70 FR 47 pgs. 12178-12179 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 47Pages: 12178 - 12179
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-4770 Filed 3-10-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Rural Utilities Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
AGENCY:
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES:
Comments on this notice must be received by May 10, 2005.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: RUSComments@usda.gov. Include in the subject line of the message "0572-0051." The e-mail must identify, in the text of the message, the name of the individual (and name of the entity if applicable) who is submitting the comment.
• Mail: Addressed to Richard Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 1522, Washington, DC 20250-1522.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Addressed to Richard Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5168-S, Washington, DC 20250-1522.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Annan, Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, Room 5168 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-0784. FAX: (202) 720-4120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) regulation (5 CFR 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 for revision and extension.
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 via the methods that appear in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Title: Request for Mail List Data, RUS Form 87.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0051.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information collection.
Abstract: The RUS Form 87 is used for both the Electric and Telecommunications programs of RUS to obtain the names and addresses of the borrowers' officials with whom RUS must communicate directly in order to administer the Agency's lending programs. Changes occurring at the borrower's annual meeting ( e.g. the selection of board members, managers, attorneys, certified public accountants, or other officials) make necessary the collection of necessary. Additional hours are being added to the information collection package to cover yearly submission by all borrowers.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .25 hour per response.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,383.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 346 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Michele Brooks, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690-1078. FAX: (202) 720-4120
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.
Dated: March 4, 2005.
Raymond P. Marchiori,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 05-4770 Filed 3-10-05; 8:45 am]
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