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and administrative security. Further,
MicroPact is Federally accredited, and
is a FedRAMP Compliant Cloud Service
Provider, engineering Web-based
focused company that provides
commercial off-the-shelf solutions, and
delivers domain expertise within the
area of EEO.
USDA may disclose information
contained in a record in this system of
records under the routine uses listed,
without the consent of the individual if
the disclosure is compatible with a
purpose for which the record was
collected, as follows:
• To the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ), a court or other tribunal, or
another party before such tribunal,
when USDA, any component thereof, or
any employee in his or her individual
capacity where DOJ (or USDA where it
is authorized to do so) has agreed to
represent the employee, or the United
States where USDA determines that the
litigation is likely to affect directly the
operations of USDA or any of its
components, is a party to the litigation
or has an interest in such litigation, and
USDA determines that the use of such
records by DOJ, the court, or other
tribunal, or the other party before such
tribunal is relevant and necessary to the
litigation; provided, however, that in
each case, USDA determines that such
disclosure is compatible with the
purpose for which the records were
collected. In the event that materials in
this system indicate a violation of law,
whether civil or criminal or regulatory
in nature, and whether arising by
general statute, or by regulation, rule, or
order issued pursuant thereto, the
relevant records may be disclosed to the
appropriate agency, whether Federal,
State, local, or foreign, charged with the
responsibility of investigation or
prosecuting such violation or charged
with enforcing or implementing the
statute, rule, regulation, or order issued
pursuant thereto.
• To a congressional office from the
record of an individual in response to
an inquiry from the congressional office
made at the request of that individual.
Disclosure may be made to the U.S.
Civil Rights Commission in response to
its request for information.
• To appropriate agencies, entities,
and persons when (1) USDA suspects or
has confirmed that there has been a
breach of the system of records; (2)
USDA has determined that as a result of
the suspected or confirmed breach there
is a risk of harm to individuals, USDA
(including its information systems,
programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security; and
(3) the disclosure made to such
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reasonably necessary to assist in
connection with USDA’s efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or
remedy such harm.
• To another Federal agency or
Federal entity, when USDA determines
that information from this system of
records is reasonably necessary to assist
the recipient agency or entity in (1)
responding to a suspected or confirmed
breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to
individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information
systems, programs, and operations), the
Federal Government, or national
security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.
• To contractors and their agents,
grantees, experts, consultants, and
others performing or working on a
contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other assignment for
OASCR, when necessary to accomplish
an agency function related to this
system of records; provided however
that these individuals are subject to the
same Privacy Act requirements and
limitations on disclosure as are
applicable to USDA officers and
employees.
• To the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) or
General Services Administration (GSA),
pursuant to records management
inspections being conducted under the
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
Probable or potential effects on the
privacy of individuals: Although there is
some risk to the privacy of individuals,
that risk is outweighed by the benefit of
a vendor-managed system. In addition,
the safeguards in place by MicroPact
protect against unauthorized disclosure.
Records are accessible only to
individuals who are authorized. Logical,
physical, and electronic safeguards are
employed to ensure security. CRES has
successfully attained ‘‘the authority to
operate,’’ the security assessment, and
authorization process, as well as
successfully attained risk assessments,
to include security scanning and
patching.
OMB Control Number of Collection
Request. OMB Control Number: 0508–
0002, title: USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form,
expires: February 28, 2021.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 13, 2018.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Pamela_Beverly_OIRA_
[email protected] or fax
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Forest Service
Title: Post-Hurricane Research and
Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Rural Communities in the U.S.
Caribbean.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0246.
Summary of Collection: The primary
authorities for this collection are the
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended, which authorizes
USDA agricultural research, education,
and extension programs, and the Forest

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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
[email protected].
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.
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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,
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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
[email protected]. 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.
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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
[email protected].
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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