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Notices Federal Register

34639 

Vol. 76, No. 114 

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and 

Humanitarian Assistance; Office of 

Food for Peace, Announcement of 

Request for Applications for Title II 

Non-Emergency Food Aid Programs 

Targeting Pastoral Areas in Ethiopia 

Notice 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Request for Applications for Title II 

Non-Emergency Food Aid Programs 

Targeting Pastoral Areas in Ethiopia will 

be available to interested parties for 

general viewing. 

For individuals who wish to review, 

the Request for Applications for Title II 

Non-Emergency Food Aid Programs 

Targeting Pastoral Areas in Ethiopia will 

be available via the Food for Peace Web 

site http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/

humanitarian_assistance/ffp/

progpolicy.html on or about June 10, 

2011. Interested parties can also receive 

a copy of the Request for Applications 

for Title II Non-Emergency Food Aid 

Programs Targeting Pastoral Areas in 

Ethiopia by contacting the Office of 

Food for Peace, U.S. Agency for 

International Development, RRB 7.06– 

085, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20523–7600. 

Dale Skoric, 

Division Chief, Policy and Technical Division, 

Office of Food for Peace, Bureau for 

Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14636 Filed 6–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Notice of Proposed Additional 

Information Collection: Advisory 

Committee and Research and 

Promotion Background Information 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice 

announces the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) intention to 

request a revision to a currently 

approved information collection of the 

Advisory Committee and Research and 

Promotion Background Information to 

include Race, Ethnicity, National 

Origin, Gender and Disability Status. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 15, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Contact Sherry Taylor, Office of the 

Secretary, White House Liaison Office, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., the Whitten 

Building, Room 507–A, Mail Stop–0112, 

Washington, DC 20250; office phone: 

202–720–2406 or fax: 202–720–9286; email: USDAappointmentcomments@

osec.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Advisory Committee and 

Research and Promotion Background 

Information. 

OMB Number: 0505–0001. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2012. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective is to 

determine the qualifications, suitability 

and availability of a candidate to serve 

on advisory committees and/or research 

and promotion boards. The information 

will be used to both conduct 

background clearances on the 

candidates to the boards and 

committees and to compile annual 

reports on committee members. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 30 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2300. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1150. 

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 of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Sherry Taylor, 

Office of the White House Liaison, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., the 

Whitten Building, Room 507–A, 

Washington, DC 20250; fax: 202–720– 

9286; or e-mail: USDAappointment

comments@osec.usda.gov. Comments 

submitted by mail must be postmarked 

10 business days prior to the deadline 

to ensure timely receipt. 

All comments received 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 

become a matter of public record. 

Signed in Washington, DC on May 31, 

2011. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14703 Filed 6–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Funding Opportunity Title: Risk 

Management Education and Outreach 

Partnerships Program; Announcement 

Type: Announcement of Availability of 

Funds and Request for Application for 

Competitive Cooperative Partnership 

Agreements 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers (CFDAs): 10.455 and 10.459. 

DATES: All applications, which must be 

submitted electronically through 

Grants.gov, must be received by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time on July 14, 2011. 

Hard copy applications shall NOT be 

accepted. 


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