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Notices Federal Register

70992

Vol. 69, No. 235

Wednesday, December 8, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Request for Approval of a New 

Information Collection; Long Term 

Contracting System (LTCS)

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, 

Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service 

Agency (FSA), Kansas City Commodity 

Office (KCCO) is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations regarding a new 

information collection. This collection 

is necessary for the procurement of 

agricultural commodities by KCCO for 

USDA’s domestic feeding programs. 

Vendors bidding on long-term 

invitations will complete and submit 

their offers on-line through LTCS, 

which will record the system date/time 

that the offer was submitted and will 

ensure that the data remains secured 

within the system until bid opening 

time.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before February 7, 2005, 

to be assured consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comments regarding this information 

collection requirement may be directed 

to James Klemp, Acting Chief, Planning 

and Analysis Division, Kansas City 

Commodity Office (KCCO), 6501 Beacon 

Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64133–

4676, telephone (816) 926–6509 or fax 

(816) 926–1648; e-mail 

JEKLEMP@kcc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Long Term Contracting System 

(LTCS). 

OMB Number: 0560–New. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

collection. 

Abstract: The Long Term Contracting 

System (LTCS) is a web-based 

application that streamlines the bid 

entry and evaluation functions for Longterm, Indefinite-Delivery, IndefiniteQuantity (IDIQ) contracts. KCCO will 

generally issue invitations for bids to 

purchase commodities for domestic 

feeding programs on an annual, semiannual, quarterly, or monthly basis; 

however, invitations may be issued 

more frequently, depending on various 

program requirements. Bid offers will be 

received, evaluated, and awarded 

within LTCS. Interested vendors will 

submit a price per destination for each 

product, along with their available 

capacities per delivery period/month, 

and their answers to specific 

certification questions. The information 

collected will be processed through the 

LTCS bid evaluation program to 

determine optimal awards. KCCO will 

analyze the results of the bid evaluation 

and award contracts to the eligible, 

responsible and responsive bidders 

whose offers are most advantageous to 

USDA in terms of the lowest overall 

cost. It is necessary to collect the 

information in order to evaluate bids 

impartially. The LTCS will 

automatically tie together monthly 

allocation contracts with the applicable 

long-term contract, and since LTCS will 

access real-time data, users will be able 

to access up-to-the-minute contract 

award information. Vendors can access 

LTCS on-line prior to bid opening time 

to submit, modify, or withdraw their 

offers. The automated process of LTCS 

will significantly reduce the chance for 

errors in awards and reduce 

recordkeeping errors associated with the 

current manual process of tracking 

contract data. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for collecting information under 

this notice is estimated to average 2 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Interested vendors; 

currently, cheese and pudding vendors. 

Respondents: 20. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 80 hours. 

Proposed topics for comment include: 

(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 collected; or 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of the 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection requirement may be directed 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for USDA, 

Washington, DC 20503, and to James 

Klemp, Acting Chief, Planning and 

Analysis Division, Kansas City 

Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64133–4676. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

OMB is required to make a decision 

concerning the collection(s) of 

information contained in these 

proposed regulations between 30 and 60 

days after publication of this document 

in the Federal Register. Therefore, a 

comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication.

Signed at Washington, DC, on November 

30, 2004. 

James R. Little, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 04–26873 Filed 12–7–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request Form FNS–648, WIC 

Local Agency Directory Report

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Food and 

Nutrition Service’s (FNS) intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection, the 

WIC Local Agency Directory Report.

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 8, 2004 / Notices 70993

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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. 

Comments may be sent to: Patricia N. 

Daniels, Director, Supplemental Food 

Programs Division, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 520, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval, and will become a 

matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instructions should be 

directed to: Patricia N. Daniels, (703) 

305–2749.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: WIC Local Agency Directory 

Report. 

OMB Number: 0584–0431. 

Expiration Date: 02–28–2005. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection Form. 

Abstract: FNS administers the Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by 

awarding cash grants to State agencies 

(generally State health departments). 

The State agencies award subgrants to 

local agencies (generally local health 

departments and nonprofit 

organizations) to deliver program 

benefits and services to eligible 

participants. FNS maintains a WIC 

Local Agency Directory which lists the 

names and addresses of all WIC local 

agencies. WIC State and local agencies 

and FNS use the directory to refer 

individuals to the nearest source of WIC 

Program services and to maintain 

continuity of program services to 

migrant and other transient participants. 

It is also used as a mailing list to 

provide local agencies with technical 

assistance manuals and other 

information. State agencies complete the 

WIC Local Agency Directory Report 

Form to inform FNS when a local 

agency is newly established, closed or 

changes its address. This data is needed 

to keep the directory current. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.17 hours per 

response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. 

Respondents: Directors or 

Administrators of WIC State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 88 

respondents. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 14.96 hours.

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

Jerome A. Lindsay, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–26864 Filed 12–7–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

[04–AZ–A] 

Opportunity for Designation To 

Provide Official Services in the 

Southwest Arizona Region

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc. 

(Farwell), has asked GIPSA to amend its 

designation to remove Maricopa, Pinal 

and Yuma Counties, Arizona, from their 

assigned geographic area. GIPSA has 

also identified the need for service in 

Santa Cruz County, Arizona. GIPSA is 

asking persons interested in providing 

official services in these Arizona 

counties to submit an application for 

designation.

DATES: Applications must be 

postmarked or sent by telecopier (fax) 

on or before January 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

applications and comments on this 

notice. You may submit applications 

and comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to 

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission 

to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M. 

Hart. 

• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.

• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Applications and Comments:

All applications and comments will be 

available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, at (202) 720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action has been reviewed and 

determined not to be a rule or regulation 

as defined in Executive Order 12866 

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; 

therefore, the Executive Order and 

Departmental Regulation do not apply 

to this action. 

Farwell has asked GIPSA to remove 

the southwest Arizona region from its 

assigned geographic area. The southwest 

Arizona region consists of the following 

geographic area, in the State of Arizona: 

Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties, 

Arizona. These counties, along with 

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, where 

GIPSA has determined a need for 

service, are open for designation. 

Section 7(f)(1) of the United States 

Grain Standards Act, as amended 

(USGSA), authorizes GIPSA 

Administrator, after determining that 

there is sufficient need for official 

services, to designate a qualified 

applicant to provide official services in 

a specified area after determining that 

the applicant is qualified and is better 

able than any other applicant to provide 

such official services. GIPSA is asking 

persons interested in providing official 

services in the Southwest Arizona 

region to submit an application for 

designation. The applicant selected for 

designation in the Southwest Arizona 

region will be assigned by GIPSA 

Administrator according to Section 

7(f)(1) of the Act. 

Interested persons are hereby given an 

opportunity to apply for designation to 

provide official services in the 

Southwest Arizona region under the 

provisions of Section 7(f) of the Act and 

section 800.196(d) of the regulations 

issued thereunder. Applications and 

other available information will be 

considered in determining which 

applicant will be designated. 

Designation in the Southwest Arizona 

region is for the period beginning about 

April 1, 2005, and not to exceed 3 years