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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 / Notices

For
information about this Notice, please
contact Aaron Morris, Assistant Deputy
Administrator, USDA Rural
Development, Energy Programs, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Stop 3225,
Room 6901, Washington, DC 20250.
Telephone:(202) 720–1501. Email:
aaron.morris@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register on August 3, 2018 (83
FR 38119), make the following
amendment:
In the third column on page 38120,
under Section III Eligibility Information,
subsection C. Eligible Projects, add the
following:
In addition, the Agricultural
Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm
Bill), amends the definition of ‘eligible
technology’ to allow applicants to
submit for funding projects for the
development, construction and
retrofitting of commercial-scale
biorefineries using technologies that
produce any 1 or more, or a
combination, of an advanced biofuel,
renewable chemical, or biobased
product.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBS) invites comments on this
information collection for which RUS
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).

SUMMARY:

Comments on this notice must be
received by June 24, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 5164, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)

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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 P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 5164, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
Title: Guaranteed Loanmaking and
Servicing Regulations.
OMB Number: 0570–0069.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Business & Industry
Guaranteed Loan Program is authorized
under Section 310B of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1926) to banks and other
approved lenders to finance private
businesses located in rural areas. The
guaranteed loan program encourages
lender participation and provides
specific guidance in the processing and
servicing of guaranteed loans. The
regulations governing the Business &
Industry Guaranteed Loan Program are
codified at 7 CFR 4279. The required
information, in the form of written
documentation and Agency approved
forms, is collected from applicants/
borrowers, their lenders, and
consultants. The collected information
will be used to determine applicant/
borrower eligibility, project feasibility,
and to ensure borrowers operate on a
sound basis and use loan funds for
authorized purposes. Failure to collect
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improper determinations of eligibility,
improper use of funds, and/or unsound
loans.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 13 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 38,359 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Thomas P.
Dickson, Rural Development Innovation
Center—Regulatory Team 2, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP
1522, Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@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.
Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Housing Service (RHS),
and Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of collection and
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
above-named Agencies to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of
debt settlement of Community Facilities
and Direct Business Program Loans and
Grants.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 24, 2019 to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
SUMMARY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 / Notices
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
Rural Development is submitting to
OMB for extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the 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
respondents, 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 P.
Dickson, Rural Development Innovation
Center—Regulatory, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
Thomas.dickson@usda.gov.
Title: Debt Settlement-Community
and Business Programs.
OMB Number: 0575–0124.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The following Community
and Direct Business Programs loans and
grants are debt settled by this currently
approved docket (0575–0124). The
Community Facilities loan and grant
program is authorized by Section 306 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act to make loans to
public entities, nonprofit corporations,
and Indian tribes through the
Community Facilities program for the
development of essential community
facilities primarily serving rural
residents.
The Economic Opportunity Act of
1964, Title 3, authorizes Economic
Opportunity Cooperative loans to assist
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purchasing, or marketing services,
supplies, or facilities.
The Food Security Act of 1985,
Section 1323, authorizes loan
guarantees and grants to Nonprofit
National Corporations to provide
technical and financial assistance to forprofit or nonprofit local businesses in
rural areas.
The Business and Industry program is
authorized by Section 310 B of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act to improve, develop,
or finance business, industry, and
employment and improve the economic
and environmental climate in rural
communities, including pollution
abatement control.
The Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, Section 310 B(c),
authorizes Rural Business Enterprise
Grants to public bodies and nonprofit
corporations to facilitate the
development of private businesses in
rural areas.
The Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, Section 310 B(f)(i),
authorized Rural Cooperative
Development Grants to nonprofit
institutions for the purpose of enabling
such institutions to establish and
operate centers for rural cooperative
development.
The purpose of the debt settlement
function for the above programs is to
provide the delinquent client with an
equitable tool for the compromise,
adjustment, cancellation, or charge-off
of a debt owed to the Agency.
The information collected is similar to
that required by a commercial lender in
similar circumstances.
Information will be collected by the
field offices from applicants, borrowers,
consultants, lenders, and attorneys.
Failure to collect information could
result in improper servicing of these
loans.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6.2 hours per
response.
Respondents: Public bodies and
nonprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
23.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.1.
Estimated Number of Responses: 163.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,005 hours.
Copies of this information collections
can be obtained from Diane M. Berger,
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Regulatory Team; phone—(715) 619–
3124; or email diane.berger@usda.gov.
Richard A. Davis,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Broadband Pilot Program—ReConnect
Program
Rural Utilities Service,
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice; announcement of
opening date for Rural e-Connectivity
Pilot Program application windows.
AGENCY:

The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) announced its general policy and
application procedures for funding
under the eConnectivity Pilot Program
(ReConnect Program) in a Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and
solicitation of applications on December
14, 2018 in the Federal Register and
amended the application window
closing dates in a notice published on
February 25, 2019 in the Federal
Register. The Reconnect Program will
provide loans, grants, and loan/grant
combinations to facilitate broadband
deployment in rural areas. This Notice
announces the opening date for the
ReConnect Program application
windows.
DATES: The Agency will begin accepting
applications through https://
reconnect.usda.gov for all three
ReConnect Program funding categories
on April 23, 2019. Please note that each
funding category has a different
application deadline (as referenced in
Section II of Supplementary
Information). Please refer to the specific
funding category for the appropriate
application dates.
ADDRESSES: Application Submission:
The application system for electronic
submissions is available at https://
reconnect.usda.gov.
Electronic submissions: Electronic
submissions of applications will allow
for the expeditious review of an
Applicant’s proposal. As a result, all
Applicants must file their application
electronically.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general inquiries regarding the
ReConnect Program, contact Chad
Parker, Assistant Administrator
Telecommunications Program, Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), email:
chad.parker@wdc.usda.gov, telephone
SUMMARY:

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