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Vol. 74, No. 72 

Thursday, April 16, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 10, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Farmers Market Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0169. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 

U.S.C. 1621–1627) authorizes the 

Transportation and Marketing (T&M) 

Program, Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) to conduct research to find better 

designs, development techniques, and 

operating methods for modern farmer’s 

markets under the Agency’s Marketing 

Service Branch. Individual studies are 

conducted in close cooperation with 

local interested parties. 

Recommendations are made available to 

local decision makers interested in 

constructing modern farmer’s markets to 

serve area producers and consumers. 

T&M researchers will survey by mail, 

with telephone follow-up, the managers 

of farmer’s markets. These markets 

represent a varied range of sizes, 

geographical locations, types, 

ownership, and structure and will 

provide a valid overview of farmer’s 

markets in the United States. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

form, TM–6 ‘‘Farmer’s Market 

Questionnaire,’’ is used to collect 

information and will serve as a survey 

instrument to obtain a clearer picture of 

existing farmer’s market structure as 

well as provide a measure of growth. 

Information such as the size of markets, 

operating times and days, retail and 

wholesale sales, management structure, 

and rules and regulations governing the 

markets are all important questions that 

need to be answered in the design of a 

new market. The information developed 

by this survey will support better 

designs, development techniques, and 

operating methods for modern farmers 

markets and outline improvements that 

can be applied to revitalize existing 

markets. If this information is not 

collected, the ongoing research to 

develop new farmers’ markets must rely 

on limited and often anecdotal 

information. This narrow focus will 

limit the ability of researchers to 

provide effective designs and 

development plans for new markets 

where such information is not 

immediately available. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 4,685. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Biennially. 

Total Burden Hours: 356. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–8649 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 

Title: Madrid Protocol. 

Form Number(s): PTO–2131, PTO– 

2132, PTO–2133. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651– 

0051. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 1,347 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 5,330 

responses per year. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) 

to one hour to complete the information 

in this collection, including the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the forms or documents, and 

submit the completed request. 

Needs and Uses: The Madrid Protocol 

is an international treaty that allows a 

trademark owner to seek registration in 

any of the participating countries by 

filing a single international application. 

The public uses this collection to 

submit applications for international 

registration and related requests to the 

USPTO under the Madrid Protocol. This 

collection includes electronic forms for 

filing the Application for International 

Registration (PTO–2131), Subsequent 

Designation (PTO–2132), and Response 

to Notice of Irregularity (PTO–2133) 

online through the USPTO Web site. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions. 

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