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States. Title VI of the RE Act requires 

that loans are granted only to borrowers 

who demonstrated that they will be able 

to repay in full within the time agreed. 

RUS has established certain standards 

and specification for materials, 

equipment and construction to assure 

that standards are maintained; loans are 

not adversely affected, and loans are 

used for intended purposes. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS has developed specific forms for 

borrowers to use when entering into 

contracts for goods or services. The 

information collected is used to 

implement certain provisions of loan 

documents about the borrower’s 

purchase of materials and equipment 

and the construction of its broadband 

system and is provided on and as 

needed basis or when the individual 

borrower undertakes certain projects. 

The standardization of the forms has 

resulted in substantial savings to 

borrowers by reducing preparation of 

the documentation and the costly 

review by the government. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 513. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,720. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6310 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 14, 2011. 

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) 720–8958. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: WIC Local Agency Directory. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0431. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is 

authorized by Section 17 of the Child 

Nutrition Act (CNA) of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

1786), as amended. The Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) of USDA 

administers the WIC Program by 

awarding cash grants to State agencies 

(generally State health departments). 

The State agencies award sub-grants to 

local agencies (generally local health 

departments and nonprofit 

organizations) to deliver program 

benefits and services to eligible 

participants. Local agencies authorized 

to furnish WIC participants with 

supplemental foods, nutrition 

education, breastfeeding promotion and 

support activities and referral to related 

health services are subject to change. 

New local agencies may be selected to 

operate the WIC Program and local 

agencies already in operation may be 

disqualified for continued operation. 

FNS will collect information using form 

FNS–648 to report additions and 

deletions of local agencies operating the 

WIC Program and local agency address 

changes, when such changes occur. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

will collect information to maintain a 

local agency directory that lists the 

names and addresses of all WIC local 

agencies. The WIC local agency 

directory serves as the primary source of 

data on the number and location of local 

agencies and is published annually. It is 

used 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. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 90. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 15. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Request for Nominations to the 

Advisory Committee on Biotechnology 

and 21st Century Agriculture 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary, 

Research, Education, and Economics. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations to the Advisory Committee 

on Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture 

requests nominations for qualified 

persons to serve as members of the 

Advisory Committee on Biotechnology 

and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21). 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by fax or postmarked on or 

before April 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination materials 

should be sent to Michael Schechtman, 

Designated Federal Official, Office of 

the Secretary, USDA, 202B Jamie L. 

Whitten Federal Building, 14th and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. Forms may also 

be submitted by fax to (202) 690–4265, 

if they are followed by written copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions should be addressed to 

Michael Schechtman, Designated 

Federal Official, telephone (202) 720– 

3817; fax (202) 690–4265; e-mail 

AC21@ars.usda.gov. To obtain form 

AD–755 ONLY please contact Dianne 

Fowler, Office of Pest Management 

Policy, telephone (202) 720–4074, fax 

(202) 720–3191; e-mail 

dianne.fowler@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Purpose: USDA 

supports the responsible development 

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the global food and agricultural system. 

Biotechnology intersects many of the 

policies, programs and functions of 

USDA. The charge for the AC21 is twofold: To examine the long-term impacts 

of biotechnology on the U.S. food and 

agriculture system and USDA; and to 

provide guidance to USDA on pressing 

individual issues, identified by the 

Office of the Secretary, related to the 

application of biotechnology in 

agriculture. The AC21 will meet in 

Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per 

year. 

Membership: Under the AC21 Charter, 

members of the AC21 will be 

knowledgeable in one or more of the 

following areas: recombinant-DNA 

(rDNA) research and applications using 

plants; rDNA research and applications 

using animals; rDNA research and 

applications using microbes; food 

science; silviculture and related forest 

science; fisheries science; ecology; 

veterinary medicine; the broad range of 

farming or agricultural practices; weed 

science; entomology; nematology; plant 

pathology; biodiversity; applicable laws 

and regulations relevant to agricultural 

biotechnology policy; risk assessment; 

consumer advocacy and public 

attitudes; public health/epidemiology; 

ethics, including bioethics; human 

medicine; biotechnology industry 

activities and structure; intellectual 

property rights systems; and 

international trade. Members will be 

selected by the Secretary of Agriculture 

in order to achieve a balanced 

representation of viewpoints to address 

effectively USDA biotechnology policy 

issues under consideration. 

It is envisioned that the immediate 

upcoming work of the AC21 will 

concentrate on providing practical 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on ways to strengthen 

coexistence among different agricultural 

crop production methods. One specific 

focus will be on mechanisms that might 

be employed to help the market balance 

risks and rewards in different 

production sectors. Accordingly, 

Committee membership will 

concentrate on areas most relevant to 

those deliberations. 

Nominations for AC21 membership 

must be in writing and provide the 

appropriate background documents 

required by USDA policy, including 

background disclosure form AD–755. 

Neither the form nor the information it 

contains may be released to the public, 

except as authorized by law. 

No member may serve on the AC21 

for more than six consecutive years. 

Nominees will initially serve for terms 

of 1 or 2 years for purposes of 

continuity. Previous AC21 members 

who wish again to be considered for 

membership must resubmit the full 

package of materials described under 

Submitting Nominations below. 

Members of the AC21 and its 

subcommittees shall serve without pay, 

but with reimbursement of travel 

expenses and per diem for attendance at 

AC21 and subcommittee functions for 

those AC21 members who require 

assistance in order to attend the 

meetings. While away from home or 

their regular place of business, those 

members will be eligible for travel 

expenses paid by REE, USDA, including 

per diem in lieu of subsistence, at the 

same rate as a person employed 

intermittently in the government service 

is allowed under Section 5703 of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Submitting Nominations: 

Nominations should be typed and 

include the following: 

1. A brief summary of no more than 

two (2) pages explaining the nominee’s 

suitability to serve on the AC21. 

2. A resume or curriculum vitae. 

3. A completed copy of form AD–755. 

Nominations should be sent to 

Michael Schechtman at the address 

listed above, and be post marked no 

later than April 18, 2011. 

To ensure that recommendations of 

the task force take into account the 

needs of underserved and diverse 

communities served by USDA, 

membership will include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals representing 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. USDA prohibits 

discrimination in its programs and 

activities on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, gender, religion, age, 

sexual orientation, or disability. 

Additionally, discrimination on the 

basis of political beliefs and marital or 

family status is also prohibited by 

statutes enforced by USDA (not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs). 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternate means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 

the USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. 

Dated: March 10, 2011. 

Catherine E. Woteki, 

Under Secretary for Research, Education and 

Economics. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0017] 

Multi-Agency Informational Meeting 

Concerning Compliance With the 

Federal Select Agent Program; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCIES: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested 

parties, including individuals and 

entities possessing, using, or 

transferring federally listed biological 

agents and toxins, that a meeting will be 

held to provide specific regulatory 

guidance related to the Federal Select 

Agent Program established under the 

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 

Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. 

The meeting is being organized by the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service, the Department of Health and 

Human Services’ Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, and the 

Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau 

of Investigation. Issues to be discussed 

include entity registration, security risk 

assessments, biosafety requirements, 

and security measures. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

10, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Persons 

who wish to attend the meeting must 

register by April 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the USDA Agricultural Research 

Service, National Centers for Animal 

Health Disease Center, Building 20, 

1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

APHIS: Ms. Sarah Kwiatkowski, 

Veterinary Program Assistant, APHIS 

Select Agent Program, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1236; (301) 734–5960. 

CDC: Dr. Eduardo O’Neill, Training & 

Outreach Officer, Division of Select 

Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road MS A–46, Atlanta, GA 30333; 

(404) 718–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

the Public Health Security and 

Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

Response Act of 2002, ‘‘Enhancing 

Controls on Dangerous Biological 

Agents and Toxins’’ (sections 201 

through 231), provides for the regulation 

of certain biological agents and toxins 

by the Department of Health and Human 

Services (subtitle A, sections 201–204) 

and the Department of Agriculture 

(subtitle B, sections 211–213), and 


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