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i. Receives a sub award from you (the 

recipient) under this award; and 

ii. Is accountable to you for the use of 

the Federal funds provided by the 

subaward. 

5. Total compensation means the cash 

and noncash dollar value earned by the 

executive during the recipient’s or 

subrecipient’s preceding fiscal year and 

includes the following (for more 

information see 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2): 

i. Salary and bonus. 

ii. Awards of stock, stock options, and 

stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar 

amount recognized for financial 

statement reporting purposes with 

respect to the fiscal year in accordance 

with the Statement of Financial 

Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 

2004) (FAS 123R), Shared Based 

Payments. 

iii. Earnings for services under nonequity incentive plans. This does not 

include group life, health, 

hospitalization or medical 

reimbursement plans that do not 

discriminate in favor of executives, and 

are available generally to all salaried 

employees. 

iv. Change in pension value. This is 

the change in present value of defined 

benefit and actuarial pension plans. 

v. Above-market earnings on deferred 

compensation which is not taxqualified. 

vi. Other compensation, if the 

aggregate value of all such other 

compensation (e.g. severance, 

termination payments, value of life 

insurance paid on behalf of the 

employee, perquisites or property) for 

the executive exceeds $10,000. 

Signed in Washington, DC on March 26, 

2012. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7902 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Status of Claims 

Against Households (Form FNS–209) 

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–209, Status of Claims Against 

Households. This is a revision of an 

approved collection. 

The purpose of the Status of Claims 

Against Households is to provide a 

standardized format for State agencies 

submitting reports to the Food and 

Nutrition Service. Sections 11, 13, and 

16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

2008 (the Act) are the basis for the 

information collected on Form FNS– 

209, Status of Claims Against 

Households. Section 11 of the Act 

requires that State agencies submit 

reports and other information that are 

necessary to determine compliance with 

the Act and its implementing 

regulations. Section 13 of the Act 

requires State agencies to establish 

claims and collect overpayments against 

households. Section 16 of the Act 

authorizes State agencies to retain a 

portion of what is collected. The FNS– 

209 is used as the mechanism for State 

agencies to report the claim 

establishment, collection and retention 

amounts. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 4, 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; and (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 Jane 

Duffield, Branch Chief, State 

Administration Branch, Program 

Accountability and Administration 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 818, 

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 SNAPHQWeb@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 comments 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 Jane Duffield at (703) 605–4385. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Status of Claims Against 

Households. 

OMB Number: 0584–0069. 

Form Number: FNS–209. 

Expiration Date: August 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collections. 

Abstract: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 

273.18 require that State agencies 

establish, collect and efficiently manage 

SNAP recipient claims. Paragraph 7 CFR 

273.18(m)(5) requires State agencies to 

submit at the end of every quarter the 

completed Form FNS–209, Status of 

Claims Against Households. The 

information required for the FNS–209 

report is obtained from a State 

accounting system responsible for 

establishing claims, sending demand 

letters, collecting claims, and managing 

other claim activity. In general, State 

agencies must report the following totals 

on the FNS–209: the current 

outstanding aggregate claim balance; 

claims established; collections; any 

balance and collection adjustments; and 

the amount to be retained for collecting 

non-agency error claims. The burden 

associated with establishing claims 

(demand letters) and the Treasury Offset 

Program, both which are also used to 

complete the FNS–209, are already 

approved under OMB burden numbers 

0584–0492, expiration date 9/30/2014, 

and 0584–0446, expiration date 02/28/ 

2013, respectively. The estimated 

annual burden is 636 hours. This is the 

same as the currently approved burden. 

This estimate includes the time it takes 

each State agency to accumulate and 

tabulate the data necessary to complete 

the report four times a year. State 

agencies must retain the records that 

support the FNS–209 data for 3 years; 

because this reflects three-year routine 

business practice and the Program is not 

imposing any recordkeeping hours in 

this data collection. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government Agencies. 

Number of Respondents: 53 State 

Agencies. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 4. 

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Total Annual Responses: 212. 

Reporting Time per Response: 3 

Hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 

Hours: 636. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7991 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders 

Regarding the Proposed Crop 

Protection Competitive Grants 

Program 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for stakeholder input. 

SUMMARY: The President’s budget 

proposal for FY 2013 consolidates six 

funding lines addressing pest 

management and integrated pest 

management (IPM) issues into a single 

budgetary line, called the Crop 

Protection Program (CPP). The six 

budgetary lines being consolidated are 

Expert Integrated Pest Management 

Decision Support System, IPM and 

Biological Control, Minor Crop Pest 

Management/IR–4, Pest Management 

Alternatives, Smith-Lever 3(d) Pest 

Management, and Regional Pest 

Management Centers. The new program 

is described broadly to encompass all of 

the functions of the existing programs. 

A listening session was previously 

announced in the Federal Register on 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to be held 

on March 29 to guide future Request for 

Applications (RFAs) of the Extension of 

IPM Coordination and Support Program 

(EIPM–CS), one of the programs affected 

by this realignment. That session has 

been redefined to collect stakeholder 

input on the broader Crop Protection 

topic. Additional opportunities for 

comment are also being scheduled. By 

this notice, NIFA is designated to act on 

behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture in 

soliciting public comment from 

interesting persons regarding the future 

design and implementation of this 

proposed program. 

DATES: Four public meetings will be 

held to collect stakeholder input. The 

first of those meetings will be on 

Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 2 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. Central time. Successive 

meetings will be held on Wednesday, 

April 11, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Eastern time; Monday, April 16, 2012 

from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time; and 

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. Eastern time. All comments not 

otherwise presented or submitted for the 

record at one of the meetings must be 

submitted by close of business 

Thursday, May 31, 2012, to assure 

consideration in the development of the 

proposed FY 2013 Crop Protection RFA. 

ADDRESSES: The March 29, 2012 

meeting will be held in the Nashville 

Meeting Room, Memphis Marriot 

Downtown Hotel, 250 North Main 

Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103, 

phone—888–557–8740 (toll-free in 

USA); 901–527–7300 (outside USA). 

The April 11 and May 1, 2012 meetings 

will be held by conference call (audio) 

and internet (visual only). Connection 

details for those meetings will be posted 

on the National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture Web site 

(www.nifa.usda.gov) or by contacting 

the individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION (below). The April 16, 2012 

meeting will be held in room 1410A–D, 

Waterfront Centre Building, National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 800 9th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Attendees will 

need to provide photo identification to 

be admitted in the building. Please 

allow sufficient time to go through 

security. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by NIFA–2012–0006, by any of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: CropProtection@nifa.usda.gov. 

Include NIFA–2012–0006 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Fax: (202) 401–1782. 

Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM 

submissions should be submitted to 

Crop Protection comments; Division of 

Plant Protection, Institute of Food 

Production and Sustainability, National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; STOP 2220, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2220. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Crop 

Protection; Division of Plant Protection, 

Institute of Food Production and 

Sustainability, National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture; Room 3105, Waterfront 

Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and the 

identifier NIFA–2012–0006. All 

comments received will be posted to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Elizabeth Ley, (202) 401–6195 (phone), 

(202) 401–1782 (fax), or 

CropProtection@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional Meeting and Comment 

Procedures 

Because of the diversity of subjects, 

and to aid participants in scheduling 

their attendance, the following schedule 

is anticipated for the March 29, 2012, 

meeting: 

2–2:20 p.m. Introduction to the 

proposed CPP. 

2:20–5 p.m. Stakeholder input on 

general administration of the proposed 

CPP, including: solicitation of 

proposals, types of projects and awards, 

length of awards, evaluation criteria, 

and protocols to ensure the widest 

program participation, allocation of 

funds including protocols to solicit and 

consider stakeholder input, 

determination of priority areas, and 

determination of activities to be 

supported. 

5 p.m. Adjourn. 

Persons wishing to present oral 

comments at the March 29, 2012, 

meeting are requested to pre-register by 

contacting Elizabeth Ley, (202) 401– 

6195 (phone), by fax at (202) 401–1782, 

or by email to 

CropProtection@nifa.usda.gov. 

Participants may reserve one 5-minute 

comment period. More time may be 

available, depending on the number of 

people wishing to make a presentation. 

Reservations for oral comments will be 

confirmed on a first-come, first-served 

basis. All other attendees may register at 

the meeting. 

Written comments may also be 

submitted for the record at the meeting. 

All comments not presented or 

submitted for the record at the meeting 

must be submitted by close of business 

Thursday, May 31, 2012, to be 

considered in the development of the 

proposed FY 2013 CPP. All comments 

and the official transcript of the 

meeting, when they become available, 

may be reviewed on the NIFA Web page 

for six months. Participants who require 

a sign language interpreter or other 

special accommodations should contact 

Ms. Ley as directed above. 

Background and Purpose 

Current grant programs associated 

with this consolidation and their 

current funding authorities include 

Expert Integrated Pest Management 

Decision Support program (EIPMDSS)— 

(7 U.S.C. 450i Section (c)(1)(B)); Minor 

Crop Pest Management Program (IR– 

4)—(Section 2(c)(1)(B) of the 

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