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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–20–ELECTRIC–0040]
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 this 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 December 21, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Bennett, Rural Development
Innovation Center, Regulations
Management Division, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, STOP 0793, Room 4015,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
0793. Telephone: (202) 720–9639.
Email: pamela.bennett@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 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
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the collection 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 by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the lower
‘‘Search Regulations and Federal
Actions’’ box, select ‘‘Rural Utilities
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select RUS–20–
ELECTRIC–0040 to submit or view
public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System
Construction Policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0107.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to facilitate the
programmatic interest of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et seq. (RE Act), and, in order to assure
that loans made or guaranteed by RUS
are adequately secured, RUS, as a
secured lender, has established certain
standards and specifications for
materials, equipment, and construction
of electric systems. The use of standard
forms, construction contracts, and
procurement procedures helps assure
that appropriate standards and
specification are maintained, that RUS’
loan security is not adversely affected,
and the loan and loan guarantee funds
are used effectively and for the intended
purposes. The list of forms and
corresponding purposes for this
information collection are as follows:
1. RUS Form 168b, Contractor’s Bond.
This form is used to provide a surety
bond for contracts on RUS Forms 200,
257, 786, 790, & 830.
2. RUS Form 168c, Contractor’s Bond
(less than $1 million). This form is used
to provide a surety bond in lieu of RUS
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Form 168b, when contractor’s surety has
accepted a small business
administration guarantee.
3. RUS Form 187, Certificate of
Completion-Contract Construction. This
form is used for the closeout of RUS
Forms 200, 257, 786, and 830.
4. RUS Form 198, Equipment
Contract. This form is used for
equipment purchases.
5. RUS Form 200, Construction
Contract-Generating. This form is used
for generating plant construction or for
the furnishing and installation of major
items of equipment.
6. RUS Form 213, Certificate (‘‘Buy
American’’). This form is used to
document compliance with the ‘‘Buy
American’’ requirement.
7. RUS Form 224, Waiver and Release
of Lien. This form is used by
subcontractors to provide a release of
lien in connection with the closeout of
RUS Forms 198, 200, 257, 786, 790, and
830.
8. RUS Form 231, Certificate of
Contractor. This form is used for the
closeout of RUS Forms 198, 200, 257,
786, and 830.
9. RUS Form 238, Construction or
Equipment Contract Amendment. This
form is used to amend contracts except
for distribution line construction
contracts.
10. RUS Form 254, Construction
Inventory. This form is used to
document the final construction in
connection with the closeout of RUS
Form 830.
11. RUS Form 257, Contract to
Construct Buildings. This form is used
to construct headquarter buildings,
generating plant buildings and other
structure construction.
12. RUS Form 307, Bid Bond. This
form is used to provide a bid bond in
RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, 790 and 830.
13. RUS Form 786, Electric System
Communications and Control
Equipment Contract. This form is used
for delivery and installation of
equipment for system communications.
14. RUS Form 790, Electric System
Construction Contract Non-Site Specific
Construction (Notice and Instructions to
Bidders). This form is used for limited
distribution construction accounted for
under work order procedure.
15. RUS Form 792b, Certificate of
Contractor and Indemnity Agreement
(Line Extensions). This form is used in
the closeout of RUS Form 790.
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16. RUS Form 830, Electric System
Construction Contract (labor & material).
This form is used for distribution and/
or transmission project construction.
Respondents: Businesses or other for
profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
827.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 4.
Estimated number of Total Responses:
3,320.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 82 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Pamela Bennett,
Rural Development Innovation Center,
Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 720–9639. 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.
Chad Rupe,
Administrator. Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Federal Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee Meeting
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) is giving notice of a
meeting of the Federal Economic
Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC).
The Committee advises the Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs, the
Directors of the Bureau of Economic
Analysis and the Census Bureau, and
the Commissioner of the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) on statistical
methodology and other technical
matters related to the collection,
tabulation, and analysis of federal
economic statistics. Email Gianna
Marrone, gianna.marrone@bea.gov, by
December 4, 2020, to attend. An agenda
will be accessible prior to the meeting
at www.bea.gov/fesac.
DATES: December 11, 2020. The meeting
begins at approximately 9:30 a.m. and
adjourns at approximately 2:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The safety and well-being of
the public, committee members, and our
staff is our top priority. In light of the
travel restrictions and social-distancing
requirements resulting from the COVID–
19 outbreak, this meeting will be held
virtually.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gianna Marrone, Program Analyst, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, 4600 Silver Hill
Road (BE–64), Suitland, MD 20746;
phone (301) 278–9282; email
gianna.marrone@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FESAC
members are appointed by the Secretary
of Commerce. The Committee advises
the Under Secretary for Economic
Affairs, BEA and Census Bureau
Directors, and the Commissioner of the
Department of Labor’s BLS on statistical
methodology and other technical
matters related to the collection,
tabulation, and analysis of federal
economic statistics. The Committee is
established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. § 2).
This meeting is open to the public.
Anyone planning to attend the meeting
must contact Gianna Marrone at BEA
(301) 278–9282 or gianna.marrone@
bea.gov. The call-in number, access
code, and presentation link will be
posted 24 hours prior to the meeting on
https://apps.bea.gov/fesac/. The
meeting is accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for foreign
language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Gianna Marrone at gianna.marrone@
bea.gov by December 4, 2020.
Persons with extensive questions or
statements must submit them in writing
by December 4, 2020, to Gianna
Marrone, gianna.marrone@bea.gov.
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for sign
language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Gianna Marrone, gianna.marrone@
bea.gov, preferably two weeks prior to
the meeting.
Dated: 16 October, 2020.
Kyle Hood,
Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of
Economic Analysis.
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Analysis Advisory Committee. The
meeting will address proposed
improvements, extensions, and research
related to BEA’s economic accounts. In
addition, the meeting will include an
update on recent statistical
developments.
Friday, November 13, 2020. The
meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. and
adjourns at 2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The safety and well-being of
the public, committee members and
staff is the bureau’s top priority. In light
of the travel restrictions and socialdistancing requirements resulting from
the COVID–19 outbreak, this meeting
will be held virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gianna Marrone, Program Analyst, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Suitland, MD
20746; phone (301) 278–9282.
Public Participation: This meeting is
open to the public. Anyone planning to
attend the meeting must contact Gianna
Marrone at BEA (301) 278–9282 or
gianna.marrone@bea.gov. The call-in
number, access code, and presentation
link will be posted 24 hours prior to the
meeting on https://www.bea.gov/about/
bea-advisory-committee. The meeting is
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for foreign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gianna Marrone at
(301) 278–9282 by November 6, 2020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established September
2, 1999. The Committee advises the
Director of BEA on matters related to the
development and improvement of BEA’s
national, regional, industry, and
international economic accounts, with a
focus on new and rapidly growing areas
of the U.S. economy. The committee
provides recommendations from the
perspectives of the economics
profession, business, and government.
DATES:
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Dated: October 16, 2020.
Shaunda Villones,
Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of
Economic Analysis.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory
Committee Meeting
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) announces a
meeting of the Bureau of Economic
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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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
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS-20-ELECTRIC-0040]
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 this 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 December 21, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Bennett, Rural Development
Innovation Center, Regulations Management Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0793, Room 4015, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250-0793. Telephone: (202) 720-9639. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 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 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 by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations and
Federal Actions'' box, select ``Rural Utilities Service'' from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID
column, select RUS-20-ELECTRIC-0040 to submit or view public comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User
Tips'' link.
Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System Construction Policies and
Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0107.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to facilitate the programmatic interest of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. (RE Act), and,
in order to assure that loans made or guaranteed by RUS are adequately
secured, RUS, as a secured lender, has established certain standards
and specifications for materials, equipment, and construction of
electric systems. The use of standard forms, construction contracts,
and procurement procedures helps assure that appropriate standards and
specification are maintained, that RUS' loan security is not adversely
affected, and the loan and loan guarantee funds are used effectively
and for the intended purposes. The list of forms and corresponding
purposes for this information collection are as follows:
1. RUS Form 168b, Contractor's Bond. This form is used to provide a
surety bond for contracts on RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, 790, & 830.
2. RUS Form 168c, Contractor's Bond (less than $1 million). This
form is used to provide a surety bond in lieu of RUS Form 168b, when
contractor's surety has accepted a small business administration
guarantee.
3. RUS Form 187, Certificate of Completion-Contract Construction.
This form is used for the closeout of RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, and 830.
4. RUS Form 198, Equipment Contract. This form is used for
equipment purchases.
5. RUS Form 200, Construction Contract-Generating. This form is
used for generating plant construction or for the furnishing and
installation of major items of equipment.
6. RUS Form 213, Certificate (``Buy American''). This form is used
to document compliance with the ``Buy American'' requirement.
7. RUS Form 224, Waiver and Release of Lien. This form is used by
subcontractors to provide a release of lien in connection with the
closeout of RUS Forms 198, 200, 257, 786, 790, and 830.
8. RUS Form 231, Certificate of Contractor. This form is used for
the closeout of RUS Forms 198, 200, 257, 786, and 830.
9. RUS Form 238, Construction or Equipment Contract Amendment. This
form is used to amend contracts except for distribution line
construction contracts.
10. RUS Form 254, Construction Inventory. This form is used to
document the final construction in connection with the closeout of RUS
Form 830.
11. RUS Form 257, Contract to Construct Buildings. This form is
used to construct headquarter buildings, generating plant buildings and
other structure construction.
12. RUS Form 307, Bid Bond. This form is used to provide a bid bond
in RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, 790 and 830.
13. RUS Form 786, Electric System Communications and Control
Equipment Contract. This form is used for delivery and installation of
equipment for system communications.
14. RUS Form 790, Electric System Construction Contract Non-Site
Specific Construction (Notice and Instructions to Bidders). This form
is used for limited distribution construction accounted for under work
order procedure.
15. RUS Form 792b, Certificate of Contractor and Indemnity
Agreement (Line Extensions). This form is used in the closeout of RUS
Form 790.
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16. RUS Form 830, Electric System Construction Contract (labor &
material). This form is used for distribution and/or transmission
project construction.
Respondents: Businesses or other for profits; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 827.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated number of Total Responses: 3,320.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 82 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Pamela
Bennett, Rural Development Innovation Center, Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 720-9639. 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.
Chad Rupe,
Administrator. Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-23378 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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