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Vol. 74, No. 183 

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 17, 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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: WIC Federal and State 

Agreement. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0332. 

Summary of Collection: The Women, 

Infants, and Children (WIC) and the 

Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program 

(FMNP) are carried out by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture under 

Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 

(CNA) of 1966, as amended. Form FNS– 

339, Federal-State Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program Agreement, is the 

agreement between USDA and the State 

agency. The agreement empowers USDA 

to release funds to the State agency to 

operate the WIC, FMNP and the Senior 

Farmers’ Market Nutrition (SFMNP) 

Programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service will collect 

information to authorize payment of 

cash grants to State agencies, which 

operate the programs locally through 

nonprofit organizations and must ensure 

coordination of the Programs among the 

appropriate agencies and organizations. 

Each FMNP, WIC or SFMNP State 

agency desiring to administer the 

programs shall annually enter into a 

written agreement with USDA for 

administration of the program in the 

jurisdiction of the State agency. If the 

information is not collected Federal 

funds cannot be provided to the State 

agency without a signed agreement. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 143. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 36. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–22863 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 17, 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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Tuberculosis. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0146. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The AHPA 

is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, 

Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107– 

171, May 13 2002, the Farm Security 

and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The 

law gives the Secretary of Agriculture 

broad authority to detect, control, or 

eradicate pests or diseases of livestock 

or poultry. In connection with this 

mission, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) participates 

in the Cooperative State-Federal Bovine 

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