application which includes an application form,
various other forms, certifications, and supplemental information.
Rural Utility Service will use the information collected from
applicants, borrowers, and consultants to determine applicant
eligibility, project feasibility, and the applicant's ability to meet
the grant and regulatory requirements.
Failure to collect proper information could result in improper
determinations of eligibility, improper use of funds, or hindrances in
making grants authorized by the SEARCH program.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit Institutions and State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 125.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,688.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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