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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 11 

Thursday, January 18, 2007 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Renewal of the Advisory Committee on 

Voluntary Foreign Aid 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of advisory 

committee. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Administrator has determined that 

renewal of the Advisory Committee on 

Voluntary Foreign Aid for a two-year 

period beginning January 29, 2007 is 

necessary and in the public interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jocelyn Rowe, 202–712–4002. 

Dated: January 3, 2007. 

Jocelyn M. Rowe, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA), U.S. Agency 

for International Development. 

[FR Doc. 07–124 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 12, 2007. 

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. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Preloan Procedures and 

Requirements for Telecommunications 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0079. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency 

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It 

makes mortgage loans and loan 

guarantees to finance 

telecommunications, electric, and water 

and waste facilities in rural areas with 

a loan portfolio that totals nearly $42 

billion. RUS manages loan programs in 

accordance with the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 

et. seq. as amended, (RE Act). Section 

201 of the RE Act authorizes the 

Administrator to make loans to qualified 

telephone companies for the purpose of 

providing telephone service to the 

widest practicable number of rural 

subscribers. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information using 

several forms to determine an 

applicant’s eligibility to borrow from 

RUS under the terms of the RE Act. The 

information is also used to determine 

that the Government’s security for loans 

made by RUS are reasonably adequate 

and that the loans will be repaid within 

the time agreed. Without the 

information, RUS could not effectively 

monitor each borrower’s compliance 

with the loan terms and conditions to 

properly ensure continued loan 

security. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,589. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–635 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. FV–06–378] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces that the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget of a new information 

collection: the USDA Food and 

Commodity Connection Web site. 

DATES: Comments received by March 19, 

2007 will be considered. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Lynne E. Yedinak, Food Quality 

Assurance Staff, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

STOP 0243, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0243, telephone: (202) 720–9939 and 

Fax: (202) 690–0102. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Food and Commodity 

Connection Web site. 

OMB Number: 0581–0224. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2007. 


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