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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 62 / Monday, April 1, 2019 / Notices
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 (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TTY) or contact USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
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 http://
www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
cust.html and at any USDA office or
write a letter addressed to USDA and
provide in the letter all of 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:
(1) By mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410;
(2) Fax: (202) 690–7442; or
(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Richard A. Davis,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 May 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
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Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone:
202–690–4492, email: 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:
Thomas Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone:
202–690–4492, email: thomas.dickson@
usda.gov.
Title: Wholesale Contracts for the
Purchase and Sale of Electric Power
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Most RUS financed electric
systems are cooperatives and are
organized in a two-tiered structure.
Retail customers are members of the
distribution system that provides
electricity to their homes and business.
Distribution cooperatives, in turn, are
members of power supply cooperatives,
also known as generation and
transmission cooperatives (G&T’s) that
generate or purchase power and
transmit the power to the distribution
systems.
For a distribution system, a lien on
the borrower’s assets generally
represents adequate security. However,
since most G&T revenues flow from its
distribution members, RUS requires, as

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a condition of a loan or loan guarantee
to a G&T the long-term requirements
wholesale power contract (WPC) to
purchase their power from the G&T at
rates that cover all the G&T’s expenses,
including debt service and margins.
RUS considers Form 444 as an example
for the G&T’s to utilize as either their
WPC or create their own WPC if it has
all the same information as the form.
The WPC is specialized based on the
combined requirements of the G&T and
its members. The WPC is used by RUS
G&T borrowers to enter into agreement
with their distribution members for
purchase of power from the G&T. The
WPC is prepared and executed by the
G&T and each member and by RUS and
the information allows RUS to
determine credit quality and credit
worthiness to determine repayment
ability for loans and loan guarantees.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6 hours per
response.
Respondents: Small business or other
for-profit; not-for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 60 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Diane M. Berger,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team, (715) 619–3124.
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.
Bette B. Brand,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Louisiana Advisory Committee To
Discuss Civil Rights Topics in
Louisiana
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

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 that
the Louisiana Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 2:00:00 p.m.
Central for a discussion on civil rights
topics in Louisiana.

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