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among other things, certification from a 

full-time salaried veterinary officer of 

the national government of the 

exporting region that poultry and 

poultry products exported from one of 

these regions originated in that region 

(or in another region recognized by 

APHIS as free of END) and that before 

export to the United States, the poultry 

and poultry products were not 

commingled with poultry and poultry 

products from regions where END 

exists. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 

and other collection technologies, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Federal animal health 

authorities of certain regions that export 

live poultry, poultry meat, and other 

poultry products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 10. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 100. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 100 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

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. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

April 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8297 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

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 

Corporations (CCC) intention to request 

an extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

CCC Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) 

based on re-estimates. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by July 2, 2007. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF COMMENTS: 

Contact P. Mark Rowse, Director, Credit 

Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

AgStop 1035, Washington, DC 20250– 

1035, telephone (202) 720–0624 or email at mark.rowse@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CCC Facility Guarantee 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0551–0032. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of and 

revision to a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

FGP is to expand U.S. agricultural 

exports by improving agricultural 

infrastructure in importing countries. 

The FGP makes available export credit 

guarantees to encourage U.S. private 

sector financing of foreign purchases of 

U.S. goods and services on credit terms. 

The CCC currently offers the FGP for 

exports to at least 1 country and 2 

country regions. The FGP information 

collection is similar to those for the 

Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM– 

102) (OMB control number 0551–0004). 

The information collection for the FGP 

differs primarily as follows: 

(1) The applicant, in order to receive 

a payment guarantee, provides 

information evidencing that the 

exported goods and services used to 

develop improved infrastructure will 

primarily benefit exports of U.S. 

agricultural commodities and products; 

and 

(2) The applicant is required to certify 

that the value of non-U.S. components 

of goods and services is less than 50 

percent of the contract value covered 

under the payment guarantee. 

In addition, each exporter and 

exporter’s assignee (U.S. financial 

institution) must maintain records on all 

information submitted to CCC and in 

connection with sales made under the 

FGP. The information collection is used 

by CCC to manage, plan, evaluate and 

account for government resources. The 

reports and records are required to 

ensure the proper and judicious use of 

public funds. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for these collections is 

estimated to average 12 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Exporters of U.S. 

agricultural commodities, banks or other 

financial institutions, producer 

associations, export trade associations, 

and U.S. Government agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5 

per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 6 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden of 

Respondents: 360 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 P. Mark 

Rowse, Director, Credit Programs 

Division, Office of Trade Programs, 

FAS, USDA, Stop 1035, Washington, DC 

20250, or mark.rowse@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 

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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 April 20, 

2007. 

W. Kirk Miller, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–2110 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Request for Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Emergency Farm Loans 

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 of currently approved 

information collection that supports the 

Emergency Loan Program (ELP). The 

collection of information from loan 

applicants and commercial lenders is 

used to determine eligibility, financial 

feasibility and security positions when 

the applicant requests emergency loan 

assistance. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 2, 2007 to be 

assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Steppe, Loan Officer, USDA, Farm 

Service Agency, Loan Making Division, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522; 

Telephone (202) 690–4017; Electronic 

mail: anne.steppe@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Emergency Farm Loans. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0159. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary to effectively administer the 

Emergency Loan Program in accordance 

with the requirements of 7 CFR part 764 

as authorized by the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (CONACT). 

The collected information is submitted 

to the FSA loan official by loan 

applicants and commercial lenders for 

use in making program eligibility, 

financial feasibility determinations and 

loan security determinations as required 

by the CONACT. 

Estimate of Annual Respondent 

Burden: Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 0.76 hours per response. 

Respondents: Individuals and entity 

farmers and commercial lenders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,030. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,566. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the above stated purposes 

and 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 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. 

These comments should be sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503 and to Anne 

Steppe, Loan Officer, USDA Farm 

Service Agency, Loan Making Division, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522. 

Comments will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection. All comments 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Signed in Washington, DC on April 23, 

2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–8242 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Request for Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection: 

Management Advice to Individual 

Borrowers and Applicants 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intent of the Farm 

Service Agency (FSA) to request an 

extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB) approval of 

previously approved information 

collection which supports FSA, Farm 

Loan Programs (FLP) loan making and 

servicing applications. This renewal 

does not involve any revisions to the 

program regulations. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before July 2, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chuck Ropp, Senior Loan Officer, 

USDA, FSA, Farm Loan Programs, 

Program Development and Economic 

Enhancement Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0521, Washington, DC 20250–0521; 

telephone (202) 680–4008; electronic 

mail: Clarence.ropp@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Management Advice to 

Individual Borrowers and Applicants. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0154. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The information collected 

under the OMB Control Number 0560– 

0154 is necessary to provide proper 

farm assessments, credit counseling and 

supervision to direct loan borrowers in 

accordance with the requirements of 7 

CFR part 1924 subpart B as authorized 

by the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act. Specifically, FSA 

uses the information to protect the 

Government’s financial interests by 

ensuring that the farming operations of 

direct loan applicants and borrowers are 

properly assessed for short and longterm financial feasibility. The 

information is needed to assure that the 

recipients of direct loans receive 

appropriate credit counseling and 

supervision to ensure the greatest 

chance for financial success. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.15 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, businesses or other for 

profit and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

54,081. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.3. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 125,824. 


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