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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2024 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–24–ELECTRIC–0026]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Electric System
Construction Policies and Procedures;
OMB Control No.: 0572–0107
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) intention to request a
revision of a currently approved
information collection and invites
comments on this information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by December 9, 2024, to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled ‘‘Search for
dockets and documents on agency
actions,’’ enter the following docket
number: (RUS–24–ELECTRIC–0026),
and click ‘‘Search.’’ To submit public
comments, select the ‘‘Comment’’
button. Before inputting your
comments, you may also review the
‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional).
Insert your comments under the
‘‘Comment’’ title, click ‘‘Browse’’ to
attach files (if applicable). Input your
email address and select an identity
category then click ‘‘Submit 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 720–7853.
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

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information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB for revision.
Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System
Construction Policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0107.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2025.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .025 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses or other for
profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
477.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 6.9.
Estimated number of Total Responses:
3,319.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 82 hours.
Abstract: To facilitate the
programmatic interest of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901,
et seq. (RE Act), and, in order to assure
that loans made or guaranteed by RUS
are adequately secured, RUS, as a
secured lender, has established certain
standards and specifications for
materials, equipment, and construction
of electric systems. The use of standard
forms, construction contracts, and
procurement procedures helps assure
that appropriate standards and
specification are maintained, that RUS’
loan security is not adversely affected,
and the loan and loan guarantee funds
are used effectively and for the intended
purposes. The list of forms and
corresponding purposes for this
information collection are as follows:
1. RUS Form 168b, Contractor’s Bond.
This form is used to provide a surety
bond for contracts on RUS Forms 200,
257, 786, 790, & 830.
2. RUS Form 168c, Contractor’s Bond
(less than $1 million). This form is used
to provide a surety bond in lieu of RUS
Form 168b, when contractor’s surety has
accepted a small business
administration guarantee.
3. RUS Form 187, Certificate of
Completion-Contract Construction. This
form is used for the closeout of RUS
Forms 200, 257, 786, and 830.
4. RUS Form 198, Equipment
Contract. This form is used for
equipment purchases.
5. RUS Form 200, Construction
Contract-Generating. This form is used
for generating plant construction or for
the furnishing and installation of major
items of equipment.
6. RUS Form 213, Certificate (‘‘Buy
American’’). This form is used to
document compliance with the ‘‘Buy
American’’ requirement.

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7. RUS Form 224, Waiver and Release
of Lien. This form is used by
subcontractors to provide a release of
lien in connection with the closeout of
RUS Forms 198, 200, 257, 786, 790, and
830.
8. RUS Form 231, Certificate of
Contractor. This form is used for the
closeout of RUS Forms 198, 200, 257,
786, and 830.
9. RUS Form 238, Construction or
Equipment Contract Amendment. This
form is used to amend contracts except
for distribution line construction
contracts.
10. RUS Form 254, Construction
Inventory. This form is used to
document the final construction in
connection with the closeout of RUS
Form 830.
11. RUS Form 257, Contract to
Construct Buildings. This form is used
to construct headquarter buildings,
generating plant buildings, and other
structure construction.
12. RUS Form 307, Bid Bond. This
form is used to provide a bid bond in
RUS Forms 200, 257, 786, 790 and 830.
13. RUS Form 786, Electric System
Communications and Control
Equipment Contract. This form is used
for delivery and installation of
equipment for system communications.
14. RUS Form 790, Electric System
Construction Contract Non-Site Specific
Construction (Notice and Instructions to
Bidders). This form is used for limited
distribution construction accounted for
under work order procedure.
15. RUS Form 792b, Certificate of
Contractor and Indemnity Agreement
(Line Extensions). This form is used in
the closeout of RUS Form 790.
16. RUS Form 830, Electric System
Construction Contract (labor & material).
This form is used for distribution and/
or transmission project construction.
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 collection 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.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Kimble Brown,
Rural Development Innovation Center,

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2024 / Notices
Regulations Management Division, at
[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.
Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–23477 Filed 10–9–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No.: RUS–24–AGENCY–0028]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Special Authority To
Enable Funding of Broadband and
Smart Utility Facilities Across Select
Rural Development Programs (Smart
Utility); OMB Control No.: 0572–0156
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces Rural Development’s
(RD) intention to request a revision of a
currently approved information
collection and invites comments on this
information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by December 9, 2024, to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled ‘‘Search for
dockets and documents on agency
actions,’’ enter the following docket
number: (RUS–24–AGENCY–0028), and
click ‘‘Search.’’ To submit public
comments, select the ‘‘Comment’’
button. Before inputting your
comments, you may also review the
‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional).
Insert your comments under the
‘‘Comment’’ title, click ‘‘Browse’’ to
attach files (if applicable). Input your
email address and select an identity
category then click ‘‘Submit 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–

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1522. Telephone: (202) 720–7853.
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
revision.
Title: 7 CFR 1980, Special Authority
to Enable Funding of Broadband and
Smart Utility Facilities Across Select
Rural Development Programs (Smart
Utility).
OMB Control Number: 0572–0156.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2025.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: Businesses, not-forprofit institutions, and others.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.95.
Estimated Number of Responses: 159.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 239 hours.
Abstract: The collection of
information is necessary for RD to
determine an applicant’s ability to
borrow under the terms of the 2018
Farm Bill and included programs and
that the applicant complies with
statutory, regulatory, and administrative
eligibility requirements for loan
assistance. As part of that submission,
applicants are required to provide a
service area map, where applicable, of
their entire service territory.
Applicants seeking funding to finance
the provision of retail broadband under
the special broadband authority of this
part are generally expected to comply
with the rules related to broadband
funding under Title VI of the Rural
Electrification Act. To be considered for
funding under special broadband
authority, applicants must provide:
(1) A description of the proposed
retail broadband project;
(2) a map, where applicable, of the
proposed service area to be funded
under smart utility authority of the
applicant;
(3) the amount and type of support
requested by the applicant;

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(4) any other information required of
similar applicants under Title VI of the
Rural Electrification Act.
Fully Searchable Data Base—The
applicant information provided will be
made part of a fully searchable database
which could disclose to the public the
information above.
Public Notice Survey—The agency
will post a public notice filing on the
agency’s website. Incumbent service
providers in the area may respond to the
public notice filing by providing a
public notice response.
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.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Kimble Brown,
Rural Development Innovation Center,
Regulations Management Division, at
[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.
Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–844]

Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From Taiwan: Preliminary
Results and Rescission, in Part, of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2022–2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
finds that narrow woven ribbons with
woven selvedge (ribbons) from Taiwan
were sold in the United States at less
than normal value (NV) during the
AGENCY:

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