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behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11,250.
Below we provide projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 15.
Average number of Respondents per
Activity: 750.
Annual responses: 11,250.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 5,625.
Comments: 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; (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.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
to OMB for approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
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 as directed above.
Done at Washington, DC, this day of May
13, 2022.
Dionne Toombs,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food
and Agriculture, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No: RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0030]

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Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comments Requested
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Proposed collection; request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) invites comments on this
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 August 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Gilbert, Regulatory Management
Division, USDA Rural Development,
1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. Email:
[email protected] Telephone: (202)
690–2682.
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
information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB as a extension to an
existing collection. 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 by the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No.
RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0030. A link to the
Notice will appear. You may submit a
comment here by selecting the
‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access
the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’
and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on
Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view
comments that have been submitted as
well as submit a comment. 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
‘‘FAQ’’ link at the bottom. Comments on

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this information collection must be
received by August 1, 2022.
Title: 7 CFR Part 1728, Electric
Standards and Specifications for
Materials and Construction.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0131.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: RUS provides loans and
loan guarantees in accordance with the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., as amended, (RE Act).
Section 4 of the RE Act requires that the
Agency make or guarantee a loan only
if there is reasonable assurance that the
loan, together with all outstanding loans
and obligations of the Borrower, will be
repaid in full within the time agreed. In
order to facilitate the programmatic
interests of the RE Act and, in order to
assure that loans made or guaranteed by
the Agency are adequately secure, RUS,
as a secured lender, has established
certain standards and specifications for
materials, equipment, and the
construction of electric systems. The use
of standards and specifications for
materials, equipment and construction
units helps assure the Agency that: (1)
Appropriate standards and
specifications are maintained; (2) RUS
loan security is not adversely affected,
and; (3) Loan and loan guarantee funds
are used effectively and for the intended
purposes. The regulation, 7 CFR part
1728, establishes Agency policy that
materials and equipment purchased by
RUS Electric Borrowers or accepted as
contractor-furnished material must
conform to Agency standards and
specifications where established and, if
included in RUS Publication IP 202–1,
‘‘List of Materials Acceptable for Use on
Systems of Agency Electrification
Borrowers’’ (List of Materials), must be
selected from that list or must have
received technical acceptance from
RUS.
Estimate of Burden: This collection of
information is estimated to average 20
hours per response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
38.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.63.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Lynn Gilbert,
Regulatory Management Division, at
(202) 690–2682.
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. 2022–11767 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–Electric–0029]

Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comments Requested
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Proposed collection; request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) invites comments on this
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 August 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Gilbert, Regulations Management
Division, USDA Rural Development,
1400 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. Email:
[email protected]. Telephone: (202)
690–2682.
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
information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB as an extension to an
existing collection. 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

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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
‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No.
RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0029. A link to the
Notice will appear. You may submit a
comment here by selecting the
‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access
the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’
and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on
Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view
comments that have been submitted as
well as submit a comment. 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
‘‘FAQ’’ link at the bottom. Comments on
this information collection must be
received by August 1, 2022.
Title: 7 CFR Part 1786, Prepayment of
Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed and
Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0088.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
relies on the information provided by
the borrowers in their financial
statements to make lending decisions as
to borrowers’ credit worthiness and to
assure that loan funds are approved,
advanced and disbursed for proper RE
Act purposes. These financial
statements are audited by a certified
public accountant to provide
independent assurance that the data
being reported are properly measured
and fairly presented.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.00 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
38.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.00.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 76 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Lynn Gilbert,
Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 690–2682.
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.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of a Public Meeting
of the Maine Advisory Committee
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of a public
meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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
(FACA), that the Maine Advisory
Committee to the Commission will hold
a virtual meeting for project planning on
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.
(ET).
DATES: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at
12:00 p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES:
Public Web Conference Link (video
and audio): https://tinyurl.com/
36rwc9st; Password, if needed: USCCR.
If Joining by Phone Only, Dial: 1–551–
285–1373; Meeting ID: 161 688 4474#.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Liliana Schiller, DFO, at lschiller@
usccr.gov or (202) 770–1856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
meeting is available to the public
through the WebEx link above. If joining
only via phone, callers can expect to
incur charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, and the Commission will
not refund any incurred charges.
Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and
hard of hearing. may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and
providing the Service with the call-in
number found through registering at the
web link provided for this meeting.
Members of the public are entitled to
make comments during the open period
at the end of the meeting. Members of
the public may also submit written
comments; the comments must be
received in the Regional Programs Unit
within 30 days following the meeting.
Written comments may be emailed to
Liliana Schiller at [email protected].
Persons who desire additional
information may contact the Regional
Programs Unit at (202) 539–8246.
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing as they become available
at www.facadatabase.gov. Persons
SUMMARY:

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