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OMB Control No:
0572-0079
ICR Reference No:
201608-0572-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201306-0572-001
Agency/Subagency:
USDA/RUS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Preloan Procedures and Requirements for Telecommunications Program
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
10/17/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/30/2016
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2016
Responses
18
0
40
Time Burden (Hours)
4,687
0
3,224
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) makes mortgage loans and loan guarantees to qualified telephone companies for the purpose of providing telephone service to rural subscribers. The items covered by this information collection package are used to determine an applicant's eligibility to borrower under the terms of Section 201 of the RE Act and for RUS to determine the Government's security for loans is adequately protected.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
7 USC 901 et seq.
Name of Law: Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 20615
04/08/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 59599
08/30/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Acquisitions and Mergers
507
Report on Telephone Acquisitions
Preloan Procedures and Requirements for Telecommunications Program
490, 569, 495, 291, 494
Application for Telecommunications Loan & Loan Guarantees
,
Construction Cost Estimates
,
RUS Local Service Data From
,
Certificate of Nonsegregated Facilities
,
Loan Design Summary
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
18
40
0
0
-22
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
4,687
3,224
0
0
1,463
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
There was a program adjustment resulting in an increase of 1,463 burden hours (from 3,224 to 4,687) because of a program adjustment in response times.The agency has seen a reduction in numbers of respondents over the last collection period, from 40 to 17, however there was an adjustment in the hours of estimated response time. Based upon agency experience and upon interviews with respondents and others familiar with this collection, estimated response times were increased from 79 to 259.5 for loan requirements and preloan procedures and from 95 to 275.5 for respondents submitting acquisition and merger proposals.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$77,454
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Rebecca Hunt 202 205-3660 rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
08/30/2016
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