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46407 

Vol. 74, No. 173 

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 3, 2009. 

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) 720–8681. 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant 

Program (SCBGP). 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0239. 

Summary of Collection: The Specialty 

Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, 

(Pub. L. 108–465) (Act) authorized the 

Secretary of Agriculture to make grants 

to States (at the time, defined to mean 

the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 

and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), for 

each of the fiscal years 2005 through 

2009 to be used by State departments of 

agriculture solely to enhance the 

competitiveness of specialty crops. 

These grant funds were previously 

applied for and awarded to eligible State 

departments of agriculture under the 

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program 

(SCBGP). Therefore, State departments 

of agriculture can no longer apply for 

grants under the SCBGP. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

SCBGP is still in effect because grant 

periods can be up to three years in 

length and currently, State departments 

of agriculture are reporting on 

previously awarded grants. Data 

collected is the minimum information 

necessary to effectively carry out the 

program, and to fulfill the intent of 

Section 101 of the Act. The information 

collection requirements apply only to 

those State departments of agriculture 

who voluntarily participate in SCBGP. 

The information collected is needed to 

certify that grant participants are 

complying with applicable program 

regulations. The Agricultural Marketing 

Service is reviewing annual and final 

performance reports, grant amendments, 

and financial status reports for the 

SCBGP. 

Description of Respondents: State 

Agricultural Departments. 

Number of Respondents: 52. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually; Recordkeeping. 

Total Burden Hours: 351. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–21758 Filed 9–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 3, 2009. 

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. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: Electronic Mailing List 

Subscription Form—Nutrition and Food 

Safety. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0036. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Library’s Food and 


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