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FSMIP encourages States to submit proposals that address the following objectives:

• Creating wealth in rural communities through the development of local and regional food systems and value-added agriculture.

• Developing direct marketing opportunities for producers, or producer

groups. Paperwork Reduction Act

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the FSMIP information collection requirements were previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and were assigned OMB control number

0581–0240.

AMS is committed to compliance with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), which requires Government agencies in general to provide the public with the option of submitted information or transacting business electronically to the maximum extent possible.

How To Submit Proposals and Applications

Applicants have two options for submitting FSMIP applications. Applications may be submitted electronically through the Federal grants Web site, http://www.grants.gov, or applications may be emailed to the
FSMIP Staff Officer at janise.zygmont@ams.usda.gov

. Applicants who choose to submit their application via the Federal grants Web site are strongly urged to familiarize themselves with the Federal grants Web site well before the application deadline and to begin the application process before the deadline. Applicants who choose to email their applications to the FSMIP Staff Officer must also express mail the original-signature SF 424 to the address provided in this Notice in time to meet the application deadline.
Additional details about the FSMIP application process for all applicants are
available at the FSMIP Web site: http://www.ams.usda.gov/FSMIP

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FSMIP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under number 10.156 and subject agencies
must adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination in all Federally assisted

programs.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: February 1, 2012. Robert C. Keeney, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

[FR Doc. 2012–2706 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE** 

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0121]**

**Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection;**  **Requirements for Recognizing the Animal Health Status of Foreign**  **Regions**

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for recognizing the animal health status of foreign regions.

**DATES :**  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 9,

2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!document Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0121-0001.

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0121, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.

Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at http://www. regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
APHIS-2011-0121 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690–2817 before coming.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For information on regulations for recognizing the animal health status of foreign regions, contact Dr. Kelly Rhodes, Senior Staff Officer, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 3300. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Title: Requirements for Recognizing the Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions.

OMB Number: 0579–0219. Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information collection.

Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq. ) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, among other things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of animal diseases and pests. Regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products into the United States are contained in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98.

The regulations in 9 CFR part 92, ‘‘Importation of Animals and Animal Products: Procedures for Requesting Recognition of Regions,’’ set out the process by which a foreign government may request recognition of the animal health status of a region or approval to export animals or animal products to
the United States based on the risk
associated with animals or animal products from that region. Each request
must include information about the region, including information on the veterinary services organization of the region; the extent to which movement of animals and animal products is controlled from regions of higher risk and the level of biosecurity for such movements; livestock demographics and marketing practices in the region; diagnostic laboratory capabilities in the region; and the region’s policies and
infrastructure for animal disease control. Additionally, we require regions that have been granted status under the regulations to provide information, or allow us to access information, to confirm the regions’ animal health status when we request it. The types of information collected will vary based on the information required to adequately assess a region’s animal
health status.

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;


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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information, 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 collection of information 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 40 hours per response.

Respondents: Foreign animal health officials.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 3.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 3.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 120 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 1st day of February 2012.
Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 2012–2709 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Title: Quarterly Survey of Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States—
Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with Foreign Parent.

OMB Control Number: 0608–0009. Form Number(s): BE–605. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Responses: 16,000 annually.

Average Hours per Response: One hour is the average, but may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 16,000.

Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with Foreign Parent (BE–605) is a sample survey that collects data on transactions and positions between foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises and their ‘‘affiliated foreign groups’’ (i.e., their foreign parents and foreign affiliates of their foreign parents). The sample data are used to derive universe estimates in nonbenchmark years from similar data reported in the BE–12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, which is conducted every five years. The data are used in the preparation of the U.S. international transactions, national income and product, and input-output accounts and the net international investment position of the United States. The data are needed to measure the size and economic significance of foreign direct investment in the United States, measure changes in such investment, and assess its impact on the U.S. economy.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) proposes the following changes tothe survey: (1) The deletion of a checkbox question that asks respondents whether they plan to expand their operation with a new facility (this information is no longer needed); and (2) design improvements to the survey
form.

Form BE–605 is a quarterly report that must be filed within 30 days after the end of each quarter (45 days after the final quarter of the respondent’s fiscal year) by every U.S. business enterprise that is owned 10 percent or more by a foreign investor and that has total assets, sales or gross operating revenues, or net income (positive or negative) of over $60 million.

As an alternative to filing paper forms, BEA will offer an electronic filing option, its eFile system, for use in reporting on Form BE–605. For more information about eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile.

Potential respondents are those U.S. business enterprises that were required to report in the BE–12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States—2007, along with those U.S. business enterprises that subsequently entered the direct
investment universe. The data collected are sample data covering transactions and positions between foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises and their affiliated foreign groups. Universe estimates are developed from the reported sample data.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: Quarterly. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202)

395–3093.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at jjessup@doc.gov.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7245, or via
email at pbugg@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: February 2, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2012–2684 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**Foreign-Trade Zones Board**

**[Order No. 1810]**

**Approval for Manufacturing Authority, Foreign-Trade Zone 22, Baxter**  **Healthcare Corporation, (Pharmaceutical and Biological**  **Intravenous Product Manufacturing), Chicago, IL** 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, asamended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, the Illinois International Port District, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 22, has requested manufacturing authority on behalf of Baxter Healthcare Corporation, within FTZ 22 in Round Lake, Illinois (FTZ Docket 60–2010, filed 10/15/2010);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (75 FR 65448, 10/25/2010) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and

Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest;