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Notices Federal Register

35396 

Vol. 76, No. 117 

Friday, June 17, 2011 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection, Request for Comment on 

the Continued Use of the Partner 

Information Form (0412–0577) in 

Compliance With the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The US Agency for 

International Development invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

This information collection was first 

approved by OMB in 2008, and the 

Partner Information Form has been used 

successfully in screening programs in 

West Bank/Gaza and elsewhere since 

the OMB approval. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

(a) Whether the continuing collections 

of information are necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information collected; 

and (d) ways to 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 

August 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments via: 

E-mail: regulatorypolicy@usaid.gov 

Mail: George Higginbotham, 

Management Policy Analyst, USAID, 

RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20523; (202) 712–1948. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Number: 200705–0412–003. 

Form Number: 0412–0577. 

USAID Internal Form Number: AID 

500–13. 

Title: Partner Information Form. 

Type of review: Extension of 

Information Collection. 

Purpose: The United States Agency 

for International Development intends 

to continue collection of information 

from individuals and/or officers of forprofit and non-profit non-governmental 

organizations (NGOs) who apply for 

USAID contracts, grants, cooperative 

agreements, other funding from USAID, 

or who apply for registration with 

USAID as Private and Voluntary 

Organizations. The collection of this 

information will be used to conduct 

screening to ensure that neither USAID 

funds nor USAID-funded activities 

inadvertently provide support to entities 

or individuals associated with terrorism. 

Screening programs are being conducted 

in West Bank/Gaza and other critical 

priority countries and will be conducted 

under the Congressionally authorized 

pilot Partner Vetting System program. 

Annual Reporting Burden: 

Respondents: 40,000 individuals, 

4,000 organizations. 

Total Annual Responses: 44,000. 

Total Annual Hours Requested: 

11,000. 

Dated: June 1, 2011. 

Lynn Winston, 

Division Chief, Information and Records 

Division, Office of Management Services, 

Bureau for Management. 

George Higginbotham, 

Management Policy Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14786 Filed 6–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Reestablish the 

National Genetic Resources Advisory 

Council, and Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent and Request for 

Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The notice announced USD 

intent to reestablish the National 

Genetic Resources Advisory Council. 

The notice was published in the Federal 

Register on May 16, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Robert Burk, 202–720–3684. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of May 14, 

2011, in FR Doc. 2011–11926, on pages 

28209–28210 in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section, correct to read as 

follows: 

The biographical information and 

clearance forms must be completed and 

returned to USDA within 10 working days of 

notification, to expedite the clearance 

process that is required before selection of 

Council members by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. Equal opportunity practices will 

be followed in all appointments to the 

Council in accordance with USDA policies. 

To ensure that the recommendations of the 

Council have taken into account the needs of 

the diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent all racial and ethnic 

groups, women and men, persons with 

disabilities, and limited resource agriculture 

producers. 

Yvette Anderson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer for 

Agriculture Research Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15092 Filed 6–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black Hills National Forest, Mystic 

Ranger District, South Dakota, Section 

30 Limestone Mining Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Corrected Notice of intent to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: A Plan of Operation has been 

submitted by Pete Lien and Sons, Inc., 

for the purpose of mining for chemical 

grade limestone within mining claims 

on National Forest System land. The 

proposal is to mine within Pennington 

County, South Dakota, totaling 

approximately 100 acres about one mile 

north of the northwest boundary of 

Rapid City, South Dakota. The original 

Notice of Intent for this project was 

published in Federal Register 

(71FR62989) on Friday, October 27, 

2006. A Corrected Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS was published in the 

Federal Register (74FR51550) on 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009. That first 

Corrected Notice of Intent was 

republished due to time lapse between 

the estimated schedule in the original 


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