82 FR 61 pg. 16024 - Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 61Page: 16024
Page: 16024FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-06338 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Rural Housing Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY:
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comments requested.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program.
DATES:
Comments on this notice must be received by May 30, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karla Peiffer, Asset Risk Management Specialist, Rural Housing Service, STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0788 (515) 284-4729, or by email: karla.peiffer@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR 3575, subpart A, Community Programs Guaranteed Loans.
OMB Number: 0575-0137.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection and recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: Private lenders make the loans to public bodies and nonprofit corporations for the purposes of improving rural living standards and for other purposes that create employment opportunities in rural areas. Eligibility for this program includes community facilities located in cities, towns, or unincorporated areas with a population of up to 20,000 inhabitants.
The information collected is used by the agency to manage, plan, evaluate, and account for government resources. The reports are required to ensure the proper and judicious use of public funds.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 18 hours per response.
Respondents: Lending institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 680.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,797.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,401 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division at (202) 692-0040.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of RHS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of RHS'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 Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-0742. 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: March 24, 2017.
Joyce Allen,
Acting Administrator Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06338 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
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