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Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Mark Slupek, Director, Program 

Operations Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, Room 6510, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–4327, 

fax: (202) 720–9361, email: podadmin@

fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Foreign Market Development 

Cooperator Program and Market Access 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0551–0026. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection process. The Estimate of 

Burden is decreasing and the Estimated 

Number of Responses per Respondent 

and Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents is increasing. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

Foreign Market Development 

Cooperator Program and the Market 

Access Program is to encourage and aid 

in the creation, maintenance, and 

expansion of commercial export markets 

for U.S. agricultural products through 

cost-share assistance to eligible trade 

organizations. The programs are a 

cooperative effort between CCC and the 

eligible trade organizations. Currently, 

there are about 70 organizations 

participating directly in the programs 

with activities in more than 100 

countries. 

Prior to initiating program activities, 

each Cooperator or MAP participant 

must submit a detailed application to 

the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

which includes an assessment of 

overseas market potential; market or 

country strategies, constraints, goals, 

and benchmarks; proposed market 

development activities; estimated 

budgets; and performance 

measurements. Prior years’ plans often 

dictate the content of current year plans 

because many activities are 

continuations of previous activities. 

Each Cooperator or MAP participant is 

also responsible for submitting: (1) 

Reimbursement claims for approved 

costs incurred in carrying out approved 

activities, (2) an end-of-year 

contribution report, (3) travel reports, 

and (4) progress reports/evaluation 

studies. Cooperators or MAP 

participants must maintain records on 

all information submitted to FAS. The 

information collected is used by FAS to 

manage, plan, evaluate, and account for 

Government resources. The reports and 

records are required to ensure the 

proper and judicious use of public 

funds. FAS has recently revised the 

MAP regulation and added three 

additional required documents to the 

MAP program: brand program 

operational procedures, written 

contracting guidelines, and an antifraud prevention program. With the 

addition of these three documents and 

other minor adjustments, the Estimate of 

Burden is decreasing and the Estimated 

Number of Responses per Respondent 

and Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents is increasing. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 20 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Non-profit agricultural 

trade organizations, state regional trade 

groups, agricultural cooperatives, state 

agencies, and commercial entities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

71. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 68. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 96,560 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Connie Simpson, 

the Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578. 

Request for Comments: Send 

comments regarding the accuracy of the 

burden estimate, ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

or any other aspect of this collection of 

information, to: Mark Slupek, Director, 

Program Operations Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, Room 6510, STOP 

1042, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. Facsimile 

submissions may be sent to (202) 720– 

9361 and electronic mail submissions 

should be addressed to: podadmin@fas.

usda.gov. 

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. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 1, 2012. 

Janet A. Nuzum, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15200 Filed 6–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Commodity Credit 

Corporation’s (CCC) intention to request 

an extension from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for a 

currently approved information 

collection process in support of the 

Technical Assistance for Specialty 

Crops (TASC) program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 20, 2012 to be 

assured of consideration. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Mark Slupek, Director, Program 

Operations Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, Room 6510, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–1169, 

fax: (202) 720–9361, email: podadmin@

fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Technical Assistance for 

Specialty Crops. 

OMB Number: 0551–0038. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: This information is needed 

to administer CCC’s Technical 

Assistance for Specialty Crops program. 

The information will be gathered from 

applicants desiring to receive grants 

under the program to determine the 

viability of request for funds. 

Regulations governing the program 

appear at 7 CFR part 1487 and are 

available on the Foreign Agricultural 

Service’s Web site. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 32 hours per 

respondent. 

Respondents: U.S. government 

agencies, State government agencies, 

non-profit trade associations, 

universities, agricultural cooperatives, 

and private companies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,600 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Connie Simpson, 

the Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578. 

Request for Comments: Send 

comments regarding the accuracy of the 

burden estimate, ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

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37376 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 120 / Thursday, June 21, 2012 / Notices 

or any other aspect of this collection of 

information, to: Mark Slupek, Director, 

Program Operations Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, Room 6510, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. Facsimile 

submissions may be sent to (202) 720– 

1169 and electronic mail submissions 

should be addressed to: podadmin@fas.

usda.gov. 

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. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 1, 2012. 

Janet A. Nuzum, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15203 Filed 6–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Montana Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Montana Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m. 

(MDT) on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at the 

Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders 

Council, Wells Fargo Bank Building, 

175 N. 27th Street, Suite 1003, Billings, 

MT 59101. 

The purpose of the planning meeting 

is to discuss civil rights issues in the 

state and to select a project topic. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days of the 

meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Rocky Mountain Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

999 18th Street, Suite 1380 South, 

Denver, CO 80202. They may be faxed 

to (303) 866–1050 or emailed to 

ebohor@usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office at (303) 

866–1040. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as 

they become available, both before and 

after the meeting. Persons interested in 

the work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s Web 

site, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office at the 

above email or street address. 

Deaf or hearing-impaired persons who 

will attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Rocky Mountain 

Regional Office at least ten (10) working 

days before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, on June 18, 

2012. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15226 Filed 6–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Foreign Ocean 

Carriers’ Expenses in the United States 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 5:00 p.m. August 

20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, or via the 

Internet at jjessup@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information or copies of the survey and 

instructions to Christopher Emond, 

Chief, Special Surveys Branch, Balance 

of Payments Division, (BE–50), Bureau 

of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; 

phone: (202) 606–9826; fax: (202) 606– 

5318; or via the Internet at 

christopher.emond@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Form BE–29, Foreign Ocean Carriers’ 

Expenses in the United States, obtains 

annual data from U.S. agents that 

handle 40 or more port calls by foreign 

ocean vessels and the covered expenses 

for all foreign ocean vessels handled by 

the U.S. agent were $250,000 or more. 

U.S. agents that handle fewer than 40 

port calls or where the total annual 

covered expenses for all foreign ocean 

vessels handled by the U.S. agent are 

below $250,000 are exempt from 

reporting. The data collected are cut-off 

sample data. The Bureau of Economic 

Analysis (BEA) estimates expenses for 

non-respondents. 

The data are needed to monitor U.S. 

international trade in transportation 

services, to analyze its impact on the 

U.S. economy and foreign economies, to 

compile and improve the U.S. economic 

accounts, and to support U.S. 

commercial policy on transportation 

services, conduct trade promotion, and 

improve the ability of U.S. businesses to 

identify and evaluate market 

opportunities. 

Survey forms will be sent to 

respondents each year; responses will 

be due within 90 days after the close of 

the calendar year. The data from the 

survey are primarily intended as general 

purpose statistics. They are needed to 

answer any number of research and 

policy questions related to foreign ocean 

carriers’ expenses in the United States. 

There are no changes proposed to the 

form or instructions. 

II. Method of Collection 

The surveys are sent to the 

respondents by U.S. mail; the surveys 

are also available from the BEA Web 

site. Respondents return the surveys one 

of four ways: U.S. mail, electronically 

using BEA’s electronic collection system 

(eFile), fax, or email. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0608–0012. 

Form Number: BE–29. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

149 annually. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 596 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The International 

Investment and Trade in Services Survey 

Act, 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108, as amended. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

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