Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 170 / Friday, September 1, 2006 / Notices 52057 

Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of 

August 2006. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–14562 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection; Certified 

Mediation Program 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and 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 entities on the 

extension and revision of a currently 

approved information collection that 

supports the Certified Mediation 

Program. The collection of information 

by mail, phone, fax, in person, and by 

the internet utilized by FSA to initially 

determine whether the State meets the 

eligibility criteria to be a recipient of 

grant funds, and to determine if the 

grant is being properly administered. 

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 31, 2006 

to be assured consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be address to Chester 

Bailey, Mediation Coordinator, USDA, 

FSA, Outreach Staff, Suite 508 Portals 

Building, Stop 0511, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250 and to: the Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. Comments may 

be submitted by e-mail to 

chester.bailey@wdc.usda.gov. Copies of 

the information collection may be 

obtained by contacting Chester Bailey at 

(202) 720–1471. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chester Bailey, FSA, Outreach Staff, 

telephone (202) 720–1471. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Certified Mediation Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0165. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

Revision of Currently Approved 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: This information is needed 

for FSA to effectively administer the 

Certified Mediation Program in 

accordance with Subtitles A and B of 

Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 

1987 (Pub. L. 100–233), as amended. 

FSA requires some of the information it 

collects 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 amendment contained in this 

information collection that requires 

clearance by OMB is ‘‘Agricultural 

Mediation and Related Requirements 

including, State Certification and Grant 

Administration Provisions.’’ The 

information to be collected includes an 

application for certification, reverification for subsequent annual 

approval, SF–424 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 29 to 32. 

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: 

32. 

Estimate Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 6. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1088 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the above stated purposes 

and the proper performance of FSA, 

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 being 

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. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice will be a matter of public 

record. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 24, 

2006. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E6–14554 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import 

Licenses for the 2007 Tariff-Rate 

Import Quota Year 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the fee to be charged for the 2007 tariffrate quota (TRQ) year for each license 

issued to a person or firm by the 

Department of Agriculture authorizing 

the importation of certain dairy articles 

which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set 

forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTS) will be 

$150.00 per license. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bettyann Gonzales, Dairy Tariff-Rate 

Import Quota Program, Import Policies 

and Programs Division, STOP 1021, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1021 or 

telephone at (202) 720–1344 or e-mail at 

Bettyann.Gonzales@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing 

Regulation promulgated by the 

Department of Agriculture and codified 

at 7 CFR 6.20–6.37 provides for the 

issuance of licenses to import certain 

dairy articles that are subject to TRQs 

set forth in the HTS. Those dairy articles 

may only be entered into the United 

States at the in-quota TRQ tariff-rates by 

or the account of a person or firm to 

whom such licenses have been issued 

and only in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the regulation. 

Licenses are issued on a calendar year 

basis, and each license authorizes the 

license holder to import a specified 

quantity and type of dairy article from 

a specified country of origin. The use of 

licenses by the license holder to import 

dairy articles is monitored by the Dairy 

Import Quota Manager, Import Policies 

and Programs Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, and the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) 

provides that a fee will be charged for 


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each license issued to a person or firm 

by the Licensing Authority in order to 

reimburse the Department of 

Agriculture for the costs of 

administering the licensing system 

under this regulation. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a0 also 

provides that the Licensing Authority 

will announce the annual fee for each 

license and that such fee will be set out 

in a notice to be published in the 

Federal Register. Accordingly, this 

notice sets out the fee for the licenses to 

be issued for the 2007 calendar year. 

Notice 

The total cost to the Department of 

Agriculture of administering the 

licensing system during 2006 has been 

estimated to be $383,000 and the 

estimated number of licenses expected 

to be issued is 2,550. Of the total cost, 

$210,000 represents staff and 

supervisory costs directly related to 

administering the licensing system for 

2006; $50,000 represents the total 

computer costs to monitor and issue 

import licenses for 2006; and $123,000 

represents other miscellaneous costs, 

including travel, postage, publications, 

forms, Internet software development, 

and ADP system contractors. 

Accordingly, notice is hereby given 

that the fee for each license issued to a 

person or firm for the 2007 calendar 

year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33, 

will be $150.00 per license. 

Issued at Washington, DC, the 8th day of 

August, 2006. 

Ronald Lord, 

Licensing Authority. 

[FR Doc. 06–7417 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Additions to 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List services 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

Comments Must be Received on or 

Before: October 1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

SKennerly@jwod.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 

47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose 

is to provide interested persons an 

opportunity to submit comments on the 

proposed actions. 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in the 

notice for each product or service will 

be required to procure the services 

listed below from nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the services to the Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the services to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the services proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following services are proposed 

for addition to Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agencies 

listed: 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center/ 

Fort Detrick, 

U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition 

Activity, 

820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, 

Maryland. 

NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West 

Allis, Wisconsin. 

Contracting Activity: Army Contracting 

Agency, Fort Detrick, Maryland. 

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, 

Cereal Crops Research Unit, 

USDA Agricultural Research Service, 

502 Walnut Street, Madison, Wisconsin. 

NPA: Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers, 

Inc., Madison, Wisconsin. 

Contracting Activity: USDA, Agriculture 

Research Service, Peoria, Illinois. 

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, 

Veterans Center, 

1642 42nd Street NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

NPA: Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa, 

Iowa City, Iowa. 

Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center, 

Iowa City, Iowa. 

Service Type/Location: Shadow Boarding, 

Anniston Army Depot, 

7 Frankford Avenue, Bldg 221, Anniston, 

Alabama. 

NPA: Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health 

Board, Inc., Anniston, Alabama. 

Contracting Activity: Anniston Army Depot. 

Patrick Rowe, 

Deputy Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. E6–14506 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and Deletions from 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds to the 

Procurement List products and services 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and 

deletes from the Procurement List 

products previously furnished by such 

agencies. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2006. 

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or 

e-mail SKennerly@jwod.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additions 

On April 28, 2006, June 9, 2006, June 

16, 2006, and July 7, 2006, the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notice (71 FR 25413, 33438, 

34885, and 38607, respectively) of 

proposed additions to the Procurement 

List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the products and services and impact of 

the additions on the current or most 


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