[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29161]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 15, 2010.
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), [email protected] 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) 720-8958.
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: Food Donation Programs (Food for Progress & Section 416(b)
and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition
Program).
OMB Control Number: 0551-0035.
Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) provide U.S. agricultural commodities to
feed millions of hungry people in needy countries through direct
donations and concessional programs. USDA Food aid may be provided
through four program authorities: Food for Progress; Section 416(b);
the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition
Program; and Public Law 480 (Pub. L. 480). The authorities to
collection information for these programs are under 7 CFR part 1499,
Foreign Donation Programs and 7 CFR part 1599, McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information from
the Cooperating Sponsor to determine its ability to carry out a food
aid program, to establish the terms under which the commodities will be
provided, to monitor the progress of commodity distribution (including
how transportation is procured), to monitor the progress of expenditure
of monetization funds, and to evaluate both the program's success and
the participant's effectiveness in meeting the agreed upon goals.
Information is also collected from ship owners[sol]brokers shipping the
commodity to its destination.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 232.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Semi-annually;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 141,989.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29161 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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