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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. 

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 to 

the 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, as 

amended (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; 


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