Information Collection Request

7 CFR 1726, Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures- Electric

ICR 201412-0572-001 · OMB 0572-0107 · Historical Active

⚠️ Notice: This information collection may be outdated. More recent filings for OMB 0572-0107 can be found here:

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form RUS Form 213 7 CFR 1726, Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures- Electric	Form	Modified	Repair queued
0572-0107 -support statement - 1-12-15.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-01-13	Repair queued
0572-0107 - Spreadsheet summary 12-11-14.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-12-12	Available
US CODE SEC 904 .pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-12-12	Available
US CODE -SEC 901 REA ACT.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-12-12	Available
7 CFR 1726 304.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-12-12	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1822	7 CFR 1726, Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures- Electric	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0572-0107	ICR Reference No: 201412-0572-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201110-0572-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 1726, Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures- Electric
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: 03/19/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/14/2015
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	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	4,063	0	4,987
Time Burden (Hours)	98	0	104
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This Information Collection is used by RUS electric borrowers and their contractors and by RUS. This information collection implements provisions of the policies and procedures applicable to RUS electric borrowers when purchasing materials and equipment and when constructing system facilities by contract or force account.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC CFR 1726 Name of Law: The RE Act of 1936

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:
	79 FR 66690	11/10/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 1885	01/14/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
7 CFR 1726, Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures- Electric	RUS Form 168C, RUS Form 198, RUS Form 213, RUS Form 224, RUS Form 231, RUS Form 238, RUS Form 786, RUS Form 790, 168b, RUS Form 187, RUS Form 200, RUS Form 254, RUS Form 257, RUS Form 307, RUS Form 792b, RUS Form 830	Certificate to Buy American , Construction Contract Generating-Notice and Instructions to Bidders , Waiver and Release of Lien , Certificate of Contractor , Construction or Equipment Contract Amendment , Construction Inventory , Contract to Construct Buildings , Bid Bond , Electric Systems Communications and Control Equipment Contract , Electric System Construction Contract Non-site Specific Construction , Certificate of Contractor and Indemnity Agreement , Electric System Construction Contract Project Construction , Contractor's Bond , Contractor's Bond , Certificate of Completion - Contract Construction , Equipment Contract

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,063	4,987	-924
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	98	104	-6
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: Due to a decrease in the electric program borrowers since the last submission, there is an adjustment decrease of 6 burden hours from 109 to 98. In addition, a slight adjustment in telecommunications borrower distribution among certain forms because of varied construction activity over the past reporting period, contributed in small part to the reduction in burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $34,751

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 [email protected]

Common Form ICR: No