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approximately $1 million. These grant 

funds are contingent upon Congress’s 

providing funding to AMS for this 

program. The maximum amount of 

Federal funds awarded for any one 

proposal will be $75,000. 

Number of Awards 

An applicant can not receive more 

than one FMPP grant in a grant funding 

year. 

Eligible Grant Uses 

FMPP grants were established for 

projects intended to benefit more than 

one agricultural farmer or producer. 

Applications for FMPP grants funds 

should be for, but not limited to, 

projects and proposals that are 

associated with the following three 

categories: 

1. Improving Farmer/Vendor Access 

to Relevant Marketing and Financial 

Information—Projects that provide 

opportunities and promote training, 

education, networking, technical 

assistance, and information sharing for 

farmers, vendors, market management, 

and market sponsors. These projects are 

designed to enhance sales volumes, selfsufficiency, and product security/safety. 

Project focuses may address: 

• Direct marketing practices and 

methods, business planning, market 

growth management, recordkeeping, 

food handling and safety. 

• Farmer and vendor selection, 

recruitment, and retention. 

• Consumer trends, demographics, 

changing ethnic demographics, and 

their relationship to customer 

purchasing patterns. 

• Alternative purchasing methods, 

such as Women, Infants, and Children 

Farmers Market Nutrition Programs 

(WIC-FMNP) coupons; Senior Farmers 

Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) 

coupons; and debit/credit technologies. 

• Association and other 

organizational development. 

2. Consumer-Based Education and 

Market Access—Projects that address 

ways to improve consumers’ access and 

utilization of markets/entities: These 

projects may include: 

• Consumer education that focuses on 

new food and agricultural products, 

product applications, and chef 

demonstrations with a required 

emphasis on the assessment, evaluation, 

and impact of such education on 

consumer patronage at eligible markets/ 

entities. 

• Assessment, evaluation, and impact 

of the vendors and/or the market/ 

entities in providing access to fresh 

fruits and vegetables to low-income 

households, children, and seniors. 

3. Innovative Approaches to Market/ 

Facility Operations and Management—

Projects that address operational or 

marketing opportunities and issues of 

markets and/or farmers/vendors to: 

enhance product value and sales; 

increase revenue and efficiency; or 

reduce expenses. These projects may 

address: 

• The use and effect of advertising, 

market promotion, labeling, and/or 

signage and the measurement of their 

impact. 

• Waste management/recycling. 

• Liability coverage and insurance. 

• Facility planning and/or design. 

• Transportation and delivery 

systems. 

• Infrastructure for electronic benefits 

transfer (EBT) usage; processing, kitchen 

incubators, storage, packaging, and 

refrigeration. 

Any of the projects within each 

category above can be identified as a 

‘‘primary’’ or ‘‘secondary’’ proposal 

activity. Only one activity, however, 

should be selected and identified as the 

‘‘primary project activity’’ for FMPP 

grant funding uses. See ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative,’’ sections 6.l. and 6.m. in 

‘‘Proposal and Application 

Preparation,’’ for more information. 

Ineligible Grant Uses 

FMPP grant funds cannot be used to 

pay for: 

1. Acquisition of land, repair, 

rehabilitation, acquisition or 

construction of a building or facility. 

2. Political or lobbying activities. 

3. Any activities prohibited by 7 CFR 

parts 3015 and 3019. 

How To Submit Proposals and 

Applications 

Each application must contain the 

following information stated in the 

‘‘Proposal Preparation’’ section of the 

NOFA: Forms SF–424, SF–424A, and 

SF–424B; the entity DUNS number; the 

entity eligibility statement; and the 

proposal narrative. Electronic forms, 

proposals, letters of support, or any 

other application materials emailed 

directly to AMS or USDA–AMS staff 

will not be accepted. 

Following are the options available 

for submitting proposals and 

applications to AMS: 

Paper Submissions—For paper 

submissions an original and one copy of 

the proposal, required forms, narrative, 

letters of support, and all required 

materials must be submitted in one 

package, preferably via express mail. 

Because packages sent to the Agency 

through the United States Postal Service 

can be damaged or delayed due to 

security procedures at USDA 

Washington DC headquarters, express 

mail services or couriers are strongly 

recommended. Paper submissions must 

be sent to: 

Mr. Errol Bragg, Associate Deputy 

Administrator, Marketing Services 

Branch, Transportation and Marketing 

Programs, AMS, USDA, Room 2646- 

South, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20250–0269. 

If an e-mail address is provided on 

Form SF–424, FMPP will send an e-mail 

message to the applicant confirming 

receipt of the application package. 

Electronic Submissions via 

Grants.gov—Applicants may apply 

electronically for grants through the 

Federal grants Web site: http:// 

www.Grants.gov. Applicants who 

submit their FMPP proposals via the 

Federal grants Web site are not required 

to submit any paper documents to 

FMPP. 

FMPP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.168 and subject agencies 

must adhere to Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, which bars 

discrimination in all federally assisted 

programs. 

Dated: February 21, 2007. 

Lloyd Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3263 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Information Collection; Commodity 

Request (Food Aid Request Entry 

System, FARES) 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is 

seeking comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on the 

extension and revision of an approved 

information collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. CCC procures 

various processed foods and 

commodities to be exported and 

donated for use in humanitarian food 

aid programs. Information related to this 

activity is collected and processed 

electronically through the Food Aid 

Request Entry System (FARES). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before April 30, 2007 to 

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ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to: Khristy 

Baughman, Chief, Business Operations 

Support Division, Kansas City 

Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64133–4676. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (816) 926–1648, telephone 

(816) 926–6509 or by e-mail to 

khristy.baughman@kcc.fsa.gov. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection requirement may be directed 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for USDA, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Hadder, Marketing Specialist, 

(202) 720–3816, or 

Sharon.Hadder@fsa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of Information Collection 

Title: Food Aid Request Entry System 

(FARES). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0225. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is necessary for the Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) to procure various 

processed foods and commodities for 

export under humanitarian food aid 

programs. The FARES was developed to 

automate the entry of commodity 

requests submitted to CCC from the 

United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID), private 

voluntary organizations (PVOs), the 

World Food Program (WFP), the Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS), and the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for collecting information under 

this notice is estimated to average .75 

hour per response, including the time 

for reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the 

information. 

Respondents: USAID, PVOs, the WFP, 

FAS and FSA. 

Respondents: 305. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 12. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,745 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (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 collected; or (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

the 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, 

including names and addresses when 

provided, will be a matter of public 

record. Comments will be summarized 

and included in the submission for 

OMB approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 21, 

2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–3374 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Child and Adult 

Care Food Program (CACFP) Meal 

Claiming Data Collection Pilot 

Project—Data Collection Instrument 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

This notice announces FNS’ intent to 

request from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval of the data 

collection instrument for the CACFP 

Meal Claiming Data Collection Pilot 

Project. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before April 30, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Fred Lesnett, Contracting Officer’s 

Representative, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Fred Lesnett at 703–305–2576 or via email to Fred.Lesnett@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Fred Lesnett at 

703–605–0811. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CACFP Meal Claiming Data 

Collection Pilot Project. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The Improper Payments 

Information Act of 2002 (Act) (Pub. L. 

107–300) requires the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) to identify and 

reduce significant improper over- and 

under-payments in various programs, 

including the Child and Adult Care 

Food Program (CACFP). Therefore, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), on 

behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture, is 

conducting a feasibility evaluation of 

four possible data collection methods 

for validating the number and type of 

meals claimed for reimbursement by 

family day care homes (FDCHs) in the 

CACFP. The feasibility evaluation is 

scheduled to collect data from August 

2007 until September 2007. Localized 

data collection is to be conducted in up 

to four States to evaluate whether the 

data collection methodologies under 

evaluation can: 

*Validate the meal reimbursement 

claims submitted by FDCHs for the 

number of children who are CACFP 

eligible and present in the FDCHs 

during the time period(s) for which 

the meals/snacks were claimed. 

*Generate the data required for 

developing an estimate of improper 

payments, based on the meals claimed 

for reimbursement by FDCHs, that 

meet the requirements of the IPIA. 

*Be implemented nationwide in an 

efficient and cost effective method. 

Under this task order, the contractor 

is to conduct a pretest evaluation which 

compares meal reimbursement claims 

submitted by FDCHs to their sponsors 


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