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the Federal Government as security for
Agency loans. The Agency’s policy on
sales of capital assets requires that the
sale meet several requirements
including the following: (1) the selling
price shall be greater than or equal to
the fair market value; and (2) the sale
shall not jeopardize the repayment of
the Agency’s loan.
The selling of assets reduces the
security and increases the risk to the
government. RUS Form 369 allows the
borrower to seek agency permission to
sell some of its assets. The form collects
detailed information regarding the
proposed sales of a portion of the
borrower’s systems. RUS electric utility
borrowers complete this form to request
RUS approval in order to sell capital
assets when the fair market value
exceeds 10 percent of the borrower’s net
utility plant.
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. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Kimble Brown,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 720–6780. Email: kimble.brown@
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.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–WATER–0047]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Emergency and Imminent
Community Water Assistance Grants;
OMB Control No. 0572–0110
Rural Utilities Service,
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

Christopher McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

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 September 19, 2022 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled ‘‘Search for
Rules, Proposed Rules, Notices or
Supporting Documents,’’ enter the
following docket number: (RUS–22–
WATER–0047). To submit or view
public comments, click the ‘‘Search’’
button, select the ‘‘Documents’’ tab,
then select the following document title:
(60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Broadband Grant Program;
OMB Control No.: 0572–0110) from the
‘‘Search Results’’ and 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 available). Input your
email address and select ‘‘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.
Other Information: Additional
information about Rural Development
and its programs is available on the
internet at https://www.rd.usda.gov.
All comments will be available for
public inspection online at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov).

[FR Doc. 2022–15378 Filed 7–18–22; 8:45 am]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kimble Brown, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence

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Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250,
Telephone: 202–720–6780, Email:
Kimble.Brown@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 an
extension.
Title: Emergency and Imminent
Community Water Assistance Grants, 7
CFR 1778.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0110.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Rural Utilities Service
(RUS), an agency delivering the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
administers Emergency and Imminent
Community Water Assistance Grants
pursuant to 7 CFR 1778 and awards
grants to qualified rural communities
that have experienced a significant
decline in quality or quantity of water
or expect such a decline to be imminent.
Grants under this RUS program may be
made to public bodies and private
nonprofit corporations serving rural
areas. Public bodies include counties,
cities, townships, incorporated towns
and villages, boroughs, authorities,
districts, and other political
subdivisions of a state. Public bodies
also include Indian Tribes on Federal
and State reservations and other
Federally-recognized Indian tribal
groups in rural areas. Applicants will
provide information to be collected as
part of the application and grant process
through documentation, certifications,
or completed application forms. These
procedures are codified at 7 CFR part
1778.
Estimate of burden: Public reporting
for this collection of information is
estimated to average 6.86 hours per
response.
Respondents: Public bodies; not-forprofit institutions; federally-recognized
tribes and tribal organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
49.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 3,173 hours.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the

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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
respondents, 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
(202) 720–6780. Email: kimble.brown@
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 records.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–15379 Filed 7–18–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–AGENCY–0036]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Wholesale Contracts for
the Purchase and Sale of Electric
Power; OMB Control No. 0572–0089
Rural Utilities Service,
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
announces its’ intention to request an
extension of a currently approved
information collection and invites
comments on this information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 19, 2022 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled ‘‘Search for
Rules, Proposed Rules, Notices or
Supporting Documents,’’ enter the
following docket number: (RUS–22–
AGENCY–0036). To submit or view

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public comments, click the ‘‘Search’’
button, select the ‘‘Documents’’ tab,
then select the following document title:
(60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Wholesale Contracts for the
Purchase and Sale of Electric Power;
OMB Control No.: 0572–0089) from the
‘‘Search Results’’ and 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 available). Input your
email address and select ‘‘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.
Other Information: Additional
information about Rural Development
and its programs is available on the
internet at https://www.rd.usda.gov.
All comments will be available for
public inspection online at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Pemberton, Management
Analyst, Branch 1, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 260–8621. Email:
Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov.
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 the
following information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB as extension
to an existing collection with Agency
adjustment.
Title: Wholesale Contracts for the
Purchase and Sale of Electric Power.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
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.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 60 hours.
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
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.
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 the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB

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