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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; 30-Day Federal
Register Notice; National Agricultural
Statistics Service
Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535—New.
Summary of Collection: Executive
Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to
provide service to the public that
matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector.
Improving National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) programs
requires ongoing assessment of service
delivery, by which we mean systematic
review of the operation of a program,
the quality, usability, and ease of
accessing our surveys and public
information compared to a set of
explicit or implicit standards, as a
means of contributing to the continuous
improvement of the program.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collection activity will
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between
NASS and its customers and
stakeholders. It will allow feedback to
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contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit; Not-forprofit Institutions and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 120,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,375.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–22613 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Announcement of Loan Refinancing
Procedures, and Deadlines for the
Refinancing of Federal Financing Bank
Loans Pilot Program (Refinancing
Program)
Rural Development, Rural
Utilities Service (RUS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for letters
of intent.
AGENCY:
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The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is
soliciting Letters of Intent and opening
a window for a pilot program to
refinance a loan, or any part thereof,
consisting of one or more whole but not
partial advance(s), made under a loan by
the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) and
guaranteed by RUS. RUS is announcing
the process for the Refinancing of
Federal Financing Bank Loans Pilot
Program (Refinancing Program) made to
RUS Electric Program borrowers
operating as an electric utility (Eligible
entity). This notice describes the
eligibility requirements, the process and
deadlines, and the criteria that will be
used by RUS to assess refinancing
requests from Eligible entities with
outstanding FFB debt. The Refinancing
Program will refinance a higher interest
rate loan or a portion thereof i.e., one or
more advance under a FFB loan at the
interest rate available as of the date of
the advance of the new FFB loan used
to refinance the outstanding FFB loan.
A new FFB loan will be advanced to
prepay the FFB loan. A maximum
amount for refinancing per Eligible
entity is also being announced. The new
FFB loan will be made for the amount
identified solely by FFB and RUS to
prepay the outstanding FFB loan
together with the required prepayment
premium, if applicable. In order to
maximize the Refinancing Program and
the benefits to electric consumers, the
Eligible entity will have the option of
paying the prepayment premium or
rolling the amount into the new FFB
loan. The Refinancing Program is made
available under Section 749 of the
Public Law 115–31, Consolidated
Appropriations, Act 2017 (section 749).
DATES: To be considered for this
program, borrowers must submit their
documentation no later than the dates
set forth herein. Failure to comply with
the following deadlines will prevent
RUS from considering the borrower for
the Refinancing Program.
Step 1: To be considered for the
Refinancing Program an Eligible entity
must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), as
provided herein, in an electronic
Portable Document Format (PDF) by
electronic mail (email) to REFINANCEEP@RD.usda.gov no later than 11:59
p.m. (EST) on November 17, 2017. Late
or incomplete Letters of Intent will not
be considered by RUS for this
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; 30-Day Federal
Register Notice; National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535--New.
Summary of Collection: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal
agencies to provide service to the public that matches or exceeds the
best service available in the private sector. Improving National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) programs requires ongoing
assessment of service delivery, by which we mean systematic review of
the operation of a program, the quality, usability, and ease of
accessing our surveys and public information compared to a set of
explicit or implicit standards, as a means of contributing to the
continuous improvement of the program.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's
commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and
opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results that can be generalized to the population of study. This
feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication,
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between NASS and its customers and
stakeholders. It will allow feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit Institutions and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 120,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,375.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-22613 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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