Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 25, 2009 / Notices 42845 

Dated: August 13, 2009. 

William J. Lange, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Research & 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–20442 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Food Aid Quality Improvement Report 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency 

(FSA) is making available the Food Aid 

Quality Project report prepared by 

Sharing Science and Technology to Aid 

in the Improvement of Nutrition 

(SUSTAIN). The report contains 

recommendations for improvements in 

the specifications, micronutrient 

composition, commodity sampling, and 

testing regimes for commodities 

procured by FSA for the U.S. 

international food assistance programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Howard Froehlich, Export Program 

Manager, phone: (202) 720–7398; mail: 

Farm Service Agency, USDA, ATTN: 

Howard Froehlich, Export Program 

Manager, Commodity Operations 

Divisions, STOP 0553, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0553; e-mail: 

Howard.Froehlich@wdc.fsa.usda.gov; 

fax: (202) 690–3123. Persons with 

disabilities who require alternative 

means for communication information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this notice is to announce 

the availability of the Food Aid Quality 

Project report. The Food Aid Quality 

Project Report was undertaken to meet 

the objectives established jointly by 

USDA and the United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID) to 

improve and ensure the quality, safety, 

nutrient delivery and shelf life of 

international food assistance provided 

by the U.S. Government to 56 countries 

worldwide. SUSTAIN, a nonprofit 

organization, conducted the project and 

provided the report that contains their 

findings and recommendations to 

USDA. 

The public can access the published 

report through the Commodity 

Operations Web site at http://

www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=

home&subject=coop&topic=landing. 

USDA will continue to review the 

report and evaluate the 

recommendations submitted by 

SUSTAIN and will consult with the 

Food Aid Consultative Group before 

actions are taken in response to the 

findings. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 17, 

2009. 

Jonathan Coppess, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–20296 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Notice of Funds Availability Under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act, 2009; Correction 

AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 

Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(RHS), Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service (RBS), and Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) published a document in 

the Federal Register on July 23, 2009, at 

74 FR 36448. The document did not 

provide a date for the comment period 

for the collection of information under 

the DATES section or the ‘‘Comments’’ 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding this correction 

should be directed to Cheryl Thompson, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, 202–692–0043. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of July 23, 

2009, in FR Doc. E9–17512, the 

corrections are as follows: 

1. On page 36448, in the first column, 

at the end of the paragraph under DATES, 

add the following paragraph: 

The comment period for information 

collection under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 continues 

through September 21, 2009. Comments 

on the paperwork burden must be 

received by this date to be assured of 

consideration. 

2. On page 36450, in the second 

column, at the end of the paragraph 

under ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’, add 

the following paragraph: 

Comments 

Comments are invited regarding: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of Rural 

Development, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of Rural Development’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 Cheryl 

Thompson, Regulations and 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 

0742, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. All responses to 

this Notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will also be a 

matter of public record. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Dallas Tonsager, 

Under Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20347 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 

2009 Funding Opportunity for 

Research on the Economic Impact of 

Cooperatives 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Initial notice of request for 

proposals. 

SUMMARY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service programs are administered 

through USDA Rural Development. 

USDA Rural Development announces 

the availability of $300,000 in 

competitive cooperative agreement 

funds for fiscal year (FY) 2009 to 

conduct research on the national 

economic impact of all types of 

cooperatives. USDA Rural Development 

hereby requests proposals from 

institutions of higher education 

interested in applying for a 

competitively awarded cooperative 

research agreement. This funding is a 

follow through on to funding awarded 

in FY 2006, FY 2007 and FY 2008, the 

intent of which was to encourage 

research on the critical issue of the 


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