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[Federal Register: January 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 4)]
[Notices]               
[Page 968]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making 
efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or 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 March 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail at tHembry@usaid.gov mail comments 
to: Tracy Hembry, Small Disadvantage Business Specialist, United States 
Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523 (202-712-4983).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 
Management, Office of Administrative Services, Information and Records 
Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, Room 2.07-106, 
RRB, Washington, DC, 20523, (202) 712-1365 or via e-mail 
bjohnson@usaid.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB No.: OMB 0412-0574.
    Form No.: AID 321-1.
    Title: Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program Application.
    Type of Review: Revision to Information Collection.
    Purpose: Entities interested in participating in the U.S. Agency 
for International Development's (USAID) Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] 
Program must apply in writing to the USAID Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by submitting the 
application form. The application will contain the Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Agreement and will be evaluated for approval. 
Evaluations will consider the nature and extent of technical and 
managerial support as well as any proposed financial assistance in the 
form of equity investment, loans, joint-venture, and traditional 
subcontracting support. USAID's current policy on the Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program can be found in the AIDAR 719.273.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
    Respondents: 30.
    Total Annual Responses: 30.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 360.

    Dated: December 29, 2009.
Cynthia Staples,
Acting Chief, Information and Records Division, Office of 
Administrative Services, Bureau for Management.
[FR Doc. E9-31398 Filed 1-6-10; 8:45 am]
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