60-Day Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 139 / Thursday, July 21, 2022 / Notices

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).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Crystal Pemberton, Management
Analyst, Branch 1, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20250–1522. Phone: 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 for
extension.
Title: Request for Release of Lien and/
or Approval of Sale, RUS Form 793.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0041.
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 8 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 227.
Abstract: The 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,
non-utility property, construction in
progress, and materials, supplies, and
equipment normally used in a
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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. The reporting
burden covered by this collection of
information consists of forms,
documents and written burden to
support a request for funding for request
for release of lien and/or approval of
sale.
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 Crystal Pemberton,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 260–8621. Email:
Crystal.Pemberton@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.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–15581 Filed 7–20–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–AGENCY–0035]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Special Evaluation
Assistance for Rural Communities and
Households Program (SEARCH); OMB
Control No.: 0572–0146
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended, the Rural Utilities Service, an
agency of the United States Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA), invites
comments on this information
collection for which the Agency intends
to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
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 http://
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–0035). 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: Special Evaluation
Assistance for Rural Communities and
Households Program (SEARCH); OMB
Control No.: 0572–0146) 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).
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Crystal Pemberton, Management

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 139 / Thursday, July 21, 2022 / Notices
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 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
the Agency is submitting to OMB for an
extension.
Title: Special Evaluation Assistance
for Rural Communities and Household
Program (SEARCH).
OMB Control Number: 0572–0146.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved package.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6 hours per
responses.
Respondents: Public Bodies; Indian
Tribes; Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
88.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 22.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Respondents: 6,263.
Abstract: The Food, Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246
(Farm Bill) amended Section 306(a)(2)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926 (a)(2)). The amendment created a
grant program to make Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural
Communities and Households
(SEARCH) Program grants. Under the
SEARCH program, the Secretary may
make predevelopment and planning
grants to public or quasi-public
agencies, organizations operated on a
not-for-profit basis or Indian tribes on
Federal and State reservations and other
federally recognized Indian tribes. The
grant recipients shall use the grant
funds for feasibility studies, design
assistance, and development of an
application for financial assistance to
financially distressed communities in
rural areas with populations of 2,500 or
fewer inhabitants for water and waste
disposal projects as authorized in
Sections 306(a)(1), 306(a)(2) and
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reporting burden covered by this
collection of information consists of
forms, documents and written burden to
support a request for funding for a
SEARCH loan.
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 burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumption 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 on
other forms and information technology.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from 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.
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.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–15614 Filed 7–20–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–22–TELECOM–0046]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Broadband Grant Program;
OMB Control No.: 0572–0127
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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.
SUMMARY:

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Comments may be
submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
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–
TELECOM–0046). 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.: 0572–0127) 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).

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kimble Brown, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
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 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 an
information collection that the Agency
is submitting to OMB for extension.
Title: Broadband Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0127.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The provision of broadband
transmission service is vital to the
economic development, education,
health, and safety of rural Americans.

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