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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,
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
[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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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 19, 2018 / Notices

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
RUS 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
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 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, 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].
Title: Emergency and Imminent
Community Water Assistance Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0110.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an agency delivering the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
administers Emergency and Imminent
Community Water Assistance Grants
awards grants to qualified rural
communities that have experienced a
significant decline in quality or quantity
of water or expect such a decline to be
imminent. Grants under this RUS
program may be made to public bodies
and private nonprofit corporations
serving rural areas. Public bodies
include counties, cities, townships,
incorporated towns and villages,
boroughs, authorities, districts, and
other political subdivisions of a state.
Public bodies also include Indian Tribes
on Federal and State reservations and
other Federally-recognized Indian tribal
groups in rural areas. Applicants will
provide information to be collected as
part of the application and grant process
through documentation, certifications,
or completed application forms.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
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estimated to average 7 hours per
response.
Respondents: Public Bodies, Not-forprofit Institutions, and FederallyRecognized Tribes.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,924 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Diane M. Berger,
Management Analysis, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team, (715) 619–3124, 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 records.
Dated: December 10, 2018.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meetings of the
Nebraska Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Nebraska Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Thursday January 10, 2019 at 3 p.m.
Central time. The Committee will
review and discuss a project proposal to
study civil rights in the state as they
related to prison conditions for
incarcerated individuals who are also
living with mental illness.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Thursday January 10, 2019 at 3 p.m.
Central.
Public Call Information: Dial: 855–
719–5012, Conference ID: 4719451.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
[email protected] or (312) 353–
8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public may listen to this
discussion through the above call in
number. An open comment period will
be provided to allow members of the
public to make a statement as time
allows. The conference call operator
will ask callers to identify themselves,
the organization they are affiliated with
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(if any), and an email address prior to
placing callers into the conference
room. Callers can expect to incur regular
charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, according to their
wireless plan. The Commission will not
refund any incurred charges. Callers
will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free telephone number. Persons
with hearing impairments may also
follow the proceedings by first calling
the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 and providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Regional Programs Unit,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S.
Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL
60604. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353–
8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Nebraska Advisory Committee link.
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s website, http://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Civil Rights in Nebraska: Prisons and
Mental Health
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: December 13, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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