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minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 

Management, Office of Administrative 

Services, Information and Records 

Division, U.S. Agency for International 

Development, Room 2.07–106, RRB, 

Washington, DC 20523, (202) 712–1365 

or via e-mail bjohnson@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB NO: OMB 0412—New. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Title: Invoice/Payment Request, 

Contractor’s Release Statement, and 

Subcontractor Payment InformationInvoice/Payment Request Attachment. 

Type of Review: New. 

Purpose 

These documents are to be used by 

construction company prime contractors 

and sub-contractors during the 

performance of a duly executable 

contract. A duly executable contract 

arrangement may be in the form of a 

contract, task order, modification, letter 

contract, and written or oral orders. The 

information provided will be evaluated 

by USAID, cognizant technical officer, 

agency finance personnel, or an 

authorized contracting officer’s 

representative for contractor progress 

payments during proper execution of 

construction projects. The information 

provided may also be used by a surety, 

insurance, or bonding company for 

progress payment purposes when the 

prime construction contractor fails in 

the performance of a contract, task 

order, modification, letter contract, or 

written and oral orders. The information 

provided in the Invoice/Payment 

Request form, Contractor’s Release 

Statement, and Subcontractor Payment 

Information-Invoice/Payment Request 

Attachment may also be used by a third 

party construction company for progress 

payments when the prime construction 

contractor fails to execute or fails in the 

performance of a construction contract, 

task order, modification, letter contract, 

and written or oral orders. 

Annual Reporting Burden: 

Respondents: 1,000. 

Total annual responses: 1,000. 

Total annual hours requested: 600. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

Joanne Paskar, 

Chief, Information and Records Division, 

Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 07–2158 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 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, 

Public Law 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), 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) 720–8681. 

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. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Notice of Funds Availability— 

Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnership Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0066. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act of 2002 authorizes 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC) to enter into partnerships with 

public and private entities for the 

purpose of increasing the availability of 

risk management tools for producers of 

agricultural commodities. The Risk 

Management Agency has developed 

procedures for the preparation, 

submission and evaluation of 

applications for partnership agreements 

that will be used to provide outreach 

and assistance to under served 

producers, farmers, ranchers and 

women, limited resource, socially 

disadvantaged. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Applicants are required to submit 

materials and information necessary to 

evaluate and rate the merit of proposed 

projects and evaluate the capacity and 

qualification of the organization to 

complete the project. The application 

package should include: a project 

summary and narrative, a statement of 

work, a budget narrative and OMB grant 

forms. RMA and review panel will 

evaluate and rank applicants as well as 

use the information to properly 

document and protect the integrity of 

the process used to select applications 

for funding. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 967. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8363 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Antibacterial Resources, Inc. 

of El Paso, Texas, an exclusive license 

to U.S. Patent No. 5,656,037, ‘‘Reaction 

Products of Magnesium Acetate and 

Hydrogen Peroxide for Imparting 

Antibacterial Activity to Fibrous 

Substrates’’, issued on August 12, 1997. 

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