Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 / Notices 3435 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

3.4897877 hours per response. 

Respondents: State animal health 

officials; attending veterinarians; and 

owners/producers of elk, deer, and 

moose herds. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,390. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 18.887866. 

Estimated annual number of response 

hours: 45,142. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 157,536 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

January 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1310 Filed 1–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0115] 

General Conference Committee of the 

National Poultry Improvement Plan; 

Cancellation of Meeting 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the 

meeting of the General Conference 

Committee of the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan scheduled for 

January 25, 2012, has been canceled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

C. Stephen Roney, Senior Coordinator, 

National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, 

APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300, 

Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922–3496. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

document published in the Federal 

Register on January 9, 2012 (77 FR 

1051–1052, Docket No. APHIS–2011– 

0115), we announced that there would 

be a meeting of the General Conference 

Committee of the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan in Atlanta, GA, on 

January 25, 2012. Due to circumstances 

beyond our control, we must cancel the 

meeting. We regret any inconvenience 

caused by the cancellation. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

January 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1427 Filed 1–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

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 

Development’s intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program for 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K, 

Agriculture Innovation Demonstration 

Centers. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 26, 2012 to be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Chadwick O. Parker, Deputy 

Administrator, Cooperative Programs, 

Rural Development, USDA, STOP 3252, 

Room 4016-South, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

3252. Telephone: (202) 720–7558, 

Email: chad.parker@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers. 

OMB Number: 0570–0045. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Agriculture Innovation 

Center applicants must provide required 

information to demonstrate eligibility 

for the program and compliance with 

applicable laws and regulations. 

Grantees are required to provide 

progress reports for the duration of the 

grant agreement to ensure continued 

compliance and to measure the success 

of the program. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 107.5 hours per response. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 12. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 24. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 58.5 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, (202) 692–0040. 

Comments 

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: January 13, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1273 Filed 1–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Funding Availability: Rural 

Development Voucher Program 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Rural Development 

Voucher Program Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) in Fiscal Year 2006 

established a demonstration Rural 

Development Voucher Program, as 

authorized under Section 542 of the 

Housing Act of 1949 as amended, 

(without regard to Section 542(b)). This 

Notice informs the public that funding 


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