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administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
disability, age, marital status, family or
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 (for example,
braille, large print, audiotape, American
Sign Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
telephone) or dial 711 for
Telecommunications Relay Service
(both voice and text telephone users can
initiate this call from any phone).
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: https://
www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter
addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all 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) mail to: 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.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Juan Montoya,
New Mexico State Conservationist, Natural
Resources Conservation Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RBS–25–BUSINESS–0103]

Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service
(RHS), Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces RBCS, RHS, and RUS’,
agencies of the USDA Rural
Development (RD) mission area,
intention to request an extension to a
currently approved information
collection for the Strategic Economic
and Community Development Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 14, 2025 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Day, Regulations Management Division,
Innovation Center, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; lisa.day@usda.gov, (917)
313–4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Strategic Economic and
Community Development.
OMB Number: 0570–0068.
Expiration Date of Approval: 1/31/26.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: As authorized under the
Agricultural Act of 2018 (2018 Farm
Bill), the Strategic Economic and
Community Development program will
make awards using reserved funding
through RD’s programs to fund projects
that support the implementation of
multijurisdictional and multisectoral
strategic community investment plans.
The programs for which reserved funds
may be established and priority points
awarded (which are referred to as the
covered programs) are:
• Agriculture Innovation Center
Program
• Business and Industry CARES Act
Program
• Business and Industry Guaranteed
Loans
• Community Connect Grant
• Community Facility Grants
• Community Facility Guaranteed
Loans
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• Community Facility Direct Loans
• Delta Health Care Service Grant
• Water and Waste Disposal Loans and
Grants
• Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed
Loans
• Business and Industry Guaranteed
Loans
• Rural Business Development Grants
• Community Connect Grant
• Tribal College Initiative Grants
• Intermediary Relending Program
• Rural Housing Site Loans
• Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Loans and Grants
• Rural Energy for America Program
• Rural Economic Development Loans
and Grants
• Rural Energy Savings Program
• Value-Added Producer Grants
• Household Water Well System Grant
Program
• Solid Waste Management Grant
• Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan
Guarantee Program
• Emergency Community Water
Assistance Grants
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Loan Program
• Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan
Villages
• High Energy Cost Grants
• Housing Preservation Grants
• Individual Water and Wastewater
Grants
• Intermediary Relending Program
• Multi-Family Housing Loan
Guarantees
• Multi-Family Housing Direct Loans
• Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical
Assistance Grants
• Off-Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans
and Grants
• One Percent Loan Program For
Distressed Communities
• On-Farm Labor Housing Loans
• Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant
Combinations and Loan Guarantees
• Rural Community Development
Initiative Grant
• Rural Cooperative Development Grant
• Rural Decentralized Water Systems
Grant Program
To be eligible, projects must first be
eligible for funding under the covered
programs. In addition, projects must be
carried out in rural areas and support
partial or full implementation of a
multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral
strategic community investment plan.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 4 hours per
response. [NOTE: To arrive at this
estimate = number of burden hours
divided by number of responses.]
Respondents: Rural businesses; units
of State, Local and Tribal government;

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instrumentalities of a Local, State or
Tribal government; special districts;
councils of government; non-profit
organizations; associations; academic
institutions; public bodies and
commercial lenders.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 580.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of RD, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
RD’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No.
RBS–25–BUSINESS–0103. A link to the
Notice will appear. You may submit a
comment here by selecting the
‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access
the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’
and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on
Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view
comments that have been submitted as
well as submit a comment. To submit a
comment, select the ‘‘comment’’ button,
complete the required information, and
select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at
the bottom. 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
at the bottom. Comments on this
information collection must be received
by October 14, 2025.
All comments received will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address. 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.
Todd Lindsey,
Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–25–ELECTRIC–0101]

Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comments Requested
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Proposed collection; request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) 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 October 14, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Day, Regulations Management Division,
Innovation Center, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; lisa.day@usda.gov, (971)
313–4750.
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 RUS is
submitting to OMB as an extension to an
existing collection. 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 by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No.
RUS–25–ELECTRIC–0101. A link to the
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Notice will appear. You may submit a
comment here by selecting the
‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access
the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’
and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on
Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view
comments that have been submitted as
well as submit a 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 at the bottom. Comments on
this information collection must be
received by October 14, 2025.
Title: 7 CFR part 1786, Prepayment of
Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed and
Insured Loans to Electric and Telephone
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0088.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service
relies on the information provided by
the borrowers in their financial
statements to make lending decisions as
to borrowers’ credit worthiness and to
assure that loan funds are approved,
advanced and disbursed for proper RE
Act purposes. These financial
statements are audited by a certified
public accountant to provide
independent assurance that the data
being reported is properly measured and
fairly presented.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.00 hours per
response.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
38.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.00.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 76 hours.
All comments received will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address. 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.
Karl Elmshaeuser,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service .
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