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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15591]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation

Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) intention to 
request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
a currently approved information collection process in support of the 
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 2, 2014 to 
be assured of consideration.
    Additional Information or Comments: Contact Director, Program 
Operations Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Room 6512, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-4327, fax: 
(202) 720-9361, email: podadmin@fas.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops.
    OMB Number: 0551-0038.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2014.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This information is needed to administer CCC's Technical 
Assistance for Specialty Crops program. The information will be 
gathered from applicants desiring to receive grants under the program 
to determine the viability of their requests for funds. Regulations 
governing the program appear at 7 CFR part 1487 and are available on 
the Foreign Agricultural Service's Web site.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 32 hours per respondent.
    Respondents: U.S. organizations, including, but not limited to, 
U.S. government agencies, State government agencies, non-profit trade 
associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, and private 
companies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,600 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Connie 
Ehrhart, the Agency Information Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690-
1578.
    Request for Comments: Send comments regarding the accuracy of the 
burden estimate, ways to minimize the burden, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, or any other aspect of this collection of information, to: 
Director, Program Operations Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Room 6512, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. 
Facsimile submissions may be sent to (202) 720-9361 and electronic mail 
submissions should be addressed to: podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Persons with 
disabilities who require an alternative means for communication of 
information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should 
contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
    All responses 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 at Washington, DC, on June 25, 2014.
Philip C. Karsting,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2014-15591 Filed 7-2-14; 8:45 am]
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