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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 37 / Monday, February 25, 2019 / Notices
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at http://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative. Send
your completed complaint form or letter
to USDA by mail, fax, or email.
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442, Email:
program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on February 5,
2019.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2019–03176 Filed 2–22–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice for request and
comments.
AGENCY:

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 approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 26, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Regulatory Division

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Team 2, Rural Development Innovation
Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop
1522, Washington, DC 20250. Phone:
202–690–4492. Cell: 202–689–9521.
Thomas.Dickson@usda.gov.
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
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 to: Comments
may be sent to Thomas P. Dickson,
Regulatory Division Team 2, Rural
Development Innovation Center, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Stop 1522,
Washington, DC 20250. Phone: 202–
690–4492. Cell: 202–689–9521.
Thomas.Dickson@usda.gov.
Title: Request for Release of Lien and/
or Approval of Sale, RUS Form 793.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0041.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) makes mortgage loans and loan
guarantees to electric and
telecommunications systems to provide
and improve electric and
telecommunications service in rural
areas pursuant to the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). All
current and future capital assets of RUS
borrowers are ordinarily mortgaged or
pledged to the Federal Government as
security for RUS loans. Assets include
tangible and intangible utility plant,
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progress, and materials, supplies, and
equipment normally used in a
telecommunications system. The RE Act
and the various security instruments,
e.g., the RUS mortgage, limit the rights
of a RUS borrower to dispose of capital
assets.
The RUS Form 793, Request for
Release of Lien and/or Approval of Sale,
allows telecommunications program
borrowers to seek agency permission to
sell some of its assets. The form collects
detailed information regarding the
proposed sale of a portion of the
borrower’s system. RUS
telecommunications borrowers fill out
the form to request RUS approval in
order to sell capital assets.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.75 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 110.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Regulatory Team 2, Rural Development
Innovation Center, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW, Stop 1522, Washington, DC 20250.
Telephone: (202) 720–7853. Email:
MaryPat Daskal@usda.gov.
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: February 14, 2019.
Bette B. Brand,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–03162 Filed 2–22–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Broadband Pilot Program—ReConnect
Program
Rural Utilities Service,
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Establishment of application
deadlines, and clarification
AGENCY:

The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) announced its general policy and
application procedures for funding
under the eConnectivity Pilot Program
(ReConnect Program) on December 14,
2018, in the Federal Register. The
Reconnect Program will provide loans,
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