[Federal Register: May 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 94)]
[Notices]
[Page 28296]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr16my06-34]
========================================================================
Notices
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
========================================================================
[[Page 28296]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 11, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (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 assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program and the Market
Access Program.
OMB Control Number: 0551-0026.
Summary of Collection: The authority for the Foreign Market
Development Cooperator Program and the Market Access Program (MAP) is
contained in Title VII and section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978, U.S.C. 5721, et seq. The primary objective of the Foreign Market
Development Cooperator Program and the Market Access Program is to
encourage and aid in the creation, maintenance and expansion of
commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products through cost-
share assistance to eligible trade organizations. The programs are a
cooperative effort between the Commodity Credit Corporation and the
eligible trade organizations. Personnel of the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS) administer the programs. Prior to initiating program
activities, each Cooperator or MAP participant must submit a detailed
application to FAS.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be
used by FAS to manage, plan, evaluate, and account for government
resources. Without the submission of information, the programs could
not be implemented.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State,
local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 71.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 91,070.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program.
OMB Control Number: 0551-0038.
Summary of Collection: The Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops
(TASC) program is authorized by section 3205 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171). This section provides
that the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to address
unique barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty
crops. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) administers the program
for the Commodity Credit Corporation. The TASC is designed to assist
U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address
sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that prohibit or
threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS collects data for fund
allocation, program management, planning and evaluation. FAS will
collect information from applicant desiring to receive grants under the
program to determine the viability of requests for funds. The program
could not be implemented without the submission of project proposals,
which provide the necessary information upon which funding decisions
are based.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit; Business or other for-
profit; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1600.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-7457 Filed 5-15-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-10-P