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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0572-0076	ICR Reference No: 201406-0572-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201105-0572-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: RUS Specification for Quality Control and Inspection of Timber Products
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 11/06/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/19/2014
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	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2014
Responses	20,000	0	40,000
Time Burden (Hours)	20,333	0	40,400
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	20,000	40,000	-20,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,333	40,400	-20,067
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: RUS electric program engineers consulted industry experts and reevaluated the number of wood pole lots inspected for RUS borrowers. The agency determined that a reduction in burden hours (from 400,400 to 20,332) was necessary due to the reduction in the use of wood poles utilized by RUS electric borrowers. The use of alternative materials, including steel, concrete, fiberglass and fiberglass composites have been developed which have a longer life span than poles from wood products, do not requirement chemical treatment and retreatment and the alternative material poles are being utilized by RUS electric program borrowers.

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