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Vol. 72, No. 63 

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collections 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Commodity Credit 

Corporation’s (CCC) intention to request 

an extension for a currently approved 

information collections in support of the 

regulations governing the foreign 

donation of agricultural commodities 

under the section 416(b) and Food for 

Progress programs, and the McGovernDole International Food for Education 

and Child Nutrition Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 4, 2007. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Ronald Croushorn, Director, 

Food Assistance Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC 

20250–1034, telephone (202) 720–4221 

or e-mail at ron.croushorn@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Foreign Donation of 

Agricultural Commodities (Foreign 

Donation) and McGovern-Dole 

International Food for Education and 

Child Nutrition Program (Food for 

Education). 

OMB Number: 0551–0035: Foreign 

Donation of Agricultural Commodities 

and McGovern-Dole International Food 

for Education and Child Nutrition 

Program. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collections. 

Abstract: Under both Foreign 

Donation of Agricultural Commodities 

and the McGovern-Dole International 

Food for Education and Child Nutrition 

Program, information will be gathered 

from applicants desiring to receive 

grants under the programs to determine 

the viability of requests for resources to 

implement activities in foreign 

countries. Applicants that receive grants 

must submit compliance reports until 

commodities or local currencies 

generated from the sale thereof are 

utilized. Shipping agents must submit 

information and certifications regarding 

their activities amd affiliations. 

Documents are used to develop effective 

grant agreements and assure statutory 

requirements and objectives are met. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for each respondent 

resulting from information collection 

under the Foreign Donation Program or 

the Food for Education Program varies 

in direct relation to the number and 

type of agreements entered into by such 

respondent. The estimated average 

reporting burden for the Foreign 

Donation of Agricultural Commodities 

is 11 hours per response and for the 

Food for Education Program is 11 hours 

per response. 

Respondents: U.S. private voluntary 

organizations, U.S. cooperatives, foreign 

governments, shipping agents, ship 

owners and brokers, and survey 

companies. 

Estimate Number of Respondents: 241 

per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 19 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden of 

Respondents: 50,434 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Tamoria 

Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690– 

1690 or e-mail at 

Tamoria.thompson@usda.gov. 

Requests for comments: Send 

comments regarding (a) whether the 

proposed 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 the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Ronald 

Croushorn, Director, Food Assistance 

Division, FAS, USDA, Stop 1034, 

Washington, DC 20250, or 

ron.croushorn@usda.gov, or to the Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Washington, DC 20503. Persons 

with disabilities who require an 

alternative means for communication of 

information (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 March 28, 

2007. 

Michael Yost, 

Administrator Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–1628 Filed 4–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection: Farm Loan 

Programs Account Servicing Policies 

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 is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on the 

extension of an approved information 

collection associated with Farm Loan 

Programs Account Servicing Policies. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before June 4, 2007 to be 

assured consideration. 

ADDRESSES: The comments should be 

addressed to James D. Rowe, Direct 

Loan Servicing Branch Chief, USDA, 

FSA, Farm Loan Programs, Loan 

Servicing Division, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0523, Washington, 

DC 20250–0523. The comments also 

may be submitted to by e-mail to 

james.rowe@wdc.usda.gov. The 


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