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Vol. 72, No. 62 

Monday, April 2, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 27, 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, Pub. 

L. 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), 

Pamela_Beverly_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) 720–8958. 

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. 

Cooperative State Research, Education, 

and Extension Service 

Title: CSREES Current Research 

Information System (CRIS). 

OMB Control Number: 0524–0042. 

Summary of Collection: The United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service 

(CSREES) administers several 

competitive, peer-reviewed research, 

education and extension programs, 

under which awards of a high-priority 

are made. These programs are 

authorized pursuant to the authorities 

contained in the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching 

Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 3101); the Smith-Lever Act; and 

other legislative authorities. The Current 

Research Information System (CRIS) is 

USDA’s documentation and reporting 

system for ongoing agricultural, food 

science, human nutrition, and forestry 

research. CRIS operates administratively 

under CSREES, but is a cooperative 

endeavor whereby information is 

collected on a project-by-project basis 

from many participant organizations, 

both federal and non-federal. 

Information is received from USDA 

agencies, State Agricultural Experiment 

Stations, the state land-grant colleges 

and universities, the institutions of 

1890, state schools of forestry, 

cooperating schools of veterinary 

medicine, USDA grant recipients, and 

other cooperating institutions. The 

information is collected primarily via 

the Internet using CRIS Web forms. 

Need and use of the Information: The 

collected information is necessary in 

order to provide descriptive information 

regarding individual research activities 

and integrated activities, to document 

expenditures and staff support for the 

activities, and to monitor the progress 

and impact of such activities. The 

information obtained through the 

collection process for CRIS furnishes 

unique data that is not available from 

any other source. Interruption in the 

collection process, or failure to collect 

this information would severely 

compromise one of CSREES’ primary 

functions stated in the agency’s strategic 

plan of ‘‘providing program leadership 

to identify, develop, and manage 

programs to support university-based 

and other institutional research.’’ 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government; Business or 

other for-profit; Not-for profit 

institutions; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 32,441. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (Varies by form). 

Total Burden Hours: 68,638. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5968 Filed 3–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Request for Applications (RFA): NonInsurance Risk Management Program 

Partnerships 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Availability of Funds and Request for 

Applications for Non-Insurance Risk 

Management Program Partnerships 

CFDA Number: 10.456. 

Dates: The closing date and time for 

receipt of an application is 5 p.m. CDT 

on May 17, 2007. Applications received 

after the deadline will not be evaluated 

by the technical review panel and will 

not be considered for funding. All 

awards will be made and agreements 

completed no later than September 30, 

2007. 

Overview: The purpose of the NonInsurance Risk Management Program 

Partnerships is to fund the development 

of non-insurance risk management tools 

that will be utilized by agricultural 

producers to assist them in mitigating 

the risks inherent in agricultural 

production. The proposal must address 

the objective listed in section I.D. 

Approximately $3 million is available to 

fund an undetermined number of 

partnerships. Projects may be funded for 

a period of up to three years. 

Applications are accepted from public 

and private entities; individuals are not 

eligible to apply. No cost sharing by the 

applicant is required. There are no 

limitations on the number of 

applications each applicant may submit. 


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