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Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5164—South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email:
thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
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 an information collection that
will be submitted to OMB for extension.
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
the 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
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5164—South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522 or email:
thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Servicing of Water Programs
Loans and Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0137.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) Water and Environmental
Programs (WEP) provide financing and
technical assistance for development
and operation of safe and affordable
water supply systems and sewage and
other waste disposal facilities. WEP
provides loans, guaranteed loans and
grants for water, sewer, storm water, and
solid waste disposal facilities in rural
areas and towns of up to 10,000 people.
The recipients of the assistance covered
by 7 CFR part 1782 must be public
entities. These public entities can
include municipalities, counties, special
purpose districts, federally designated
Indian tribes, and corporations not
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operated for profit, including
cooperatives. The information, for the
most part financial in nature, is needed
by the Agency to determine if
borrowers, based on their individual
situations, qualify for the various
servicing options.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
for this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.22 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit and non-profit institutions, and
state and local governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
493.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 641 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Thomas P.
Dickson, Program Development and
Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690–4492.
Email: thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
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: July 13, 2017.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–15188 Filed 7–19–17; 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:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on the following information
collection for which RUS intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 18, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492 or email
Thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
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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 an information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB for revision.
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
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: Thomas P.
Dickson, Acting Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690–
4492 or email: thomas.dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Electric System Emergency
Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0140.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: USDA Rural Development
administers rural utilities programs
through the Rural Utilities Service
(Agency). The Agency manages loan
programs in accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, 7
U.S.C. 901 et sec., as amended. One of
the Agency’s main objectives is to
safeguard loan security. An important
part of safeguarding loan security is to
make sure Agency financed facilities are
utilized responsibly, adequately
operated and adequately maintained.
Accordingly, RUS borrowers have a
duty to RUS to maintain their respective
systems. In performing this duty,
borrowers further the purposes of the RE
Act while also preserving the value of
electric systems to serve as collateral for
repayment of RUS assistance.
A substantial portion of the electric
infrastructure of the United States
resides in rural America and is
maintained by rural Americans. RUS is
uniquely coupled with the electric
infrastructure of rural America and its
electric borrowers serving rural
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America. To ensure that the electric
infrastructure in rural America is
adequately protected, electric borrowers
conduct a Vulnerability and Risk
Assessment (VRA) of their respective
systems and utilize the results of this
assessment to enhance an existing
Emergency Restoration Plan (ERP) or to
create an ERP. The VRA is utilized to
identify specific assets and
infrastructure owned or served by the
electric utility, to determine the
criticality and the risk level associated
with the assets and infrastructure
including a risk versus cost analysis, to
identify threats and vulnerabilities, if
present, to review existing mitigation
procedures and to assist in the
development of new and additional
mitigating procedures, if necessary. The
ERP provides written procedures
detailing response and restoration
efforts in the event of a major system
outage resulting from a natural or manmade disaster. The annual exercise of
the ERP ensures operability and
employee competency and serves to
identify and correct deficiencies in the
existing ERP. The exercise may be
implemented individually by a single
borrower, or by an individual borrower
as a participant in a multi-party (to
include utilities, government agencies
and other participants or combination
thereof) tabletop execution or actual
implementation of the ERP.
Electric borrowers maintain ERPs as
part of prudent utilities practices. These
ERPs are essential to continuous
operation of the electric systems. Each
electric borrower provides RUS with an
annual self-certification that an ERP
exists for the system and that an initial
VRA has been performed.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .5 hour per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
625.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 313 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Thomas P.
Dickson, Program Development and
Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690–4492,
or email: thomas.dickson@
wdc.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the
requests for OMB approval. All
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comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–15187 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Connecticut Advisory Committee
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
(FACA), that a meeting of the
Connecticut Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene by conference
call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on: Wednesday,
August 9, 2017. The purpose of the
meeting is to conclude work on the
Committee’s Advisory Memorandum on
Solitary Confinement. The committee
will also possibly vote on the Advisory
Memorandum.
DATES: Wednesday, August 9, at 12:00
p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: Public call-in information:
Conference call-in number: 1–888–438–
5448 and conference call 3640132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy
L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone
at 202–376–7533.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
members of the public may listen to the
discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–888–
438–5448 and conference call 3640132.
Please be advised that before placing
them into the conference call, the
conference call operator will ask callers
to provide their names, their
organizational affiliations (if any), and
email addresses (so that callers may be
notified of future meetings). Callers can
expect to incur charges for calls they
initiate over wireless lines, and the
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
conference call-in number.
Persons with hearing impairments
may also follow the discussion by first
calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–977–8339 and providing the
operator with the toll-free conference
call-in number: 1–888–438–5448 and
conference call 3640132.
Members of the public are invited to
make statements during the open
comment period of the meeting or
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submit written comments. The
comments must be received in the
regional office approximately 30 days
after each scheduled meeting. Written
comments may be mailed to the Eastern
Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or
emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376–
7533.
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing as they become available
at https://database.faca.gov/committee/
meetings.aspx?cid=239; click the
‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’
links. Records generated from this
meeting may also be inspected and
reproduced at the Eastern Regional
Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meetings. Persons
interested in the work of this advisory
committee are advised to go to the
Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov,
or to contact the Eastern Regional Office
at the above phone numbers, email or
street address.
Agenda
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
• Open—Roll Call
• Work on Advisory Memorandum
• Vote on Memorandum, if ready
• Open Comment
• Adjourn
Dated: July 17, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017–15232 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meetings of the New
York Advisory Committee
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
(FACA), that a meetings of the New
York Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene by conference
call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on: Friday,
August 11, 2017 and Friday, August 18
and Friday. The purpose of the meeting
is to review and edit the draft report on
police practices.
DATES: Friday August 11; Friday and
August 18; Friday at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
SUMMARY:
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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, the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following
information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 18, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492 or email
Thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
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 an information collection that RUS
is submitting to OMB for revision.
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 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: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492 or email:
thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Electric System Emergency Restoration Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0140.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities
programs through the Rural Utilities Service (Agency). The Agency
manages loan programs in accordance with the Rural Electrification Act
(RE Act) of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et sec., as amended. One of the Agency's
main objectives is to safeguard loan security. An important part of
safeguarding loan security is to make sure Agency financed facilities
are utilized responsibly, adequately operated and adequately
maintained. Accordingly, RUS borrowers have a duty to RUS to maintain
their respective systems. In performing this duty, borrowers further
the purposes of the RE Act while also preserving the value of electric
systems to serve as collateral for repayment of RUS assistance.
A substantial portion of the electric infrastructure of the United
States resides in rural America and is maintained by rural Americans.
RUS is uniquely coupled with the electric infrastructure of rural
America and its electric borrowers serving rural
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America. To ensure that the electric infrastructure in rural America is
adequately protected, electric borrowers conduct a Vulnerability and
Risk Assessment (VRA) of their respective systems and utilize the
results of this assessment to enhance an existing Emergency Restoration
Plan (ERP) or to create an ERP. The VRA is utilized to identify
specific assets and infrastructure owned or served by the electric
utility, to determine the criticality and the risk level associated
with the assets and infrastructure including a risk versus cost
analysis, to identify threats and vulnerabilities, if present, to
review existing mitigation procedures and to assist in the development
of new and additional mitigating procedures, if necessary. The ERP
provides written procedures detailing response and restoration efforts
in the event of a major system outage resulting from a natural or man-
made disaster. The annual exercise of the ERP ensures operability and
employee competency and serves to identify and correct deficiencies in
the existing ERP. The exercise may be implemented individually by a
single borrower, or by an individual borrower as a participant in a
multi-party (to include utilities, government agencies and other
participants or combination thereof) tabletop execution or actual
implementation of the ERP.
Electric borrowers maintain ERPs as part of prudent utilities
practices. These ERPs are essential to continuous operation of the
electric systems. Each electric borrower provides RUS with an annual
self-certification that an ERP exists for the system and that an
initial VRA has been performed.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .5 hour per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 625.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 313 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Thomas
P. Dickson, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690-
4492, or email: thomas.dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
requests for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15187 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am]
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