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designation should contact the 

Compliance Division at the address 

listed above for forms and information, 

or obtain applications at the GIPSA Web 

site, http://www.usda.gov/gipsa/

oversight/parovreg.htm.

Applications, comments, and other 

available information will be considered 

in determining which applicant will be 

designated.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–26857 Filed 12–7–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration 

(GIPSA) is announcing an opportunity 

for the public to comment on its 

intention to request an extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection, ‘‘Guidelines for Preparation 

of Research Proposal.’’ These guidelines 

provide instructions for submitting 

grant proposals requesting funds from 

GIPSA for research to develop 

procedures and equipment that may be 

used to measure grain quality.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 7, 2005, to be 

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: Send comments via 

electronic mail to 

comments.gipsa@usda.gov.

• Mail: Send hardcopy written 

comments to Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Fax: Send comments by facsimile 

transmission to: (202) 690–2755. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 

20250–3604. 

Instructions: All comments should 

make reference to the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. 

Background Documents: Information 

collection package and other documents 

relating to this action will be available 

for public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Read Comments: All comments will 

be available for public inspection in the 

above office during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven N. Tanner, Director, Technical 

Services Division, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS 

Technical Center, 10383 N. Ambassador 

Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153–1394; 

telephone (816) 891–0401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

Section 4a of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA; 7 U.S.C. 71 et 

seq.), GIPSA is responsible for 

establishing grain standards which 

accurately describe the quality of grain 

being traded and for applying these 

standards uniformly in a nationwide 

inspection system. Section 16e of the 

USGSA authorizes the agency to 

conduct a continuing research program 

for the purpose of developing methods 

to improve accuracy and uniformity in 

grading grain. To carry out this 

authority, GIPSA maintains an external 

research program under which research 

scientists are invited to submit research 

grant proposals that include the 

objectives of the proposed work; 

application of the proposed work to the 

grain inspection system; the procedures, 

equipment, personnel, etc., that will be 

used to reach the project objectives; the 

cost of the project; a schedule for 

completion; qualifications of the 

investigator and the grantee 

organization; and a listing of all other 

sources of financial support for the 

project. GIPSA utilizes the Guidelines 

for Preparation of Research Proposals to 

assist grant applicants with preparation 

of grant proposals. 

Title: Guidelines for Preparation of 

Research Proposal. 

OMB Number: 0580–0014. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2005. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration 

is interested in supporting research to 

develop procedures and equipment that 

may be used to measure grain quality. 

The Guidelines for Preparation of 

Research Proposal provides instructions 

for submitting grant proposals 

requesting funds from GIPSA for this 

purpose. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 20 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Organizations who 

employ scientists and engineers who do 

research and development on 

procedures and equipment that may be 

used to provide measurement of grain 

quality. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 40 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Cathy McDuffie, 

the Information Management Specialist, 

at (301) 734–5190. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(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 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 forms of information 

technology. All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record.

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

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Agenda and Notice of a Change to the 

Public Meeting of the Florida Advisory 

Committee Which was Published in 

Federal Register on November 29, 2004 

(Doc #) 26264

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the 

Florida Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. 

and adjourn at 1:30 p.m. on December