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products and byproducts into the 

United States. These include 

applications, agreements, certificates, 

certifications by foreign national 

governments, compliance agreements, 

permissions to import, placards on 

vehicles, statements on manifests, bills 

of lading, or waybills, and reports. 

These activities are currently 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under OMB control 

number 0579–0015 and apply to a 

variety of animal and poultry products 

and byproducts imported into the 

United States, including, but not limited 

to, nonfood animal and poultry 

products and byproducts. We are 

proposing to separate the commodities 

approved under OMB control number 

0579–0015 into individual collections to 

better reflect the commodities’ specific 

collection activities and account for the 

information APHIS collects. Once 

approved by OMB, only information 

collection activities associated with the 

importation of nonfood animal and 

poultry products and byproducts will be 

under OMB control number 0579–0015, 

and the title of this information 

collection will name these commodities. 

We are publishing separate Federal 

Register notices for the other 

collections, which will receive new 

OMB control numbers when approved. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of the information 

collection activities for nonfood animal 

and poultry products and byproducts 

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 under OMB 

control number 0579–0015. 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; 

(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 

0.73241 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign national 

governments, foreign port personnel, 

foreign exporters, nonprofit and profit 

U.S. importers, museums, educational 

institutions, transportation operators, 

and carrier personnel. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3,334. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.342831434. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 4,477. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3,279 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 21st day of 

February 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4562 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

[Docket No. FCIC–12–0003] 

Request for Extension of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Risk Management Agency, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

Note: With this renewal submission of 

0563–0067—Risk Management and Crop 

Insurance Education; Requests for 

Applications, we are merging the burden of 

0563–0066—Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnership Program and 

changing the title to—Risk Management 

Education and Outreach Partnerships 

Program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C Chapter 35) this notice announces 

the Risk Management Agency’s 

intention to request an extension for and 

revision to a currently approved 

information collection for Risk 

Management and Crop Insurance 

Education; Request for Applications. 

DATES: Comments on this notice will be 

accepted until close of business April 

27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments 

be submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

ID No. FCIC–12–0003, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• By Mail to: Lana Cusick, Risk 

Management Education Division, 

USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Stop 0808, Washington, 

DC 20250–0808, telephone (202) 720– 

3325. 

All comments received, including 

those received by mail, will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, and can 

be accessed by the public. All comments 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this rule. 

For detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information, 

see http://www.regulations.gov. If you 

are submitting comments electronically 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

and want to attach a document, we ask 

that it be in a text-based format. If you 

want to attach a document that is a 

scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be 

scanned as text and not as an image, 

thus allowing FCIC to search and copy 

certain portions of your submission. For 

questions regarding attaching a 

document that is a scanned Adobe PDF 

file, please contact the RMA Web 

Content Team at (816) 823–4694 or by 

email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received for any dockets by the name of 

the individual submitting the comment 

(or signing the comment, if submitted 

on behalf of an association, business, 

labor union, etc.). You may review the 

complete User Notice and Privacy 

Notice for Regulations.gov at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Risk Management Education 

and Outreach Partnerships Program. 

OMB Number: 0563–0067. 

Type of Request: Extension, merge, 

and revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Act directs the Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, operating through RMA, to 

(a) establish crop insurance education 

and information programs in States that 

have been historically underserved by 

the Federal crop insurance program [7 

U.S.C. 1524(a)(2)]; and (b) provide 

agricultural producers with training 

opportunities in risk management, with 

a priority given to producers of specialty 

crops and underserved commodities [7 


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U.S.C. 1522(d)(3)(F)]. With this 

submission, RMA seeks to obtain OMB’s 

approval for an information collection 

project that will assist RMA in operating 

and evaluating these programs. The 

information collection project is a 

Request for Applications. The primary 

objective of the information collection 

projects is to enable RMA to better 

evaluate the performance capacity and 

plans of organizations that are applying 

for funds for cooperative and 

partnership agreements for risk 

management education programs and 

crop insurance education programs. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average: 

16.75 per response for the Risk 

Management Education and Community 

Outreach Partnerships Program for agribusiness professionals. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Agribusiness professionals. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 220 respondents. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 220 responses or 1 per 

respondent. 

Estimated total annual burden per 

respondents: 3,685 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

use, as appropriate, of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection technologies, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Comments may be sent to Lana Cusick, 

Risk Management Education Division, 

USDA/RMA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Stop 0808, Washington, 

DC 20250–0808. All comments will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

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 in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2012. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4465 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Negative QC 

Review Schedule, Status of Sample 

Selection of Completion 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection for the 

FNS–245, Negative Case Action Review 

Schedule and updates the status of the 

FNS–248, Status of Sample Selection 

and Completion. The FNS–245 is 

currently used in the Quality Control 

process for the Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program and the FNS–248 

will be removed from this collection as 

it has been eliminated as a FNS form 

through regulatory change. The 

proposed collection is a revision of a 

collection currently approved under 

OMB No. 0584–0034. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: 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 has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, 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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Francis B. 

Heil, Chief, Quality Control Branch, 

Program Accountability and 

Administration Division, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 822, Alexandria, VA 22302. You 

may also download an electronic 

version of this notice at http:// 

www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/regulations/ 

default.htm and comment via email at 

SNAPHQ–Web@fns.usda.gov or use the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 822, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instruction should be directed 

to Francis B. Heil, (703) 305–2442. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Negative Quality Control 

Review Schedule. 

OMB Number: 0584–0034. 

Form Number: FNS–245. 

Expiration Date: December 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collections. 

The FNS–245, Negative Case Action 

Review Schedule: 

Abstract: The FNS–245, Negative Case 

Action Review Schedule, is designed to 

collect quality control (QC) data and 

serve as the data entry form for negative 

case action QC reviews in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP). State agencies 

complete the FNS–245 for each negative 

case in their QC sample. The reporting 

and recordkeeping burden associated 

with the completion of the FNS–245 has 

increased from approximately 118,569 

hours to 177,351 hours. Regulatory 

changes have decreased the report time 

per response of this form by 0.083 

hours; however the 58,782 hour increase 

in the total burden is largely a result of 

the increase in total SNAP case 

selection from 38,911 cases in FY2007 

to 59,831 cases in FY 2010. 

Affected Public: State, Local & Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 53 State 

Agencies. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1,128.87 Records. 

Total Annual Responses: 59,831. 

Reporting time per Response: 2.9406 

Hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 

174,939. 

Number of Record Keepers: 53. 

Number of Records per Record 

Keeper: 1128.87 Records. 

Estimated Number of Records/ 

Response to Keep: 59,831 Records. 

Recordkeeping Time per Response: 

.0236 Hours. 

Total Estimated Recordkeeping: 1,412 

Hours. 

Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Burden: 177,347 Hours. 


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