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and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978, which authorizes
USDA Forest Service ‘‘investigations,
experiments, tests, and other activities
. . . to obtain, analyze, develop,
demonstrate, and disseminate scientific
information about protecting, managing,
and utilizing forest and rangeland
renewable resources in rural, suburban,
and urban areas’’ (Pub. L. 95–307 Sec.
3). Focus groups and interviews will be
conducted with a non-probabilistic,
purposive sample of individuals,
families, and organizations involved in
or associated with agriculture, forestry,
and rural communities affected by
Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S.
Caribbean.
Need and Use of the Information: To
better understand the effects of
Hurricanes Irma and Maria on
agriculture, forestry, and rural
communities in the U.S. Caribbean and
the internal and external factors that
affected their vulnerabilities or
resilience, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA)—Forest Service and
Caribbean Climate Hub (CCH), seek
Office of Management and Budget
approval to conduct focus groups and
in-depth interviews to collect
information from farmers, forest owners,
and other agriculture and forestry
community members about their
experiences with, preparations for,
responses to, and recovery from these
storms. This collection provides vital
real-time information for ongoing
recovery and restoration efforts by
USDA and other entities working in
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
as well as valuable lessons learned for
other disasters and regions.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 425.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (one time only).
Total Burden Hours: 226.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Rural Utility Service
Notice of Request for Extension of
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 5164, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Advance and Disbursement of
Funds—Telecommunications.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0023.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection package.
Abstract: The RUS manages the
Telecommunications loan program and
Rural Broadband Access, to provide
loans and loan guarantees to fund the
cost of construction, improvement, or
acquisition of facilities and equipment
for the provision of broadband service
in eligible rural communities. RUS
therefore requires Telecommunications
and Broadband borrowers to submit
Form 481, Financial Requirement
Statement. This form implements
certain provisions of the standard Rural
Utilities Service loan documents by
setting forth requirements and
procedures to be followed by borrowers
in obtaining advances and making
disbursements of loan funds.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
for this collection of information is
estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit, not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
84.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 5.2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 480.
SUMMARY:
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Rural BusinessCooperative Service, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural Utility
Service’s estimate of the burden to
collect the required information,
including the validity of the strategy
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
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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 on
the paperwork burden may be sent to:
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 5164, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Diane M. Berger,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team, (715) 619–3124.
Dated: December 6, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–27070 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity; Notice
of Request for Extension of Currently
Approved Information Collection
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Development administers
rural utilities programs through the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS). RUS
invites comments on the following
information collection for which the
Agency intends to request approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 5164, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection
for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will
be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center--Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522.
Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Advance and Disbursement of Funds--Telecommunications.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0023.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection package.
Abstract: The RUS manages the Telecommunications loan program and
Rural Broadband Access, to provide loans and loan guarantees to fund
the cost of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and
equipment for the provision of broadband service in eligible rural
communities. RUS therefore requires Telecommunications and Broadband
borrowers to submit Form 481, Financial Requirement Statement. This
form implements certain provisions of the standard Rural Utilities
Service loan documents by setting forth requirements and procedures to
be followed by borrowers in obtaining advances and making disbursements
of loan funds.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Business or other for profit, not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 84.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 480.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Rural
Utility Service's estimate of the burden to collect the required
information, including the validity of the strategy 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 on the paperwork burden may be sent to: Thomas P. Dickson,
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov. All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Diane M.
Berger, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulatory Team, (715)
619-3124.
Dated: December 6, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27070 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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