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institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family or
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for
program information (for example,
braille, large print, audiotape, American
Sign Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TTY) or (844) 433–2774 (toll-free
nationwide). Additionally, program
information may be made available in
languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD–
3027, found online at https://
www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter
addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all the information requested in
the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632–9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to
USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410 or email: OAC@
usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Ronald Alvarado.
Oregon State Conservationist, Natural
Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–13031 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

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[Docket No. RUS–22–TELECOM–0028]

Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Utilities Service,
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; comment requested.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

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notice announces the intention of the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to request
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection in support of the
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Loan program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by August 16, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Woolard, Special Projects
Coordinator, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 720–9631. 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 (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
existing information collection that the
Agency is submitting to OMB for
extension.
Comments
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 those who
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 ‘‘RUS’’ from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select RUS–22–TELECOM–0028 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

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docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
Title: Part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and
Procedures Common to Insured and
Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0079.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: USDA, Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) makes mortgage loans
and loan guarantees to finance
telecommunications, electric, and water
and waste facilities in rural areas with
a loan portfolio that totals more than
$58 billion. In addition to providing
loans and loan guarantees, one of the
objectives of RUS is to safeguard loan
security until the loan is repaid.
Accordingly, RUS manages loan
programs in accordance with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901
et seq, as amended, (RE Act), and as
prescribed by Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A–129, Policies
for Federal Credit Programs and NonTax Receivables, which states that based
on a review of a loan application,
agencies must determine that an
applicant complies with statutory,
regulatory, and administrative eligibility
requirements for loan assistance.
Section 201 of the RE Act authorizes the
RUS Administrator to make loans to
qualified telephone companies for
providing telephone service to the
widest practicable number of rural
subscribers. The reporting burden
covered by this collection of
information consists of forms,
documents and written burden to
support a request for funding for a
Telecommunications Infrastructure
loan.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 37.04 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses, not-forprofit institutions and others.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
43.
Total Annual Responses: 309.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.19.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,445 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Susan Woolard,
Special Projects Coordinator, Innovation
Center—Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 720–9631. Email:
[email protected].
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request

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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–13099 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–TELECOM–0021]

Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; comment requested.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
above-named agency to request Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval for an extension of a currently
approved information collection in
support of RUS Operating Reports for
Telecommunications and Broadband
Borrowers.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by August 16, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Woolard, Management Analyst,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 720–9631. 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 (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
existing information collection that the
Agency is submitting to OMB for
extension.

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SUMMARY:

Comments
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)

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Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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 http://
www.regulations.gov and, in the lower
‘‘Search Regulations and Federal
Actions’’ box, select ‘‘RUS’’ from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select [RUS–22–TELECOM–0021] 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: Operating Reports for
Telecommunications and Broadband
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0031.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Operating Report for
Telecommunications Borrowers and the
Operating Report for Broadband
Borrowers—which includes reports
submitted by borrowers under the
Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee
Program as well as the Broadband
Initiatives Program, are required by the
loan contract and provide RUS with
vital financial information necessary to
ensure the maintenance of the security
for the Government’s loans and service
data which enable RUS to ensure the
provision of quality telecommunications
and broadband service as mandated by
the RE Act of 1936 [7 CFR 1738.154(e),
1744.209(b), and Appendix to Subpart C
of Part 1770, 106.B.]. In addition, for
telecommunications loans, the
Operating Report is the basis for
developing an applicant’s current
financial condition, upon which
financial and service projections are
based when determining the feasibility
of a loan application [7 CFR 1737.70(g)].
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 4 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses, not-forprofit institutions and others.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
242.
Total Annual Responses: 1,668.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 6.89.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,711 hours.

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Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Susan Woolard,
Management Analyst, Innovation
Center—Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 720–9631. 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.
Christopher A. Mclean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–13102 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunshine Act Meeting
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.

AGENCY:

Notice of Commission public
business meeting.

ACTION:

DATES:

Friday, June 24, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

EST.
Meeting to take place by
telephone and is open to the public by
telephone: 877–222–5769 ID Code #:
1911248.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angelia Rorison: 202–376–8371;
[email protected].
In
accordance with the Government in
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), the
Commission on Civil Rights is holding
a meeting to discuss the Commission’s
business for the month. This business
meeting is open to the public. Computer
assisted real-time transcription (CART)
will be provided. The web link to access
CART (in English) on Friday, June 24,
2022, is https://www.streamtext.net/
player?event=USCCR. Please note that
CART is text-only translation that
occurs in real time during the meeting
and is not an exact transcript.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Business Meeting
A. Presentations by State Advisory
Committee Chairs on Released
Reports and Memorandums
B. Discussion and Vote on Advisory
Committee Appointments
C. Discussion and Vote on 2022
Statutory Enforcement Report on
FEMA
D. Management and Operations
• Staff Director’s Report
III. Adjourn Meeting

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