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# Notices Federal Register 

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Vol. 78, No. 90

Thursday, May 9, 2013

**AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT** 

**Notice of May 17 President’s Global Development Council Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  United States Agency for International Development.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the President’s Global Development Council (GDC).

Date: Friday, May 17, 2013.
Time: TBD. Location: Eisenhower Executive Office Building, South Court Auditorium, Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street NW.

Because of the exceptionalcircumstances of coordinating highlevel schedules and other logistics this notice is being provided less than 15 days prior pursuant to 5 CFR 102– 3.150(b). Agenda I. Opening Remarks: Vision for the GDC II. Overview of the GDC’s Role & Efforts III. Presentations on Key Issues IV. Request for Feedback and Q&A

Stakeholders

The meeting is free and open to the public. Persons wishing to attend should RSVP to Interest

_ GDC@who.eop.gov. Please note that capacity is limited. Additional information on web streaming will be forthcoming on www.whitehouse.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jayne Thomisee, 202–712–5506.

Dated: May 3, 2013. Jayne Thomisee, Executive Director & Policy Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2013–11025 Filed 5–8–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6116–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE** 

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

May 3, 2013.

The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and Budget (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, New Executive Office Building, 725–17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 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.

Rural Utilities Service

Title: RUS Form 444, ‘‘Wholesale Power Contracts’’. OMB Control Number: 0572–0089. Summary of Collection: The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act) as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), authorizes the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to make and guarantee loans that will enable rural consumers to obtain electric power. Rural consumers formed non-profit electric distribution cooperatives, groups of these distribution cooperatives banded together to form Generation and Transmission cooperatives (G&T’s) that generate or purchase power and transmit the power to the distribution systems. All RUS and G&T borrowers will enter into a Wholesale Power Contract with their distribution members by using RUS Form 444, as adapted to meet the needs of the borrower.

Need and Use of the Information: To fulfill the purposes of the RE Act RUS will collect information to improve the credit quality and credit worthiness of loans and loan guarantees to G&T borrowers. RUS works closely with lending institutions that provide supplemental loan funds to borrowers.

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 20. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: At time of request for a loan or loan guarantee.

Total Burden Hours: 120.

Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–10960 Filed 5–8–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–15–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Agricultural Marketing Service**

**[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0002]**

**Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Specialty**  **Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill (SCBGP–FB)** 

**AGENCY :**  Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $52 million in grant funds, less USDA