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Vol. 74, No. 165 

Thursday, August 27, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection; Certified State 

Mediation Program 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on an 

extension and revision of a currently 

approved information collection that 

supports the Certified State Mediation 

Program. The information collection is 

necessary to ensure the grant program is 

being administered properly. The 

collection of information by mail, 

phone, fax, in person, and by the 

Internet is utilized by FSA to initially 

determine whether the State meets the 

eligibility criteria to be a recipient of 

grant funds. Lack of adequate 

information to make these 

determinations could result in the 

improper administration and 

appropriation of Federal grant funds. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before October 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comments, include date, volume, and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Mail: Ternechue Butler, Mediation 

Coordinator, USDA, FSA, Outreach 

Staff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Ag Stop 0511, Washington, DC 20250– 

0511 

• E-mail: 

Ternechue.Butler@wdc.usda.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 690–4727. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the 

information collection may be requested 

by contacting Ternechue Butler at the 

above addresses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ternechue Butler, FSA, Outreach Staff, 

telephone (202) 690–1098. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Certified State Mediation 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0165. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: This information is needed 

for FSA to effectively administer the 

Certified State Mediation Program in 

accordance with Subtitles A and B of 

Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 

1987 (Pub. L. 100–233). FSA requires 

some of the collected information to be 

reported in a standard manner. 

Although other institutions, public and 

private, generally require and collect 

information similar to that requested by 

FSA, there is a wide diversity in 

reporting practices. 

The information to be collected 

includes an application for certification, 

re-verification for subsequent annual 

approval, SF–424, SF–424A, and SF– 

424B Application for Federal 

Assistance, financial management 

systems and reporting requirements, 

and audit reports. No additional 

information is being requested; 

however, the estimated number of 

respondents has increased from 32 to 

34. 

The information requested is reported 

annually and is necessary for the FSA 

to determine eligibility and administer 

the mediation grant program in an 

equitable and cost-effective manner. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this information 

collection is estimated to average 34 

hours per respondent. 

Respondents: State Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

34. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1088 hours. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection, 

including the following to help us to: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) 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. 

All comments to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 21, 

2009. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–20638 Filed 8–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers, and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Pocatello, ID; 

Lewiston, ID; Evansville, IN; and Utah 

Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): Idaho Grain 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Idaho); 

Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Lewiston); Ohio Valley Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley); and Utah 

Department of Agriculture and Food 

(Utah). 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen 

Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 

1647–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

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