24678 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices 

Signed at Washington, DC, March 21, 2012. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9991 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the program for the 1890 

Land Grant Institutions Rural 

Entrepreneurial Outreach and 

Development Initiative Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 25, 2012 to be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Natalie Melton, Program Management 

Specialist, Rural Development, USDA, 

STOP 3250, Room 4217, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3250. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1371, email: 

Natalie.melton@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 1890 Land Grant Institutions 

Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and 

Development Initiative Program. 

OMB Number: 0570–0041. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The collection of this 

information will allow the Agency to 

determine the eligibility of the 

applicants; determine the specific 

purpose for which the funds will be 

utilized; determine the timeframes or 

dates by which activities surrounding 

the use of funds will be accomplished; 

determine the feasibility of the project; 

and to evaluate applicants’ experience 

in managing similar activities. 

Without the collection of this 

information, there would be no basis on 

which to award funds. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 2.5 hours per response. 

Respondents: Only 1890 Land Grant 

Institutions of Higher Education and 

Tuskegee University. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

18. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 17. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 297. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 728 hours. 

Copies of this information collected 

can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch: (202) 692–0040. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of Rural Development, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

Rural Development’s estimate of the 

burden to collect the required 

information, including the validity of 

the strategy 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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments on the paperwork burden 

may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Rural 

Development, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: April 18, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9975 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Announcement of Small, SociallyDisadvantaged Producer Grant 

(SSDPG) Application Deadlines in 

Fiscal Year 2012 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service announces the 

availability of approximately $3 million 

in competitive grant funds for the FY 

2012 SSDPG program. See the 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (2012 

Appropriations Act) (Pub. L. 112–55). 

We request proposals from applicants 

that will provide technical assistance to 

small, socially-disadvantaged 

agricultural producers in rural areas. 

Eligible applicants include 

Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives, 

and Cooperative Development Centers. 

The maximum award per grant is 

$175,000. 

DATES: Completed applications for 

grants must be submitted on paper or 

electronically according to the following 

deadlines: 

Paper copies must be postmarked and 

mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no 

later than July 24, 2012 to be eligible for 

FY 2012 grant funding. Late 

applications are not eligible for FY 2012 

grant funding. 

Electronic copies must be received by 

April 25, 2012, to be eligible for FY 

2012 grant funding. Late applications 

will not be eligible for FY 2012 grant 

funding. 

ADDRESSES: Application materials for 

the SSDPG program may be obtained at 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ 

BCP_SSDPG.html or by contacting your 

USDA Rural Development State Office. 

Contact information for State Offices 

can be found at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html 

Paper applications must be submitted 

to the USDA Rural Development State 

Office in the State where your 

organization’s main office is located. 

Electronic applications must be 

submitted through the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. Please 

read the instructions found on the 

Grants.gov Web site and follow them 

carefully. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit 

the program Web site at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_SSDPG.html 

for application assistance or contact 

your USDA Rural Development State 

Office. You are strongly encouraged to 

contact your State Office well in 

advance of the deadline to discuss your 

Project and ask any questions about the 

application process. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural 

Business Cooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Small, 

Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.77.1 


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