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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent to Renew an Existing
Information Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, that implement the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA)
intention to request a renewal of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before
September 21, 2015 to be assured of
having their full effect.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected] Fax:
(202) 720–0857
Mail: Office of Information
Technology (OIT), NIFA, USDA, STOP
2216; 1400 Independence Avenue SW.;
Washington, DC 20250–2216.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Martin; Records Officer; Email:
[email protected].
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SUMMARY:

Proposed Collection
Title: Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program (VMLRP)
Veterinarian Shortage Situation
Nomination.
OMB Number: 0524–0046.
Type of Request: Request renewal of
an existing information collection for
three years.
Abstract: NIFA established a process
to designate veterinarian shortage
situations for the VMLRP as authorized
under section 1415A of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(NARETPA). This information
collection applies to Subpart A of 7 CFR
part 3431.
Estimate of Burden: NIFA used
burden estimates from the current
REEPORT collection to estimate the
burden, but anticipates the transactions
for project initiation may be reduced
because grant application information
will be used to prepopulate many fields.
The total annual burden for the non
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(RPPR) portion of this collection is
36,760 hours and 23,490 hours for the
RPPR.
Method of Collection: The information
collection (nomination form) is
available on the NIFA Web site and
nominators are required to make
submissions by emailing the completed
forms to [email protected].
Frequency of Response: Annual
nominations.
Type of Respondents: Animal Health
Official of each state and insular area.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 57
respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 267
respondents (range of 1 to 8 for each
nominating entity).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 534 hours.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the
information collection. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the VMLRP,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the public burden estimate (the
estimated amount of time needed for
individual respondents to provide the
requested 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 public burden
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Obtaining a Copy of the Information
Collection: A copy of the information
collection and related instructions may
be obtained free of charge by contacting
Robert Martin by telephone, (202) 401–
5924, or by email, rmartin@
nifa.usda.gov. Information is also
available at: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/
vmlrp.
Done in Washington, DC this 15 day of
July, 2015.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Under Secretary Research, Education,
and Economics.
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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 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Rural Development mission area, 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 July 23, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Development,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP
1522, Room 5162 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202)
720–8435. 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 approval.
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, USDA Rural Development,
STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave.
SUMMARY:

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SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax:
(202) 720–8435.
Title: RUS Form 675, Certification of
Authority.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0074.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) manages loan programs in
accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). A major
factor in managing loan programs is
controlling the advance funds,
including assuring that actual borrowers
receive their funds. OMB Circular A–
123, Management Accountability and
Control, provides that information
should be maintained on a current basis
and that funds should be protected from
unauthorized use. The use of RUS Form
675 allows effective control against
unauthorized release of funds by
providing a list of authorized borrower
signatures against which signatures
requesting funds are compared. Form
675 allows borrowers to keep RUS up
to-date of changes in signature authority
and controls release of funds only to
authorized borrower representatives.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
for this collection of information is
estimated to average .10 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 25.0 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Thomas P.
Dickson, Program Development and
Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690–1078.
Fax: (202) 720–3485. Email: Thomas
[email protected].
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 16, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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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:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
invites comments on the following
information collections for which the
RUS intends to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).

SUMMARY:

Comments on this notice must be
received by September 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
1522, Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202)
720–8435 or email
[email protected].
DATES:

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 information collections that
USDA Rural Development is submitting
to OMB for extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
this 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, USDA Rural
Utilities Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax:
(202) 720–8435 or email
[email protected].
Title: Mergers and Consolidations of
Electric Borrowers, 7 CFR 1717, subpart
D.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0114.

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Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as
amended (RE Act) authorizes and
empowers the administration of RUS to
make and guarantee loans to furnish and
improve electric service in rural areas.
Due to deregulation and restructuring
activities in the electric industry, RUS
borrowers may find it advantageous to
merge or consolidate to meet the
challenges of industry change. This
information collection addresses the
requirements of RUS policies and
procedures for mergers and
consolidations of electric program
borrowers.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.32 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not for profit
institutions; business or other for-profit
entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 10.6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 140 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, Facsimile:
(202) 720–8435, or email:
[email protected]. 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 17, 2015.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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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 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on the following information
collections 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 21, 2015.
SUMMARY:

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